Frisians
The Frisians are an ethnic group indigenous to the coastal regions of the Netherlands, northwestern Germany and southern Denmark. They inhabit an area known as Frisia and are concentrated in the Dutch provinces of Friesland and Groningen and, in Germany, East Frisia and North Frisia (which was a part of Denmark until 1864). The name is probably derived from frisselje (to braid, thus referring to braided hair). The Frisian languages are spoken by more than 500,000 people; West Frisian is officially recognised in the Netherlands (in Friesland), and North Frisian and Saterland Frisian are recognised as regional languages in Germany.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 530,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Friesland | 350,000 |
| Netherlands (excluding Friesland) | 120,000 |
| Germany | 60,000 |
| Canada | 4,590 residents of Canada reported having Frisian ancestry in the 2016 Canadian Census. |
| United States | 2,145 (ancestry estimate) |
| Languages | |
| Frisian languages Low Saxon (Friso-Saxon dialects) Dutch (West Frisian Dutch and Stadsfries) German (Missingsch) Danish (Sønderjysk and Southern Schleswig Danish) | |
| Religion | |
| Protestant majority (Calvinists and Lutherans) Roman Catholic minority | |
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