Dutch West Indian Americans
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| (54,377 (2010 U.S. Census)[1]) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| New York City (Washington Heights and Brooklyn), Miami | |
| Languages | |
| Dutch, Papiamento, Spanish, English | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity |
Dutch West Indian Americans or Dutch Antillean Americans are Americans of Dutch Antillean descent. According to the 2010 Census Bureau figures there 54,377 Americans under the category of "Dutch West Indian".
In the 2000 US Census, the number of Americans reported whose origins are in the Dutch West Indian was of 35,359. In this Census (and to difference of the 2010 US Census whose Dutch West Indian ethnics were not mentioned of individual way) a total of 1,970 people affirmed just be of Aruban descent, while only 352 people claimed descent from people of St. Maarten.[2]
Notable Dutch Antillean-Americans
- Maureen Bunyan
- Hildward Croes
- Otto Huiswoud
- Daniel De Leon
- Erin Martin (Dutch-Antillean mother)
- Cryme Tyme
References
- ↑ "Total ancestry categories tallied for people with one or more ancestry categories reported 2010 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ↑ "Table 1. First, Second, and Total Responses to the Ancestry Question by Detailed Ancestry Code: 2000". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
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