White Trinidadians and Tobagonians

White Trinidadians and Tobagonians
Total population
8,669[1] (2011)
Languages
English, Spanish[citation needed]
Religion
Anglicanism, Roman Catholicism, Presbyterianism, Evangelical Christianity, Irreligion[citation needed]
Related ethnic groups
Portuguese Trinidadian and Tobagonian, European Caribbeans, English people, Scottish people, Welsh people, Irish people, French people, Germans, Portuguese people, Dutch people, Corsicans, Spaniards, Italians, Russians[dubiousdiscuss]

White Trinidadians and Tobagonians (sometimes referred as Euro-Trinidadians and Tobagonians or local-whites) are Trinidadians of European descent. However, while the term "White Trinidadian" is used to refer collectively to all Caucasians who are Trinidadian, whether by birth or naturalization, the term "local-white" is used to refer more specifically to Trinidad-born Caucasians and, in particular, those who trace their roots back to Trinidad's early settlers.[citation needed]

White Trinidadians and Tobagonians account for less than 1 percent of the population of Trinidad and Tobago. However, the classification is primarily a superficial description[2] based on phenotypic description, as opposed to genotypical classification.[citation needed]

Most white Trinidadians and Tobagonians are of Portuguese stock, given that Trinidad and Tobago was once colonized by the Spanish, the French, and the British.[3]

European Trinidadians are often referred to as French Creoles, even if are they are of non-French ancestry such as Spanish, British, Portuguese, or German descent.[4]

  1. ^ "Trinidad and Tobago 2011 Population and Housing Census Demographic Report" (PDF).
  2. ^ Walker, James (24 September 2012). "But You Not Even White! Prejudice and Light-skinned West Indians". Outlish. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  3. ^ Butcher, Charity (16 April 2019). The Handbook of Cross-Border Ethnic and Religious Affinities. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442250222.
  4. ^ World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples - Trinidad and Tobago