Total population | |
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219,807 (2021) (England, Wales, Northern Ireland) 10,607 (2011) (Scotland) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
London, South East England | |
Languages | |
English (British, South African), Afrikaans | |
Religion | |
Predominantly: Christianity Judaism, Traditional African religion, Irreligion | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Zimbabwean British, Afrikaners, British diaspora in Africa, South African American |
South Africans in the United Kingdom include citizens and residents of the United Kingdom with origins in South Africa.
According to the 2011 UK census, 186,355 South African-born people were resident in England, 4,668 in Wales, 10,607 in Scotland and 1,847 in Northern Ireland. [1] [2] [3] The 2021 UK census recorded 211,447 South African-born people residing in England, 5,733 in Wales, and 2,627 in Northern Ireland. [4] [5]
Unlike the country of South Africa itself, the majority of the South African diaspora living in the United Kingdom are White South Africans. Of all people identifying as South African in England and Wales, 86% identify as white, while 12% identify as black and 2% as mixed. [6] According to the 2021 Census, the majority of South African born people in the UK live in Surrey and South West London, particularly in Elmbridge, Woking, and Merton [7] .
This list includes those who were born in South Africa and those who were born in another country but primarily raised in South Africa.
South African born British people have contributed heavily in sports, especially in Commonwealth sports such as Cricket and Rugby. 17 South African born players have played for the England national cricket team and over a dozen have played for both the England and Scotland national Rugby Union teams collectively.
Name | Occupation |
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Alex Bell | Scotland Footballer with 1 cap in 1912 |
Allan Lamb | England Cricketer between 1982 and 1992 |
Amanda Craig | novelist |
Andrew Feinstein | former politician |
Andrew Surman | England U-21 Footballer with 4 caps and 1 goal between 2007 and 2008 |
Andrew Strauss | England Cricketer between 2003 and 2012 |
Angelique Rockas | British Actress, Producer and Activist |
Antony Sher | British Actor |
Basil D'Oliveira | England Cricketer between 1966 and 1972 |
Belle Delphine | Pornographic actress, Internet personality. |
Beth Tweddle | British Gymnast, three time world champion and Olympic bronze medalist |
Bill Perry | England Footballer with 3 caps and 2 goals between 1955 and 1956 |
Brad Barritt | England and British and Irish Lion Rugby Union Player with 26 appearances between 2012 and 2015 |
Bob Holness | British Quiz Show Host |
Brian Stein | England Footballer with 1 cap in 1984 |
Cameron Norrie | British Tennis Player and former world number 66 |
Caspar Lee | British YouTuber and Vlogger with 7.5 million+ subscribers (Born in UK but raised in South Africa) |
Ciara Charteris | producer and former actress |
Chris Froome | British cyclist, 7 time grand tour winner and Olympic bronze medallist |
Chris Smith | England Cricketer between 1983 and 1986 |
Colin Viljoen | England Footballer with 2 caps in 1975 |
Craig Kieswetter | England Cricketer between 2010 and 2013 |
David Ribbans | England Rugby Union player |
Deborah Levy | novelist |
Doreen Mantle | British Actress |
Elize du Toit | British Actress |
Eric Abraham | producer and former journalist |
Frances Rivett-Carnac | British sailor, Olympic gold medalist |
Frank Osborne | England Footballer with 4 caps and 3 goals between 1922 and 1926 |
Gordon Hodgson | England Footballer with 3 caps and 1 goal between 1930 and 1931, 241 goals for Liverpool FC |
Ian Greig | England Cricketer in 1982 |
Jaco van Gass | British Paralympic Cyclist, Paralympic Champion |
Jade Dernbach | England Cricketer between 2011 and 2014 |
Jason Roy | England Cricketer from 2014 |
Jenny Runacre | British actress |
Johan Steyn | Judge and peer |
John Hewie | Scotland Footballer with 19 caps and 2 goals between 1956 and 1960 |
Jonathan Trott | England Cricketer between 2007 and 2015 |
J. R. R. Tolkien | British Author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings and World War 1 veteran |
