Chileans in the United Kingdom
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Chilean-born residents 5,131 (2001 census) 7,139 (2011 census) | |
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Chileans in the United Kingdom (Spanish: Chilenos en Reino Unido) are people of
Chilean origin living in the United Kingdom
.
History
When approximately 2,500
Pinochet regime. The Chilean community has settled well in the country, and the majority are of European ancestry.[1][2][3][4] The size of the Chilean British population is hard to estimate as many have gone back to Chile, or move fluidly between several places.[5]
Population
At the time of the 2001 UK Census, 5,131 Chilean-born people were living in the UK.[6] The 2011 census recorded 6,456 Chilean-born residents in England, 120 in Wales,[7] 495 in Scotland[8] and 68 in Northern Ireland.[9]
Notable individuals
- Mario Aguilar, academic
- Heroes and recently Cristóbal "Chris" Ríos in Star Trek: Picard
- DBE, Scientist
- Joan Jara, activist
- Olga Lehmann, 20th-century painter
- Manuel Pellegrini, football manager
- George Robledo Oliver, footballer
- Ted Robledo Oliver, footballer
- Otto Schade, artist and architect
See also
References
- ISBN 9789707570528.
- ^ SOCIAL IDENTITY Marta Fierro Social Psychologist. Archived February 25, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "massive immigration of European Argentina Uruguay Chile Brazil" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-25. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
- ^ "Latinoamerica" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-18. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
- ^ Diversity news page Archived 2009-04-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Archived from the originalon 2009-06-17. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ^ "2011 Census: Country of birth (expanded), regions in England and Wales". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Country of birth (detailed)" (PDF). National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Country of Birth – Full Detail: QS206NI". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 16 May 2018.