Named Groups

White People

Persons having origins in any of the white racial groups of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. Note that OMB category WHITE is available for the United States population groups. Race and ethnicity terms, as used in the federal government, are self-identified social construct and may include terms outdated and offensive in MeSH to assist users who are interested in retrieving comprehensive search results for studies such as in longitudinal studies.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Persons having origins in any of the white racial groups of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. Note that OMB category WHITE is available for the United States population groups. Race and ethnicity terms, as used in the federal government, are self-identified social construct and may include terms outdated and offensive in MeSH to assist users who are interested in retrieving comprehensive search results for studies such as in longitudinal studies.

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Synonyms

12 entry terms
  • White Person
  • People, White
  • Person, White
  • White Peoples
  • White Persons
  • Caucasian Race
  • Caucasoid Race
  • European Continental Ancestry Group
  • Caucasian Races
  • Caucasoid Races
  • Race, Caucasian
  • Race, Caucasoid

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Aspects Covered

8 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, education, ethnology, genetics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology, statistics & numerical data.

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Indexing Annotation

specify geographic location if relevant; for the United States populations WHITE is available

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History Note

2023; use CAUCASIAN RACE 1963-1977, WHITES 1978-2003, CAUCASOID RACE 1978-2003, EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP 2004-2021, WHITES 2022

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Tree Number

  1. M01w.686.877

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. White People. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D044465. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D044465
  2. White People. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65967295