Cypriot British

Cypriot British

Infobox Ethnic group
group = Cypriot British


caption =
poptime = Est. 430,000 +/-100,000
0.72% of the UK's Population
popplace = London, Birmingham, Sheffield, Liverpool, Manchester
langs = English, Greek, Turkish
rels = Cypriot Orthodox Church, Islam
related= Greeks, Turks, Cypriot

The Cypriot British community, consists of people originating from then Mediterranean island of Cyprus who were born and/or raised in the United Kingdom. They are either of Greek or Turkish descent. Numbering over 430,000 (around 300,000 Greek Cypriots and 130,000 Turkish Cypriots), the Cypriot British community is the largest overseas Cypriot community on the planet.

History

According to the 2001 UK Census 77,156 current British residents were born in Cyprus, therefore approximately 40% of the present UK Cypriot population is descended from a historical Cypriot population which dates back to the 17th century and from immigration which occurred more than two generations ago.

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, mainly a result Britain's divide and rule policy resulting in ethnic tensions and economic and social deprivation and the 1974 Turkish invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus. Between the UK Census 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. About 160,000 were born after 1950 to the current 77,156 Cyprus born Britons and their children and 160,000 were born to the historial Cypriot populaton dating back before 1950.

Since the majority of the Cypriot British population has ancestry which dates back to the 1950s or earlier it is likely that up to 100,000 or more Britons may be of Anglo-Cypriot decent in addition to those carrying Greek or Turkish surnames.

Notable Cypriot Britons

See

ee also

* Greek British
* Turkish British

External links

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2005/05/27/cypriot_london_feature.shtml Cypriot London]

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