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Moldovan Americans
Background information
Total population
Regions with significant populations Asheville (North Carolina), New York and Washington, D.C.
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Languages Romanian, American English, Russian
Religion Eastern Orthodoxy, Protestantism, Judaism
Related ethnic groups Romanian, Ukrainian, Russian

Moldovan Americans are Americans who are from Moldova or are descended from Moldovans. According to the U.S. 2000 census, there were 7,859 Moldovan Americans in the United States. However, the American Community Survey indicated that the number of people of Moldovan origin greatly increased over the years, and in 2014 exceeded 40,000 people in the United States. Most Moldovan Americans are Eastern Orthodox.

Demographics[]

In the 2010 U.S. census and subsequently, the largest part of the population born in Moldova self-identified as being of Romanian ancestry. The 2015 U.S. Census Bureau estimate results based on population surveys show 20,128 people born in the Republic of Moldova who identified themselves as being of "Romanian ancestry".[1] However, many other Moldovan-born people were of other ancestries. In 2015, 7,968 of them declared themselves to be of "Russian ancestry", probably including some Russian-speaking Jews,[2] 3,747 declared themselves to be of Ukrainian ancestry,[3] 332 declared themselves to be of Bulgarian ancestry,[4] and 126 declared themselves to be of Turkish ancestry.[5] No inhabitants of the U.S. declared a Gagauz ancestry in the 2020 census.[6] The number of people originating from Moldova who indicated Polish ancestry was 228,[7] while 126 declared German ancestry,[8] 43 declared Israeli ancestry,[9] and 196 declared "European" ancestry.[10] The 2015 data and other sources suggest that it is likely that about 8,000 residents of the United States identify themselves for census purposes as being of "Moldovan ancestry", but no exact numbers have been made available. This figure includes a number of Jews, given the fact that there is no Jewish ancestry category. Those who self-identify as being of "Moldovan ancestry" are outnumbered by more than two to one by those originating from Moldova who declare a "Romanian ancestry".

Moldovan communities exist in cities such as Asheville, New York and Washington, D.C.[11] Moldovans have Moldovan food restaurants in the United States, in places such as New York City.[12][13]

Most Moldovan Americans are Eastern Orthodox, and attend overwhelmingly ethnic Romanian parishes of the Orthodox Church of America.

Statistics[]

Moldova-born population in the US since 2010:[14]

Year Number
2010 33,659
2011 Increase34,152
2012 Increase41,340
2013 Decrease34,913
2014 Increase41,193
2015 Increase43,564
2016 Decrease42,403
2017 47,156

Associations[]

Several Moldovan associations can be found in the United States, such as the "Moldova for Democracy and Development" and "Grigore Vieru" organizations in Brooklyn, New York.[11] Another important Moldovan association is "The Moldova Foundation", a non-profit organization established in Washington, D.C. in 2003, whose main goal is to support people in Moldova and to encourage them to establish economic reforms and a democratic system in the country (which would include "freedom of speech, pluralism and private initiative"), through support of the United States and the European Union.[15]

Notable people[]

  • Roman Borvanov
  • George de Bothezat
  • Xenia Deli
  • Daniella Karagach
  • Aleksandr Kogan
  • Isaak Shvartsev
  • Max Vangeli
  • Sam Zemurray
  • Jonathan Cheban
  • Bianna Golodryga
  • Valery Gaina

Moldovan-Jewish[]

Notable Americans of Moldovan-Jewish descent.

  • Boris Anisfeld
  • Lisa Bonet
  • Samuel Bronston
  • Italo Jose Dejter
  • Jared Diamond
  • Ari Emanuel
  • Ezekiel Emanuel
  • Rahm Emanuel
  • Samantha Esmail
  • Ed Feingersh
  • Louis Filler
  • George Finkel
  • Maurice Herman Finkel
  • William F. Friedman
  • Prince Alexander von Fürstenberg
  • Diane von Fürstenberg
  • Princess Tatiana von Fürstenberg
  • Donald Glover III
  • Drake Glover
  • Legend Glover
  • Ben Gold
  • Bianna Golodryga
  • Frederick Irving
  • Mona May Karff
  • Boris Kolker
  • Lee Krasner
  • Zoë Kravitz
  • Otis Maguire
  • Ruby Maguire
  • Lewis Milestone
  • Lola Momoa
  • Nakoa-Wolf Momoa
  • Saul Perlmutter
  • Steven Pinker
  • Vera Rubin
  • Morris Swadesh
  • Orly Taitz
  • Henry Waxman
  • Maria Winetzkaja
  • Sam Zemurray

See also[]

References[]

Template:Moldovan diaspora

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