Generally, most people of Dutch ancestry are called Afrikaners, derived from the language that they speak (Afrikaans) although this is not the only group descended from Dutch ancestry, as many English-speaking South Africans may also have Dutch ancestry.
To complicate it, the immigrants during the Dutch occupation of the Cape included large numbers of people of north German extraction, many French and a scattering of Swiss, Scandinavians and other Europeans. All of these gradually assumed the dominant Dutch language and are now part of South Africa's Afrikaans speaking (and English speaking) population, but were not of Dutch ancestry.
Generally, most people of Dutch ancestry are called Afrikaners, derived from the language that they speak (Afrikaans) although this is not the only group descended from Dutch ancestry, as many English-speaking South Africans may also have Dutch ancestry.
To complicate it, the immigrants during the Dutch occupation of the Cape included large numbers of people of north German extraction, many French and a scattering of Swiss, Scandinavians and other Europeans. All of these gradually assumed the dominant Dutch language and are now part of South Africa's Afrikaans speaking (and English speaking) population, but were not of Dutch ancestry.
Most people with Dutch surnames in South Africa are of Dutch descent. Dutch surnames typically have a separate prefix such as:
De ....
Den ...
Van ...
Van der ...
Afrikaaners or Boers, speak Afrikaans as a first language
boer/boers
Afrikaaners
South Africa's National Party was a political group that consisted mostly of Afrikaners descendants of Dutch white South Africans also known as Boers.
The word Boer means farmer in Afrikaans. It was used as a title given to the Afrikaans speaking Dutch descendants of South Africa (the Dutch for farmer is "boor").
Originally they were employees of the Dutch East India company but when they left the employ of the company they were called Vryburgers, literally Free citizens.
Afrikaners are those speaking the Afrikaans language that evolved from Dutch. Whilst most Afrikaners are descended from the Dutch, there are many whose descent can be traced to other European countries, including Germany, France and even Italy.
the name for the dutch farmers was Boers
The Boers were white farmers in South Africa who were descendants of Dutch and French immigrants in the early 17th century and spoke a version of Dutch called Afrikaans.
Peoples who had come from Africa are called Afrikaners were descendants of Boers who in turn were descendants of Dutch settlers who come from Holland
The Boers were Dutch settlers in what is now South Africa. When Britain laid claim to South Africa, a war started between the Boers and the British. That war is known as the Boer War. The British won.
The Boers were descendants from early Dutch settlers in what is now South Africa.
The Pennsylvania Dutch are the descendants of 17th century German immigrants primarily living in southeastern Pennsylvania.The word Dutch is a corruption of Deitsch (compare Deutsch) and refers to Germans, not the Dutch.
These German Pennsylvania immigrants are called the Pennsylvania Dutch, a misnomer- the German word for German is "Deutsch," but these people were mistakenly called Dutch.
South Africa's National Party was a political group that consisted mostly of Afrikaners descendants of Dutch white South Africans also known as Boers.
The word Boer means farmer in Afrikaans. It was used as a title given to the Afrikaans speaking Dutch descendants of South Africa (the Dutch for farmer is "boor").
The Dutch immigrants arrived at the southern trip of the contiment. They built CApe Town, the first permanent European settlement in Africa.
They are sometimes called "berg" which is a derivative of the Dutch word
They were called Boers, this translates as 'farmers' The Dutch settlers in South Africa were also known as Afrikaners
The Dutch settlers called themselves Voortrekkers