Euronesian
Euronesian is an umbrella term for people of mixed European and either Polynesian,[2] Melanesian or Micronesian descent. The term is most commonly used in Samoa and Fiji. Most Euronesians are descended from British or French colonizers, missionaries and traders and with some from Spaniards and Polynesians in Easter Island and from Spaniards and Micronesians in Guam, Northern Marianas, Marshall Islands, Caroline Islands, and Palau.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 258,600[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| United States 125,628[1]
French Polynesia 45,000 New Caledonia 25,000 Samoa 18,000 Solomon Islands 18,000 Fiji 16,000 Papua New Guinea 5,100 American Samoa 4,700 Tonga 2,000 Kiribati 1,100 Cook Islands 1,000 Smaller populations in Pitcairn Islands, New Zealand and Australia. | |
| Languages | |
| Polynesian languages Melanesian languages Micronesian languages English, French, Spanish | |
| Religion | |
| Protestantism, Roman Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Polynesians, Americans, Australians, New Zealanders, English people, French people, other various European ethnic groups |
See also
References
- Bridging 1990 and 2000 census race data: Fractional assignment of multiracial populations. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-10-02. Retrieved 2008-11-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Pacific Islands Year Book and Who's who. 1971. p. 84.
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