System of classification based on nation from which a person originates, regardless of the nation in which he/she currently resides.
The country--including those that no longer exist--of one's birth or of one's ancestors' birth. "National origin" and "ethnicity" often are used interchangeably, although "ethnic group" can refer to religion or color, as well as country of one's ancestry.
The country where you were born, or where your parents, grandparents, or ancestors were born.
Refers to an individual's cultural or ethnic origin, acquired by birth in a country outside the United States; by being a direct descendant of an individual born in the United States, such as a American Indian or Alaska Native; or from immigrants born outside the United States.
The country in which one was born. This may be different from one's ethnic origin, country of citizenship or “racial” designation.
Individuals', their parents', or their ancestors' country of birth