Cika wannan jumlar: A farkon karni na sha bakwai, 'yan gudun hijirar Danish sun zauna a Arewacin Amirka. Scandinavians - Danes da Norwegians musamman - sun kasance babban ɓangare na mazauna a cikin mulkin mallaka na New Netherland, yanzu New York. Bayan 1750, dangin Danish a cikin addinin Protestant Moravian Brethren sun yi ƙaura zuwa Pennsylvania, inda suka zauna a yankin Baitalami tare da Moravians na Jamus. Har zuwa 1850, yawancin Danes da suka yi hijira zuwa Arewacin Amirka ba su da aure. A wannan lokacin, wasu Danes sun sami daraja da daraja. Daga cikin su akwai Hans Christian Febiger (1749<unk>1796), daya daga cikin jami'an da George Washington ya fi amincewa da su a lokacin juyin juya halin Amurka, Charles Zanco (1808<unk>1836) wanda ya mutu a
Alamo a watan Maris na 1836 a gwagwarmayar neman 'yancin kai na Texas, da Peter Lassen (1800<unk>1859), wani maƙerin daga Copenhagen wanda ya jagoranci rukuni na masu ba da labari daga Missouri zuwa California a 1839. Hanyar da Lassen ya kafa ta bi ta "niners arba'in" a lokacin California Gold Rush. An dauki Lassen a matsayin daya daga cikin manyan mazauna California.