How should I translate “ethnic origin” into Japanese?


I first came across this term
[here](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_origins_of_people_in_Canada). I
have to say, that is some fascinating information they got there.

Wikipedia has an article on the term
[here](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_origin). Frankly, I'm not sure
the article does a good job explaining it.

Fortunately, I found [this
article](http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/ethnic-origin.html),
which does a great job at explaining it, and it goes like this:

“The ancestral race that an individual belongs to, as opposed to their current
nationality. People derived from of a variety of ethnic origin types currently
inhabit the United States, and which include white, black, American Indian,
Asian, Pacific Islander and Eskimo.”

I have looked at [Weblio](https://ejje.weblio.jp/), and it presents some
options for translating:

  * For “ethnic”, I could choose 民族, 民族の, 民族的な, 人種, 人種の, 人種的な, エスニック, and maybe some other terms I missed. I guess the tricky part here is deciding if “ethnic” is a noun or adjective in this context.
  * For “origin”, I could choose 生まれ, 系の, 素姓, オリジン, and maybe some other terms I missed. I'm not entirely sure which term would be a good choice in this context.

I would really appreciate your help.




The most technical term used in the legal world that I know would be:

> 「民族的出自{みんぞくてきしゅつじ}」

Less formal/tecnical would include:

・「民族的ルーツ」

・「エスニシティー」

・「民族[背景]{はいけい}」

Most informal would include:

・「人種{じんしゅ}」




The most technical term used in the legal world that I know would be:

> 「民族的出自{みんぞくてきしゅつじ}」

Less formal/tecnical would include:

・「民族的ルーツ」

・「エスニシティー」

・「民族[背景]{はいけい}」

Most informal would include:

・「人種{じんしゅ}」