Justin Rose | English Golfer, Major winner, Olympic champion and former world number one |
Justine Waddell | British producer and former actress |
Keaton Jennings | England Cricketer from 2016 |
Keri-anne Payne | British Swimmer, two time world champion and Olympic silver medalist |
Kevin Pietersen | England Cricketer between 2004 and 2014 |
Kyle Edmund | British Tennis Player and world number 14 |
Lillian Board | British middle-distance runner and Olympic silver medalist |
Mark Shuttleworth | British Millionaire |
Michael Lumb | England Cricketer between 2010 and 2014 |
Mike Catt | England Rugby Union player, 2003 World Cup winner |
Matt Prior | England Cricketer between 2004 and 2014 |
Neil Broad | British tennis player, former British number one and Olympic silver medalist |
Natalie Steward | British swimmer, Olympic silver and bronze medalist |
Nicky Hambleton-Jones | British Television Presenter |
Oti Mabuse | dancer |
Peter Hain | British Politician |
Prue Leith | restaurateur and television personality |
Quintin Brand | Second World War Royal Air Force Officer |
Reg Osborne | England Footballer with 1 cap in 1927 |
Richard Mason | novelist |
Robin Smith | England Cricketer between 1988 and 1996 |
Ronald Harwood | British Playwright |
Rupert Obholzer | British rower and Olympic bronze medalist |
Sid James | British Actor |
Simon Lessing | British triathlete |
Stuart Abbott | England Rugby Union player, 2003 World Cup winner |
Stuart Meaker | England Cricketer between 2011 and 2012 |
Teignmouth Melvill | British polo player, Olympic gold medalist |
Tom Curran | England Cricketer from 2017 |
Tony Greig | England Cricketer between 1972 and 1977 |
Vanessa Zachos | actress |
William Rawson | England Footballer with 2 appearances between 1875 and 1877 |
Zola Budd | British distance runner and Olympian |
Name | Occupation | Link |
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Christian Bale | actor | South African father |
Ben Barnes | actor | South African mother |
Kegs Chauke | footballer | South African parents |
Joan Collins | actress, author and columnist | South African father |
Jackie Collins | novelist | South African father |
Emma Corrin | actress | South African mother |
Hector Janse van Rensburg | painter and cartoonist | South African father |
Asanda Jezile | singer | South African parents |
Natasha Kaplinsky | news presenter | South African father of Polish descent |
Andrew Lincoln | actor, director | South African mother |
Gugu Mbatha-Raw | actress | South African father |
Sienna Miller | actress, model, and fashion designer | South African mother |
Sem Moema | politician | South African parents |
James Musa | Footballer | South African parents |
Malachi Napa | footballer | South African mother |
Daniel Radcliffe | actor | South African mother |
Anna Shaffer | actress | South African parents |
Dan Smith | singer | South African parents |
Savannah Steyn | actress | South African descent |
David Suchet | actor | South African father |
Ellora Torchia | actress | South African mother |
Hannah van der Westhuysen | actress | South African father |
Andy Zaltzman | comedian, radio personality | South African father |
Demographics of Wales include the numbers in population, place of birth, age, ethnicity, religion, and number of marriages in Wales.
White British is an ethnicity classification used for the native white population identifying as English, Scottish, Welsh, Cornish, Northern Irish, or British in the United Kingdom Census. In the 2011 census, the White British population was 49,997,686, 81.5% of Great Britain's total population. For the United Kingdom entirely, due to different reporting measures within Northern Ireland which includes all those who identified as British with those who identified as Irish, an amalgamated total of 52,320,080 including those who identified as White Irish in Great Britain is given making up 82.8% of the population.
Australians in the United Kingdom, or Australian Britons, include Australians who have become residents or citizens of the United Kingdom. The largest segment of Australia's diaspora of 1 million resides in the United Kingdom.
Spaniards in the United Kingdom are people of Spanish descent resident in Britain. They may be British citizens or non-citizen immigrants.
