Black Bermudian
| Total population | |
|---|---|
|
Black Bermudian 45,000-37,500 Ancestral Diaspora 80,000-60,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Bermuda (UK)Approx. 37,500[1] | |
 United States | [2] |
 United Kingdom | [3] |
 Canada | [4] |
 Turks and Caicos Islands (UK)a | [5] |
 Bahamasa | ~10,000b |
| Languages | |
| Bermudian English | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| African people • Afro-Caribbean • Afro-Bahamian • Afro-American • English people | |
|
a Ancestral Diaspora | |
African Bermudians or Bermudians of African descent are Bermudians whose ancestry lies within the continent of Africa. The population descented from Black Africans, exported to Bermuda as slaves. Some Black Bermudians were Free Blacks who chose to immigrate to the island to work as indentured servants during the 17th century. By the 19th century the Black population surpassed the White population and became Bermuda's largest ethnic group, which was initially classed as being "Coloured" alongside all other non-white ethnicities of Bermuda. "Black Bermudian" became a recognised ethnic group in Bermuda in the 20th century, by which time it was the largest ethnic group on the island.
Currently, the majority of Bermuda's ethnic make-up is Black, accounting for 54% of the territory's population.[1]
References & Footnotes
- 1 2 "CIA - The World Factbook -- Bermuda". CIA. Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
- ↑ http://www.pewhispanic.org/files/2013/01/PHC-2011-FB-Stat-Profiles.pdf "STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF THE FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION IN THE UNITED STATES, 2011"
- ↑ http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/migration1/migration-statistics-quarterly-report/august-2011/population-by-country-of-birth-and-nationality-jan10-dec10.xls "2001 UK census"
- ↑ http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-557/T404-eng.cfm?Lang=E&T=404&GH=4&GF=1&SC=1&S=1&O=D "Place of birth for the immigrant population by period of immigration, 2006 counts and percentage distribution, for Canada, provinces and territories - 20% sample data"
- ↑ http://turksandcaicos.tc/history/ "BRIEF HISTORY OF TURK & CAICOS ISLANDS"
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