Orcadians

Orcadians, also known as Orkneymen, are an ethnic group native to the Orkney Islands, who speak an Orcadian dialect of the Scots language, a West Germanic language, and share a common history, culture and ancestry. Speaking Norn, a native North Germanic language into the 19th or 20th century, Orcadians descend significantly from North Germanic peoples, with around a third of their ancestry derived from Scandinavia, including a majority of their patrilineal line. According to anthropological study, the Orcadian ethnic composition is similar to that of Icelandic people; a comparable islander ethnicity of North Germanic origin.

Orcadians
Total population
21,349 currently resident population of Orkney
Regions with significant populations
Mainland, Orkney17,162
South Ronaldsay909
Westray588
Languages
Insular Scots (Orcadian dialect), Scottish English; historically Norn and Pictish
Religion
Presbyterianism
Related ethnic groups
Shetlanders, Lowland Scots, Norwegians, Faroese, Icelanders, Greenlandic Norsemen, and Anglo-Metis

Historically, they are also descended from the Picts, Norse, and Lowland Scots.

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