Anglo-Americans
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| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
 United States | 271,528,353 (2019)[1] |
 Canada | 22,162,865 (2016)[2] |
| Languages | |
| English | |
Anglo-Americans are a demographic group in Anglo-America. It typically refers to the predominantly European-descent nations and ethnic groups in the Americas that speak English as a native language, making up the majority of people in the world who speak English as a first language.
Usage
The term is ambiguous and used in several different ways. While it is primarily used to refer to people of English ancestry, it (along with terms like Anglo, Anglic, Anglophone, and Anglophonic) is also used to denote all people of British or Northwestern European ancestry, such as Northwestern European Americans.[3] It can include all people of Northwestern European ethnic origin who speak English as a mother tongue and their descendants in the New World.[4][5]
Culture
The term implies a relationship between the
The term is also used, less frequently, to denote a connection between English people (or the English language) and the Western Hemisphere as a whole. In this context, the term can mean a person from the Americas whose ancestry originates from any English speaking country (see
The term Anglo-American defined as including English-speaking countries around the world with similar values and demographics, including the United States, Canada (except Quebec and Inuit and Nunangat), Jamaica, Belize, Bahamas, Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Sains Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenandines, and Trinidad and Tobago.[6]
Adjective
The adjective Anglo-American is used in the following ways:
- to denote the cultural sphere shared by the United Kingdom, the United States and English Canada. For example, "Anglo-American culture is different from French culture." Political leaders including Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan have used the term to discuss the "Special Relationship" between Britain and America.
- to describe relations between Britain and the United States. For example, "Anglo-American relations became more relaxed after the War of 1812."
See also
References
- U.S. Census Bureau. July 1, 2019. Archived from the originalon February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
Note: The number refers to those who speak English alone consisting of 264,200,071 native born and 7,328,282 foreign born Americans
- ^ "Language Highlight Tables, 2016 Census". Statcan.ca. 2018-03-07.
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary: "Anglo" North American A white English-speaking person of British or northern European origin, in particular (in the US) as distinct from a Hispanic American or (in Canada) as distinct from a French-speaker.
- ^ a b Mish, Frederic C., Editor in Chief Webster's Tenth New Collegiate Dictionary Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.A.:1994--Merriam-Webster See original definition (definition #1) of Anglo in English: It is defined as a synonym for Anglo-American--Page 86
- ^ Southwest United Stateswith large Hispanic populations, an American of Polish, Irish, or German heritage might be termed an Anglo just as readily as a person of English descent. However, in parts of the country where the Hispanic community is smaller or nonexistent, or in areas where ethnic distinctions among European groups remain strong, Anglo has little currency as a catch-all term for non-Hispanic whites. Anglo is also used in non-Hispanic contexts. In Canada, where its usage dates at least to 1800, the distinction is between persons of English and French descent. And in American historical contexts Anglo is apt to be used more strictly to refer to persons of English heritage, as in this passage describing the politics of nation-building in pre-Revolutionary America: "The 'unity' of the American people derived ... from the ability and willingness of an Anglo elite to stamp its image on other peoples coming to this country" (Benjamin Schwarz).
- ^ Lipset, Seymour M. "Anglo-American Society". encyclopedia.com. Cengage. Retrieved December 6, 2021.