Caymanian

Caymanian
Total population
c. 81,546[1]
Regions with significant populations
Cayman Islands
United Kingdom3,000+[2]
United States1,000+[3]
Canada800+[4]
Jamaica90+[5]
Religion
Primarily Christianity[6]

Caymanians are the status holders or born citizens of the Cayman Islands.[7] As a British Overseas Territory, citizens of the Cayman Islands will hold British Overseas Territories Citizenship. There is no record of a native people to the Cayman Islands, such as groups like the Arawak or Carib people who were native to most of the Caribbean; therefore most Caymanians today are of mixed European and African descent, coming from early British settlers and enslaved people from Africa.[8]

Since 21 May 2002, citizens of all the British Overseas Territories became British citizens under a new UK law, granting the people of every BOT, including the Cayman Islands, the right to live, study and work in the UK as a full citizen, as well as receive the same benefits given to British citizens in the UK.[9]

  1. ^ Ragoonath, Reshma (1 September 2022). "Cayman's population grows by 10.5% in less than a year".
  2. ^ "Cayman Islands Seek to Engage Their Diaspora". The Networking Institute. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Caribbean Immigrants in the United States". 12 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Caymanians Immigrating To Canada". 11 April 2022.
  5. ^ "What does it mean to be Jamaican in Cayman? | Loop Jamaica". Loop News.
  6. ^ "Cayman Islands | Culture, History, & People | Britannica". 19 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Our History". www.gov.ky. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  8. ^ Historygov.ky Archived 1 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ British overseas territories service.gov.uk