Baltic people in the United Kingdom
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Baltic-born residents 108,711 Lithuanian-born (2011 census) 61,441 Latvian-born (2011 census) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| London, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Kingston upon Hull, York, Kings Lynn and Glasgow | |
| Languages | |
| English, Latvian, Lithuanian, Russian. | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity · Judaism • Protestantism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Balts |
Baltic people in the United Kingdom are those born or raised in the UK, or residents, who are of ethnically Baltic, meaning Latvian or Lithuanian, origin.
History, population and settlement
[edit ]In the early 20th century, many Latvian and Lithuanian refugees began to settle in Glasgow and at its height in the 1950s, there were around 10,000 in the Glasgow area.[1]
Significant numbers of Baltic people moved to the UK in 1947 under a government-backed scheme called Westward Ho. The first group of displaced persons (DPs) from the British zone of occupation of Germany arrived in the UK in 1947, called the Balt Cygnets.[2]
The 2011 UK Census recorded 95,730 Lithuanian-born residents in England, 1,353 in Wales,[3] 4,287 in Scotland,[4] and 7,341 in Northern Ireland.[5] The census recorded 53,977 Latvian-born residents in England, 692 in Wales,[3] 4,475 in Scotland,[4] and 2,297 in Northern Ireland.[5]
The previous, 2001 UK Census, had recorded 4,363 UK residents born in Lithuania and 4,275 born in Latvia.[6]
There is a Latvian section at the Brookwood cemetery near London.[7]
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ The Guardian (2006年01月23日). "Lithuanians in Glasgow". TheGuardian.com . Retrieved 2007年07月09日.
- ^ McDowell, Linda (2008). "On the Significance of Being White: European Migrant Workers in the British Economy in the 1940s and 2000s". In Dwyer, Claire; Bressey, Caroline (eds.). New Geographies of Race and Racism. Aldershot: Ashgate. pp. 51–64. ISBN 978-0-7546-7085-8.
- ^ a b "2011 Census: Country of birth (expanded), regions in England and Wales". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Country of birth (detailed)" (PDF). National Records of Scotland . Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Country of Birth – Full Detail: QS206NI". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency . Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Country-of-birth database". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Archived from the original on 4 May 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ Latvian Cemetery - Exploring Surrey's Past
Bibliography
[edit ]- Burrell, Kathy and Panayi, Panikos: Histories and Memories: Latvians and Their History in Britain
- Budriuniene, Jolanta: Regeneration of the Lithuanian Emigrant Press: Fifteen Years' Experience
