Print the ancestry group. Ancestry refers to the person?s ethnic origin or descent, roots, or heritage. Ancestry also may refer to the country of birth of the person or the person?s parents or ancestors before their arrival in the United States. Allpersons, regardless of citizenship status, should answer this question. Persons who have more than one origin and cannot identify with a single ancestry group may report two ancestry groups (for example, German-Irish). Be specific. For example, print whether West Indian, Asian Indian, or American Indian. West Indian includes persons whose ancestors came from Jamaica, Trinidad, Haiti, etc. Distinguish Cape Verdean from Portuguese; French Canadian from Canadian; and Dominican Republic from Dominica Island. A religious group should not be reported as a person?s ancestry.