In traditional racial classifications, the Mongoloid populations were primarily found in East Asia and the Arctic regions.

Mongoloid 是由 Mongolia（蒙古）和后缀 -oid（表示"类似...的"）组成的形容词，字面意思是"类似蒙古人的"。在人类学中特指"蒙古人种"，这是传统人种分类中对东亚及部分北极地区人群的称呼。