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{{infobox ethnic group
{{infobox ethnic group
|group = British Mixed-Race
|group = British Mixed-Race
|image= [[Image:Lewis Hamilton (crop).jpg|70px]][[Image:Corinne Bailey Rae B&W.jpg|87px]][[Image:Rio Ferdinand, 2004.jpg|83px]]<br>[[Image:Myleene Klass -- Greatest Britons.jpg|79px]][[Image:Melblive08.jpg|86px]][[Image:Ashley cole.jpg|75px]]<br><small>'''Notable Mixed-Race Britons'''<br>[[Lewis Hamilton]], [[Corinne Bailey Rae]], [[Rio Ferdinand]],
|image= [[Image:Lewis Hamilton (crop).jpg|55px]][[Image:Corinne Bailey Rae B&W.jpg|68px]][[Image:Rio Ferdinand, 2004.jpg|65px]][[Image:Sir Ben Kingsley by David Shankbone.jpg|59px]]<br>[[Image:Myleene Klass -- Greatest Britons.jpg|60px]][[Image:Melblive08.jpg|65px]][[Image:Ashley cole.jpg|57px]][[Image:Rachel_Stevens.jpg|65px]]<br><small>'''Notable Mixed-Race Britons'''<br>[[Lewis Hamilton]], [[Corinne Bailey Rae]], [[Rio Ferdinand]], [[Ben Kingsley]]
<br>[[Myleene Klass]], [[Melanie Brown]], [[Ashley Cole]]
<br>[[Myleene Klass]], [[Melanie Brown]], [[Ashley Cole]], [[Rachel Stevens|Rachel&nbsp;Stevens]]
|poptime = '''677,117''' [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=273]
|poptime = '''677,117''' [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=273]
|poptime = '''791,400 (2005 estimate for [[England]])'''
|poptime = '''791,400 (2005 estimate for [[England]])'''
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'''[[Mixed Race]]''' was included as an [[Census 2001 Ethnic Codes| ethnic classification on the UK Census from 2001]]. The census used 8 different sub-categories covering different combinations of Asian, Black, and White ethnic origins. Colloquially it refers to British citizens whose parents are of different races or ethnic backgrounds, and to the offspring of such people.
'''[[Mixed Race]]''' was included as an [[United Kingdom Census 2001 Ethnic Codes|ethnic classification on the UK Census from 2001]]. The census used 8 different sub-categories covering different combinations of Asian, Black, and White ethnic origins. Colloquially it refers to [[United Kingdom|British]] citizens whose parents are of different [[Race (classification of human beings)|races]] or [[Ethnic group|ethnic]] backgrounds, and to the offspring of such people.


==Statistics==
==Statistics==
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The mixed race population is the fastest growing group, climbing by more than 21 percent in 5 years since the 2001 census. Of the mixed race population, the ''white'' and ''Black African'' category has grown the fastest.
The mixed race population is the fastest growing group, climbing by more than 21 percent in 5 years since the 2001 census. Of the mixed race population, the ''white'' and ''Black African'' category has grown the fastest.


The mixed race population has a younger age profile than any other minority ethnic group in Britain, where 50% is under 16 years of age. By the year 2020, mixed race Britons are expected to have outnumbered British Indians (currently more than 1.6 million members), to become the largest ethnic minority in Britain, showing a 50% increase in the mixed race population in a decade to come<ref>{{cite web|url=http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/laura_smith/2007/01/post_975.html|title=Mixed messages|last=Smith|first=Laura|date=2007-01-23|work=Comment is Free|publisher=The Guardian|accessdate=2008-07-13}}</ref><ref>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/newspapers/sunday_times/britain/article1295000.ece {{Dead link|date=July 2008}}</ref>. According to National statistics, in 2005, 3.5 percent of all births in Britain were [[mixed race]] or 22,730 babies though this number could be higher in the 2008 year.[http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23547182-details/Only+two+in+three+babies+born+in+England+and+Wales+are+white+British/article.do]
The mixed race population has a younger age profile than any other minority ethnic group in Britain, where 50% is under 16 years of age. By the year 2020, mixed race Britons are expected to have outnumbered [[British Indian]]s (currently more than 1.6 million members), to become the largest ethnic minority in Britain, showing a 50% increase in the mixed race population in a decade to come<ref>{{cite web|url=http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/laura_smith/2007/01/post_975.html|title=Mixed messages|last=Smith|first=Laura|date=2007-01-23|work=Comment is Free|publisher=The Guardian|accessdate=2008-07-13}}</ref><ref>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/newspapers/sunday_times/britain/article1295000.ece {{Dead link|date=July 2008}}</ref>. According to National statistics, in 2005, 3.5 percent of all births in Britain were [[mixed race]] or 22,730 babies though this number could be higher in the 2008 year.[http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23547182-details/Only+two+in+three+babies+born+in+England+and+Wales+are+white+British/article.do]


