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Mixed Dominicans (Spanish: Dominicanos mixtos) or Moreno Dominicans (Spanish: Dominicanos morenos), also referred to as mulatto, mestizo or historically zambo, are Dominicans who are of mixed ancestry (mainly white and black, to a lesser extent native), these stand out for having brown skin.
Previously, in the 1996 electoral roll, 82.5% of the adult population were Indio, 7.55% white, 4.13% black, and 2.3% mulatto. [49] Other estimates puts the Dominican population at 60% mixed, 35% black, and 5% white. [50] Other groups in the country include the descendants of West Asians—mostly Lebanese, Syrians and Palestinians.
White Dominicans (Spanish: Dominicanos blancos), also known as Caucasian Dominicans (Spanish: Dominicanos caucásicos), are Dominicans of total or predominantly European or West Asian ancestry. [8] The 2022 Dominican Republic census reported that 1,611,752 people or 18.7% of those 12 years old and above identify as white , 731,855 males and ...
Dominicans of full or predominant European descent: 17.8%, Mixed (Mestizo, Mulatto, "Indio", Triracial) descent: 74.4%, Afro descent: 7.8% note: respondents self-identified their race; the term "indio" in the Dominican Republic is not associated with people of indigenous ancestry but people of mixed ancestry or skin color between light and dark
Dominicans usually do not classify themselves as white or black like in the United States, but rather they identify with their nation, culture, and language. [10] Many Dominicans of predominantly European descent have ancestry from the Canary Islands and Andalucía, due to the immigration of people from these areas of Spain to Latin America.
Although most black Dominicans are Roman Catholics, Protestants make up 21.3% of the population. Atypical magical-religious beliefs are practice among some black Dominicans. The most characteristic feature is the Dominican Vudú, which relates directly to the magical activity but it's generally considered taboo in mainstream Dominican society.
Dominican Americans (Spanish: domínico-americanos, [4] estadounidenses dominicanos) ... White Black/African American Asian; American Indian and Alaska Native; Native ...
According to the recent sources, 11% of the Dominican population is black, 16% is white and 73% is mixed from white European and black African and Native American ancestry. [105] [106] Other sources give similar figures, [107] [108] but also without naming a specific study. Other estimates puts the Dominican population at 90% Black and Mulatto ...