White Jamaicans
First flag of the Colony of Jamaica under British rule, based on the British Blue Ensign | |
Harbour Street, Kingston, c. 1820 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 3.2% of the total population (2024 est.) | |
| Languages | |
| Jamaican English, Jamaican Patois, Irish, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Yiddish | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, Judaism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| White Bermudians, White Dominicans (Dominica), British diaspora in Africa |
White Jamaicans are Jamaican people whose ancestry lies within the continent of Europe, most notably Great Britain and Ireland. There are also communities of people who are descendants of people who arrived from Spain, Germany, Portugal, France and to a lesser extent the Netherlands and other West European countries.