British Cypriots
The British Cypriot community in the United Kingdom consists of British people born on, or with ancestors from, the Eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus. British Cypriot people may be of Greek, Turkish, Maronite, or Armenian descent.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| UK residents born in Cyprus (2011 Census) England: 78,795 Wales: 1,215 Scotland: 1,941 Northern Ireland: 344 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| London, Liverpool, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Bristol | |
| Languages | |
| English, Greek, Turkish | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, Islam |
Migration from Cyprus to the UK has occurred in part due to the colonial links between the countries and the internal conflict that followed Cyprus' independence from the British Empire in 1960. Migration peaked at the time of independence but has continued on a smaller scale. The number of Cypriot-born people in the UK fell between the 1991 and 2001 censuses, but the community, including people of Cypriot ancestry, remains sizeable, and the Cypriot-born population grew slightly between the 2001 and 2011 censuses.
A number of famous British people are of Cypriot ancestry, including musicians George Michael and Cat Stevens, footballer Leon Osman, musician B Young, comedians Jamie Demetriou and Natasia Demetriou, visual artist Tracey Emin, and politician Lord Adonis.