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As an American, I come across all types of ethnic groups and combinations. From my experience, people of mixed ancestry tend to be attached to one ancestry more than the other. For example, I grew up with a kid who was 1/4th German, 1/4th Russian, 1/4th Polish, and 1/4th Scottish. He was more attached to his German heritage. I suspect it's because his last name was German. I also had a friend who was 3/4th Irish and 1/4th Italian. He was much more attached to his Italian ancestry. His surname was Italian. I knew a guy who was 3/4th Irish and 1/4th Hungarian. He always referred to himself as Irish, but one day, he casually mentioned he was 1/4th Hungarian. He has an Irish surname.
What is your experience?
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