Moldovan Americans are

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who are from

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or are descended from

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. According to the U.S. 2000 census, there were 7,859 Moldovan Americans in the

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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". 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, 3,747 declared themselves to be of Ukrainian ancestry, 332 declared themselves to be of Bulgarian ancestry, and 126 declared themselves to be of Turkish ancestry. No inhabitants of the U.S. declared a Gagauz ancestry in the 2020 census. The number of people originating from Moldova who indicated Polish ancestry was 228, while 126 declared German ancestry, 43 declared Israeli ancestry, and 196 declared "European" ancestry. 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

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Moldovans have Moldovan food restaurants in the United States, in places such as New York City. 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:

Associations

Several Moldovan associations can be found in the United States, such as the "Moldova for Democracy and Development" and "

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, New York. 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

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Notable people

Roman Borvanov Roman Borvanov (born 31 March 1982) is a professional tennis player who represents Moldova. He played NCAA collegiate tennis at the University of Portland. He represented the United States until the end of 2005. Borvanov has won nine singles and ...

George de Bothezat George de Bothezat ( ro, Gheorghe Botezatu, italic=yes, russian: Георгий Александрович Ботезат, italic=yes, June 7, 1882 – February 1, 1940) was a Romanian-Russian American engineer, businessman, and pioneer of helic ...

Xenia Deli Xenia Deli (russian: Ксения Дели}, born 27 October 1989) is a Moldovan-American model. She lives in Los Angeles, California.

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* Aleksandr Kogan *

Isaak Shvartsev Isaak Sergivich Shvartsev (russian: Исаак Сергеевич Шварцев) (born 1949) is a Moldavian Soviet architect, known for his work in Chișinău. In 1970 he graduated from the Chișinău Construction College, and then Chișinău Po ...

Max Vangeli Maksim "Max" Vangeli (born 4 August 1985) is a Moldovan DJ and record producer based in San Francisco, United States. Vangeli is best known for his house music productions and collaboration with Swedish DJ and record producer Antoine Josefsson, ...

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* Bianna Golodryga * Valery Gaina

Moldovan-Jewish

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* Bianna Golodryga *

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Boris Kolker Boris Grigorevich Kolker (russian: Борис Григорьевич Колкер; born July 15, 1939, in Tiraspol, Moldavian ASSR, Soviet Union) is a language teacher, translator and advocate of the international language Esperanto. He was un ...

Lee Krasner Lenore "Lee" Krasner (born Lena Krassner; October 27, 1908 – June 19, 1984) was an American abstract expressionist painter, with a strong speciality in collage. She was married to Jackson Pollock. Although there was much cross-pollination betw ...

Lewis Milestone Lewis Milestone (born Leib Milstein (Russian: Лейб Мильштейн); September 30, 1895 – September 25, 1980) was a Moldovan-American film director. He is known for directing ''Two Arabian Knights'' (1927) and '' All Quiet on the Weste ...

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