Results and discussion It was set that semantic range of interpretation the respondents-experts of term a "ethnic identity of Ukrainians" is not to exhaustive (as compared to semantics of term a "identity is ethnic" in interpretation of L. Naumenko in "Encyclopedia of sociology"), that can be explained, firstly, we will remind the not sociological orientation of the polled 17th experts (that among the polled experts of 83th, who named itself the teacher, by the scientist, by a journalist ("journalism") and philologist); secondly, although semantic range and incomplete, two basic lines qualificatory the ethnic identity of Ukrainians, in definition experts are fixed. Conclusion Respondents-experts are more concrete and exact, as compared to respondents-students. Also it should be noted that determination of L. Naumenko, applying on plenitude and academic approach, close enough that was set forth by us on results the analysis of answers of respondents-experts