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| |poptime = '''77,673''' Cypriot-born (2001)<ref name=OECD>{{cite web|url=http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/18/23/34792376.xls|title=Country-of-birth database|publisher=]|accessdate=2008-12-07}}</ref> | |||
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| The '''Cypriot British''' community, consists of people |
The '''Cypriot British''' community, consists of ] born on, or with ancestors from, the ] island of ]. Cypriot British people may be of either ], ] or mixed descent. | ||
| ==History== | ==History== | ||
| Some ] migrated to the UK in the 1920s and 1930s, often finding jobs in the catering industry in ].<ref name="Cypriot London">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2005/05/27/cypriot_london_feature.shtml|title=Cypriot London|date=2008-05-13|publisher=BBC London|accessdate=2008-12-07}}</ref> More Cypriot immigrants arrived in the 1960s after Cyprus gained independence and following the ] on the island.<ref name="Cypriot London"/> | |||
| According to the ] 77,156 current British residents were born in Cyprus, therefore the majority of the present UK Cypriot population is descended Cypriot Britons born in the UK. Some people listed as Cyprus born were born in Cyprus to British parents on the British Bases. | |||
| ==Population== | |||
| The majority of Cypriots (from both sides of the island) emigrated from Cyprus between the two world wars, and from the 1950s to the 1980s, due to ethnic tensions, economic and social deprivation and the 1974 Turkish invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus. Between the ] taken in 1991 and the one in 2001 the Cypriot born UK population has shrunk by 1.32%. Cypriot Britons born in the UK make up 80% of the current population. | |||
| The ] recorded 77,673 Cypriot-born people residing in the UK.<ref name=OECD/> Of the 77,156 Cypriot-born people living in mainland Britain, 60 per cent live areas of London with Turkish communities.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/uk/05/born_abroad/countries/html/cyprus.stm|title=Born abroad: Cyprus|publisher=BBC|accessdate=2008-12-07}}</ref> The number of Cypriot-born people in Britain has fallen from 78,191 in 1991.<ref name="BBC"/> According to the National Federation of Cypriots in the UK, there are more than 300,000 people of Cypriot ancestry in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cypriotfederation.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=63&Itemid=147|title=About us|publisher=National Federation of Cypriots in the UK|accessdate=2008-12-07}}</ref> | |||
| Since the majority of the Cypriot British population has ancestry in the UK which dates back to the 1950s or earlier it is likely that up to 100,000 or more Britons may be of Anglo-Cypriot descent in addition to those carrying Greek or Turkish surnames. | |||
| ==Notable Cypriot Britons== | |||
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| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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| == References == | == References == | ||
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| London, Birmingham, Sheffield, Liverpool, Manchester | |
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| English, Greek, Turkish | |
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| Cypriot Orthodox Church, Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Greeks, Turks, Cypriot |
The Cypriot British community, consists of British people born on, or with ancestors from, the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. Cypriot British people may be of either Greek, Turkish or mixed descent.
History
Some Greek Cypriots migrated to the UK in the 1920s and 1930s, often finding jobs in the catering industry in Soho. More Cypriot immigrants arrived in the 1960s after Cyprus gained independence and following the 1974 coup on the island.
Population
The 2001 UK Census recorded 77,673 Cypriot-born people residing in the UK. Of the 77,156 Cypriot-born people living in mainland Britain, 60 per cent live areas of London with Turkish communities. The number of Cypriot-born people in Britain has fallen from 78,191 in 1991. According to the National Federation of Cypriots in the UK, there are more than 300,000 people of Cypriot ancestry in the UK.
See also
References
- ^ "Country-of-birth database". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
- ^ "Cypriot London". BBC London. 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
- ^ "Born abroad: Cyprus". BBC. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
- "About us". National Federation of Cypriots in the UK. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
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