==Notable mixed-race/ethnic Britons==
==Notable mixed-race/ethnic Britons==
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*[[Mel & Kim]], (Jamaican father/British mother), singers
*[[Mel & Kim]], (Jamaican father/British mother), singers
*[[Rio Ferdinand]] and [[Anton Ferdinand]] (St. Lucian father/Anglo-Irish mother), footballers
*[[Rio Ferdinand]] and [[Anton Ferdinand]] (St. Lucian father/Anglo-Irish mother), footballers
*[[Jeremy Guscott]], (Afro Caribbean father/English mother), rugby player
*[[Jeremy Guscott]] (Afro Caribbean father/English mother), rugby player
*[[Lewis Hamilton]] (Grenadian father/English mother), Formula 1 driver
*[[Lewis Hamilton]] (Grenadian father/English mother), Formula 1 driver
*[[Kelly Holmes|Dame Kelly Holmes]], (Jamaican father/English mother), athlete
*[[Kelly Holmes|Dame Kelly Holmes]], (Jamaican father/English mother), athlete
*[[Ashley Cole]] (Barbadian father/English mother), footballer
*[[Ashley Cole]] (Barbadian father/English mother), footballer
*[[Shanaze Reade]], (Jamaican father/Irish mother), Olympic BMX biker
*[[Shanaze Reade]] (Jamaican father/Irish mother), Olympic BMX biker
*[[Richard Reid (shoe bomber)|Richard Reid]] (Jamaican father/English mother), shoe bomber
*[[Louis Smith (gymnast)|Louis Smith]], (Jamaican father/English mother), Olympic Gymnast
*[[Louis Smith (gymnast)|Louis Smith]], (Jamaican father/English mother), Olympic Gymnast
*[[Theo Walcott]], (Jamaican father/English mother), footballer
*[[Theo Walcott]] (Jamaican father/English mother), footballer
*[[Griminal]], (Jamaican father/English mother), UK Grime Artist
*[[Griminal]] (Jamaican father/English mother), UK Grime Artist


===Mixed Black African and White===
===Mixed Black African and White===
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*[[Paul Boateng]] (Ghanaian father/Scottish mother), cabinet minister and ambassador
*[[Paul Boateng]] (Ghanaian father/Scottish mother), cabinet minister and ambassador
*[[Samuel Coleridge-Taylor]] (Sierra Leonean father/English mother) 19th century composer
*[[Samuel Coleridge-Taylor]] (Sierra Leonean father/English mother) 19th century composer
*[[Jaye Davidson]], (Ghanaian father/English mother), actor
*[[Jaye Davidson]] (Ghanaian father/English mother), actor
*[[Tupele Dorgu]], (Nigerian father / Irish Mother) actress
*[[Tupele Dorgu]] (Nigerian father / Irish mother) actress
*[[Jackie Kay]] (Nigerian father/Scottish mother), poet
*[[Jackie Kay]] (Nigerian father/Scottish mother), poet
*[[Thandie Newton]], (English father/Zimbabwean mother), actress
*[[Thandie Newton]] (English father/Zimbabwean mother), actress
*[[Sophie Okonedo]], (Nigerian father/Jewish mother), actress
*[[Sophie Okonedo]] (Nigerian father/Jewish mother), actress
*[[Nigel Quashie]] , (Ghanaian father/ Scottish mother) footballer
*[[Nigel Quashie]] (Ghanaian father/ Scottish mother) footballer
*[[Slash (musician)]], (Nigerian mother/English father), musician
*[[Slash (musician)]] (Nigerian mother/English father), musician
*[[John Amaechi]] (Nigerian father/English mother), basketball player
*[[John Amaechi]] (Nigerian father/English mother), basketball player
*[[Curtis Davies]] ,(Sierra Leonean father/English mother),footballer
*[[Curtis Davies]] (Sierra Leonean father/English mother), footballer
*[[Robert Earnshaw]], (Welsh father/Zambian mother), footballer
*[[Robert Earnshaw]] (Welsh father/Zambian mother), footballer
*[[Daley Thompson]], (Nigerian and Scottish), decathlete
*[[Daley Thompson]] (Nigerian and Scottish), decathlete
*[[Robert Wedderburn]] (Scottish father/African mother), revolutionary [[Thomas Spence|Spencean]]
*[[Robert Wedderburn]] (Scottish father/African mother), revolutionary [[Thomas Spence|Spencean]]
*[[Rachel Yankey]] (Ghanian father/ English mother), footballer
*[[Rachel Yankey]] (Ghanian father/ English mother), footballer
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*[[Wentworth Miller]] (African-American,Jamaican,German,English,Jewish father/ Russian,French,Dutch,Syrian,Lebanese, mother) British born American Actor
*[[Wentworth Miller]] (African-American,Jamaican,German,English,Jewish father/ Russian,French,Dutch,Syrian,Lebanese, mother) British born American Actor


