Swiss American

Swiss American

Swiss Americans are Americans of Swiss descent.

There are several ethnic/linguistic subgroups among Swiss Americans, including Swiss German-speaking, Swiss French-speaking, and Swiss Italian-speaking. Reportedly, these people are sometimes mistaken for German Americans, French Americans, and Italian Americans, probably largely because of the languages they speak. Also included are those from Liechtenstein, a small principality with a customs union with Switzerland to the west and Liechtensteiners shared a Swiss/Austrian (Low Germanic) cultural pattern.

Well-known Swiss American include:
*Renée Zellwegger
*President Herbert Hoover
*Jim Caviezel
*Jewel (singer)
*John Sutter
*Ben Rothlisberger

The following communities in the United States have been settled by Swiss immigrants:
*Denver, Colorado
*Central City, Colorado
*Berne, Indiana
*Helvetia, West Virginia
*Highland, Illinois
*Naperville, Illinois
*Hohenwald, Tennessee
*Gruetli-Laager, Tennessee
*Monroe, Wisconsin
*New Bern, North Carolina
*New Glarus, Wisconsin
*Bern, Kansas
*Vernon, Texas
*Midway, Utah
*Payson, Utah
*Zurich, Montana

ee also

* European American
* Hyphenated American
* Swiss diaspora

External links

* [http://www.everyculture.com/multi/Sr-Z/Swiss-Americans.html Swiss Americans]


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