Peruvians in the United Kingdom

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Peruvians in the United Kingdom
Peruanos en el Reino Unido
Total population
Peruvian-born residents
7,246 (2011 census)
Other population estimates
Regions with significant populations
Greater London and South East England
Languages
English (British English), Spanish (Peruvian Spanish)
Religion
Predominantly Christianity (including Roman Catholic and Evangelicals)
Related ethnic groups
Peruvian people   Latin Americans in the United Kingdom   Spaniards in the United Kingdom   Hispanic   Latino   British Peruvian

Peruvians in the United Kingdom or Peruvian Britons (Spanish : Peruanos en el Reino Unido) are Peruvian immigrants to the United Kingdom, who form part of the larger Latin American community in the UK. In 2001, the number of Peruvian-born immigrants was the sixth largest amongst all Latin American immigrants to the UK. [1]

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Demographics

A Peruvian restaurant near Dalston, Greater London Peruvian Restaurant, Dlaston, London.jpg
A Peruvian restaurant near Dalston, Greater London

According to the 2001 UK Census, 4,066 Peruvian-born people were living in the UK. [1] As such, Peru was the 107th most common birthplace for UK residents, and sixth out of all Latin American countries, behind Mexico but ahead of Venezuela. [1] This is smaller than such communities in the UK as Brazilians, Colombians and Ecuadorians. [2] The 2011 census recorded 6,659 people born in Peru resident in England, 134 in Wales, [3] 358 in Scotland [4] and 95 in Northern Ireland. [5]

Countries such as the United States and Spain have much larger Peruvian communities than the United Kingdom. [1] Political stability in Peru, unlike for example Colombia and Ecuador, means that the number of Peruvians claiming asylum in the UK is low. [6]

Peruvian immigrants to the UK granted citizenship by year [6]
Year19971998199920002001200220032004200520062007
Number657880117105185175180230130220

Notable individuals

Trujillo-born Cusick was raised in Scotland and has worked in Glasgow for a number of years Henryiancusick.jpg
Trujillo-born Cusick was raised in Scotland and has worked in Glasgow for a number of years

Notable British people with Peruvian ancestry include actors Michael Bentine and Henry Ian Cusick, who found fame in The Goon Show and Lost respectively.[ citation needed ]

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References

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  2. Sofia Buchuck (7 April 2010). "Crossing borders: Latin American exiles in London". untoldLondon. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  3. "2011 Census: Country of birth (expanded), regions in England and Wales". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  4. "Country of birth (detailed)" (PDF). National Records of Scotland . Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  5. "Country of Birth – Full Detail: QS206NI". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency . Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Persons Granted British Citizenship, UK". Home Office. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
  7. Peruano encontrado en "Lost", El Comercio (Spanish), 8 April 2007