Marabou (ethnicity)

Marabou (/ˈmærəbu/; French: marabout) is a term of Haitian origin denoting Haitians of mixed race ancestry. The term comes originally from the African Marabouts. Marabous are mainly descended from intermingling between Africans, Europeans and indigenous Taino.

Marabou

Marabou Haitian man
Total population
590,000+[1]
Regions with significant populations
Haiti, United States, Canada, France[2]
Languages
French, Haitian Creole, French-based creole languages
Religion
Predominantly Roman Catholic, but also Anglican, Protestant, Baptist, Seventh-day Adventist Church and Jehovah's Witness
Related ethnic groups
Afro-Caribbeans, Dougla, Affranchi

The Marabou label dates to the colonial period of Haiti's history, meaning the offspring of a mulatto and a griffe person.^[3][4] However, Médéric-Louis-Elie Moreau de Saint-Méry, in his three volume work on the colony,^[5] describes Marabous as the product of the union of an African/European and a Taino.^[5]

See also

• Haiti portal

• Mulatto Haitians
• Afro-Haitians
• White Haitians
• Indo-Haitians
• Chinese Haitians
• Zambo
• Indo-African (disambiguation)
• Dougla people
• Arab Haitians
• Italian Haitians
• French Haitians
• German Haitians