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| 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 |
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> | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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Ethnic group| Regions with significant populations | |
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| London, Birmingham, Sheffield, Liverpool, Manchester | |
| Languages | |
| English, Greek, Turkish | |
| Religion | |
| 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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