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White Jamaicans are Jamaican people whose ancestry lies within the continent of Europe, most notably Great Britain and Ireland. [2] There are also communities of people who are descendants of people who arrived from Spain [3], Germany [4] [5], Portugal [3] [6], France [6] [7] and to a lesser extent the Netherlands [8] [5] and other West European countries.
The naming customs of Hispanic America are similar to the Spanish naming customs practiced in Spain, with some modifications to the surname rules.Many Hispanophones in the countries of Spanish-speaking America have two given names, plus like in Spain, a paternal surname (primer apellido or apellido paterno) and a maternal surname (segundo apellido or apellido materno).
Wealth or economic power in Jamaica is disproportionately held by the White Jamaicans, Chinese Jamaicans and the Afro-European (or locally called the Brown Man or Browning Class) - i.e. despite being a minority group(s) (less than 25% of the country's population) controls most of the country's wealth. [20] [21]
Jamaican immigrants utilized employment opportunities despite the discriminatory policies that affected some Caribbean émigrés. [5] Jamaicans comprise the largest nationality of U.S. immigrants from the English-speaking Caribbean. Because so many have assimilated into the black community, it is difficult to estimate their number.
In the late 20th and early 21st century close to a million [8] Jamaicans have emigrated, especially to the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada.Though this emigration appears to have been tapering off somewhat in recent years, the great number of Jamaicans living abroad has become known as the "Jamaican diaspora".
The original Indentured labourers arriving in Jamaica during the mid to late 19th century mostly did not have surnames back in India. Once arriving in Jamaica, in order to assimilate easier into Jamaican society, they often took Anglo/British originated family names due to those being the majority in the country.
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American families of Jamaican ancestry (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "American people of Jamaican descent" The following 113 pages are in this category, out of 113 total.