The term Other White, or White Other, is a classification of ethnicity in the United Kingdom used in documents, such as the 2011 UK Census, to describe people who self-identify as white persons who are not of the English, Welsh, Scottish, Romani or Irish ethnic groupings.
Kenyan migration to the United Kingdom has been occurring for many decades. As a result, many people in the UK were born in Kenya, or have Kenyan ancestry. Many Kenyan people who migrated to the UK are of South Asian extraction.
Malaysians in the United Kingdom are British citizens who have full or partial Malaysian origin or descent and Malaysian citizens residing in the United Kingdom. The 2001 UK Census recorded 49,886 Malaysian-born people. The 2011 census recorded 62,396 people born in Malaysia living in England, 2,117 in Wales, 4,721 in Scotland and 705 in Northern Ireland. The largest concentrations of Malaysian-born residents were recorded in Greater London and South East England (11,331). The Office for National Statistics estimates that 75,000 Malaysian-born expatriate were resident in the UK in 2017.
Peruvians in the United Kingdom or Peruvian Britons are Peruvian immigrants to the United Kingdom, who form part of the larger Latin American community in the UK. In 2001, the stock of Peruvian-born immigrants was the sixth largest amongst all Latin American immigrants to the UK.
Czechs in the United Kingdom refers to the phenomenon of Czech people migrating to the United Kingdom from the Czech Republic or from the political entities that preceded it, such as Czechoslovakia. There are some people in the UK who were either born in the Czech lands or have Czech ancestry, some of whom descended from Jewish refugees who arrived during World War II.
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.
Ugandan migration to the United Kingdom refers to the movement of people from Uganda. Today, a small proportion of people in the United Kingdom were either born in Uganda, or have Ugandan ancestry.
Mauritian diaspora in the United Kingdom are British people with Mauritian descent, or who were born in Mauritius. The 2001 UK Census recorded 27,078 Mauritian-born people living in the UK. The 2011 UK Census recorded 40,890 Mauritian-born residents in England, 434 in Wales, 571 in Scotland, and 83 in Northern Ireland. The Office for National Statistics estimates that in 2014, 41,000 people born in Mauritius were resident in the UK.
Nepalese in the United Kingdom are British citizens or full-time residents of the United Kingdom whose ethnic origins lie fully or partially in Nepal. According to ONS estimates in 2019 there were 76,000 Nepalese-born people in the country.
Ethiopians in the United Kingdom are an ethnic group that consist of Ethiopian immigrants to the United Kingdom as well as their descendants.
A census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten years. The 2011 census was held in all counties of the UK on 27 March 2011. It was the first UK census which could be completed online via the Internet. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is responsible for the census in England and Wales, the General Register Office for Scotland (GROS) is responsible for the census in Scotland, and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) is responsible for the census in Northern Ireland.
Congolese in the United Kingdom consist of immigrants from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) living in the United Kingdom as well as their British-born descendants. The demonym Congolese can also refer to people from the Republic of Congo, of whom there are fewer living in the UK.
Lithuanians in the United Kingdom include individuals born in Lithuania who have migrated to the UK, among them Lithuanian citizens of Russian descent, as well as their British-born descendants. The 2011 UK Census recorded 95,730 Lithuanian-born residents in England, 1,353 in Wales, 4,287 in Scotland, and 7,341 in Northern Ireland. The previous, 2001 UK Census, had recorded 4,363 Lithuanian-born residents. The Office for National Statistics estimates that 144,000 Lithuanian-born immigrants were resident in the UK in 2013.
Eritreans in the United Kingdom or Eritrean Britons are an ethnic group that consist of Eritrean immigrants to the United Kingdom as well as their descendants.
Indonesian people in the United Kingdom include British citizens and non-citizen immigrants and expatriates of Indonesian descent in the United Kingdom.
Angolans people in the United Kingdom includes British citizens and non-citizen immigrants and expatriates of Angolan descent in the United Kingdom.