Latvians in the United Kingdom
Lielbritānijas latvieši | |
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Kings Lynn and Glasgow | |
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| English, Latvian, Russian. | |
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| Christianity · Judaism • Protestantism | |
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| Balts |
Latvians in the United Kingdom are those born or raised in the UK, or residents, who are of ethnically Latvian descent or originate from Latvia, a country in North-Eastern Europe.
History, population and settlement
Latvian Russian
originIn the early 20th century,
Latvian Russian
origin.
Significant numbers of Latvians moved to the UK after
displaced persons (DPs) from the British zone of occupation of Germany arrived in the UK in 1947, called the Balt Cygnets.[1]
The
2001 UK Census had recorded 4,275 UK residents born in Latvia.[2]
Another wave of Latvian migration to the United Kingdom came after the
accession of Latvia to the European Union
, of which the UK was then part, in 2004.
The
2011 UK Census already recorded 53,977 Latvian-born residents in England, 692 in Wales,[3] 4,475 in Scotland,[4] and 2,297 in Northern Ireland.[5]
In 2021, there were approximately 90,000 Latvian nationals estimated to be residing in the United Kingdom. Historically, the highest estimated number of Latvian nationals residing in the United Kingdom was in 2017, when there were 117,000.[6]
There is a Latvian section at the
Brookwood cemetery near London.[7]
Latvian burial ground, Brookwood Cemetery
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Latvian burials at the Brookwood Cemetery -
Entrance to the Latvian burial ground -
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Main monument at the Latvian burial ground -
Notable British people of Latvian descent
See Category:British people of Latvian descent
- Martin Blunos, TV chef
- Leonard Fenton, actor, director and painter
- Dora Gaitskell, Baroness Gaitskell, Labour Party politician
- Gustav Holst, composer
- Anatol Lieven, journalist and policy analyst
- Arnold Mikelson, artist
- Viktoria Modesta, singer-songwriter
- Imants Priede, zoologist
References
- ISBN 978-0-7546-7085-8.
- ^ "Country-of-birth database". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Archived from the original on 4 May 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "2011 Census: Country of birth (expanded), regions in England and Wales". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Country of birth (detailed)" (PDF). National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Country of Birth – Full Detail: QS206NI". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ Number of Latvian nationals resident in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2021 - Statista.com
- ^ Latvian Cemetery - Exploring Surrey's Past
Bibliography
- Burrell, Kathy and Panayi, Panikos: Histories and Memories: Latvians and Their History in Britain
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