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Melungeon

mixed-race group from the South Central Appalachian region of the United States
Intangible ethnic_group Q2668201
Melungeon
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Melungeon

Summary

Melungeon is an ethnic group[1]. Melungeon ranks in the top 0.27% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,330 views/month, #12 of 4,529).[2]

Key Facts

  • Melungeon's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[3].
  • Melungeon's Commons category is recorded as Melungeons[4].
  • Melungeon's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[5].

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Definition and Type

Melungeon's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[3].

Why It Matters

Melungeon ranks in the top 0.27% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,330 views/month, #12 of 4,529).[2] Melungeon has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] Melungeon is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Melungeon. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/melungeon
MLA “Melungeon.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/melungeon.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_melungeon_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Melungeon}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/melungeon}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project → WikiProject African diaspora
    Instance of → ethnic group
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007562917205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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