European heritage of US/Canadian players by surname

[beauchamp]

Originally Posted by maroon 6

Ashkenazi Jews ("European" Jews) have lots of European blood in them but they aren't of full European descent. They moved to Europe from the the middle East and the only reason why they have European blood in them is because of breeding with Europeans.

Breeding?

Wow.

And where do "Europeans" come from?

After how many generations does one become "European", "Canadian" or "American"?

That's my of the day...

[maroon 6]

Originally Posted by beauchamp

Breeding?

Wow.

And where do "Europeans" come from?

After how many generations does one become "European", "Canadian" or "American"?

That's my of the day...

I guess admixture is the word I should have used.

Why does "where Europeans come from" even matter? This thread should be locked up cause we're all African?

They can become Canadians or Americans as soon as they become citizens but that doesn't mean they're ethnically Canadian/American. The only people that are ethnically Canadian/American (wasn't known as such back then) are the Native peoples. That is why this thread exists.

[Rob Nieds work ethic]

Originally Posted by SatanwasaSlovak

Corey Tropp - Swedish? Swedish surname taken by soldiers, can it be possible?

Found it because there was some swedish dancers at the royal opera who was named Tropp.
http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sven_Tropp

Most likely German

Originally Posted by njdevil26

Devils

Ponikarovsky- Ukraine
Zajac- Polish/Czech
Kovalchuk- Russian
Elias- Czech
Henrique- Portuguese
Clarkson- Scottish
Carter- English
Gionta- Italian
Bernier- French
Barch- Wales
Loktionov- Russian
Butler- German/Irish
Greene- English
Larsson- Swedish
Volchenkov- Russian
Salvador- Spanish
Tallinder- Swedish
Fayne- English
Harrold- English
Zidlicky- Czech
Brodeur- French
Hedberg- Swedish
Janssen- German
Zubrus- Lithuanian
Josefson- Swedish

Kovalchuk is a Ukrainian name, not Russian.

[beauchamp]

Originally Posted by maroon 6

I guess admixture is the word I should have used.

Why does "where Europeans come from" even matter? This thread should be locked up cause we're all African?

They can become Canadians or Americans as soon as they become citizens but that doesn't mean they're ethnically Canadian/American. The only people that are ethnically Canadian/American (wasn't known as such back then) are the Native peoples. That is why this thread exists.

I know what you meant and I shouldn't pick on you.

But where or when do you draw the line?

Didn't the Native people/Amerinds come from Asia?

[johnny_rudeboy]

Originally Posted by beauchamp

I know what you meant and I shouldn't pick on you.

But where or when do you draw the line?

Didn't the Native people/Amerinds come from Asia?

Well, we all "come" from this man and his fellow tribesman.




But a lot have happened in the past 10-20 000 years in terms of ethnicity and language and Canada along with the US have become a place where people from around the world have moved in the past 400 years so it is kind of fun and interesting to know where the players closest ancestors come from.

[kaiser matias]

Originally Posted by johnny_rudeboy

Pominville, is that french for Appelby?

And jews are not a race, it is several different ethnic groups lumped together due to their religion.
Just look at how the European jews look like and compare them to the middle eastern ones. A huge difference in appearance. Some of them are not even religious but since they come from a group who consist of jews they are seen as jews. But that is no different from a non religious muslim or christian.

Except that for centuries Jews only married within their religion, either to preserve their traditions or because they couldn't wed Gentiles. Thus most classifications have Jews as their own ethnic group.