Portuguese Americans
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Portuguese Americans (Portuguese: portugueses americanos), also known as Luso-Americans (luso-americanos), are citizens and residents of the United States who are connected to the country of Portugal by birth, ancestry, or citizenship.
luso-americanos (Portuguese) | |
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Total population | |
Portuguese ancestry 1,371,153 (2019) 0.42% of the US population[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
California, Florida, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, and Rhode Island, among others. | |
Languages | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Roman Catholic | |
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Americans and others who are not native Europeans from Portugal but originate from countries that were former colonies of Portugal do not necessarily self-identify as "Portuguese American", but rather as their post-colonial nationalities, although many refugees (referred to as retornados) from former Portuguese colonies, as well as many white Brazilians, are ethnically or ancestrally Portuguese. In 2017, an estimated 48,158 Portuguese nationals were living in the United States.[2]
Some Melungeon communities in rural Appalachia have historically self-identified as Portuguese. Given their complex ancestry, individual Melungeons may descend from Portuguese people, but not all do.