===Mixed Asian and White===
===Mixed South Asian and White===
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*[[Gabrielle Anwar]] (Indian father / English mother), actress
(the [[Census 2001 Ethnic Codes|British census definition]] of '[[British Asian|Asian]]' mainly refers to people of [[South Asia]]n descent)
*[[Nigel Barker (photographer)|Nigel Barker]] (English father / Sri Lankan mother), model and photographer
*[[Nigel Barker (photographer)|Nigel Barker]] (English father / Sri Lankan mother), model and photographer
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*[[Mutya Buena]] (Filipino father / Irish, Chinese and Spanish Mother), singer
*[[Michael Chopra]] (Indian father / English mother), footballer
*[[Michael Chopra]] (Indian father / English mother), footballer
*[[Glen Duncan]] (Anglo-Indian), author
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*[[Rachel Grant]], (English Father / Filipino mother), actress
*[[Jules Faife]] (Anglo-Indian), musician
*[[Bryan Ferry]] (Anglo-Indian), singer, musician and songwriter
*[[Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)|Engelbert Humperdinck]] (British father / Anglo-Indian mother), singer
*[[Nasser Hussain]] (Indian father / English mother), cricketer
*[[Nasser Hussain]] (Indian father / English mother), cricketer
* Sir [[Ben Kingsley]] (Kenyan Indian father / English mother), actor
*[[Noel Jones]] (European father / Anglo-Indian mother), diplomat
*[[Myleene Klass]] (Austrian father / Filipino mother), classical musician, model, and TV presenter
*[[Katrina Kaif]] (Indian Kashmiri father / White British mother), actress
*[[Ayub Khan-Din]] (Pakistani father, English mother), playwright and actor
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*[[India Knight]] (Indian Mother), journalist
*[[Max Minghella]] (English father ([[Anthony Minghella]]) / Chinese Mother), actor
*Sir [[Ben Kingsley]] (Kenyan Indian father / English mother), actor
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*[[India Knight]] (Indian mother), journalist
*[[Anna Leonowens]] (Anglo-Indian mother / British father), travel writer, educator and social activist
*[[Louis T. Leonowens]] (Anglo-Indian mother ([[Anna Leonowens]]) / British father), officer
*[[John Mayer (composer)|John Mayer]] (Anglo-Indian), composer
*[[Jimi Mistry]] (Indian Parsi father / Irish mother)
*[[Jimi Mistry]] (Indian Parsi father / Irish mother)
*[[Rhona Mitra]] (Indian father / Irish mother)
*[[Rhona Mitra]] (Indian father / Irish mother)
*[[Zuleikha Robinson]] (English Father / Burmese-Indian Mother)
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*[[Ariane Sherine]] (Parsi mother / American father), Journalist
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*[[KT Tunstall]] (half-Chinese mother / Irish father), singer
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*[[Rory Underwood| Rory]] and [[Tony Underwood]] (English father / Chinese mother), rugby players
*[[Dileep Narayana]] (Indian father / English mother), wrestler
*[[Dileep Narayana]] (Indian father / English mother), wrestler
*[[Betty Nuthall]] (Anglo-Indian), tennis player
*[[Merle Oberon]] (Anglo-Sri Lankan mother / unknown father), actress
*[[Nerina Pallot]] (half-French father / Indian mother), singer and songwriter
*[[Cliff Richard]] (English father / Anglo-Indian mother), singer, actor and businessman
*[[Peter Sarstedt]] (Anglo-Indian), singer and songwriter
*[[Nicollette Sheridan]] (English father / Anglo-Indian mother), actress
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*[[Ariane Sherine]] (Parsi mother / American father), journalist
*[[Rav Wilding]] (Indian Mauritian father / English mother), television presenter and police officer

===Mixed East Asian and White===
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*[[Mutya Buena]] (Filipino father / Irish-Chinese-Spanish mother), singer
*[[Rachel Grant]] (English father / Filipino mother), actress
*[[Myleene Klass]] (Austrian father / Filipino mother), classical musician, model, and TV presenter
*[[Max Minghella]] (English father ([[Anthony Minghella]]) / Chinese mother), actor
*[[Rachel Stevens]] (British father / Chinese-Filipino mother), singer and actress
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*[[KT Tunstall]] (Irish father / half-Chinese mother), singer
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*[[Rory Underwood| Rory]] and [[Tony Underwood]] (English father / Chinese mother), rugby players


===Other Mixed===
===Other Mixed===
*[[Billy Boston]], Mixed race Welsh rugby player
*[[Billy Boston]], mixed-race Welsh rugby player
*[[David Jordan (musician)| David Jordan]], (Montserratian mother/Indian father) Singer/Songwriter
*[[David Jordan (musician)| David Jordan]] (Indian father / Montserratian mother), singer and songwriter
*[[Sufiah Yusof]], (Pakistani father/Malay mother), Former math prodigy
*[[Zuleikha Robinson]] (English father / Burmese-Indian mother)
*[[Melanie Sykes]] (Anglo-Indian / Anglo-Burmese), model and TV presenter
*[[Sufiah Yusof]] (Pakistani father / Malay mother), Former math prodigy


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 12:54, 15 December 2008

British Mixed-Race

File:Melblive08.jpg
Notable Mixed-Race Britons
Lewis Hamilton, Corinne Bailey Rae, Rio Ferdinand, Ben Kingsley
Myleene Klass, Melanie Brown, Ashley Cole, Rachel Stevens
Regions with significant populations
London, West Midlands, Nottingham, Greater Manchester, Liverpool, Sheffield, West Yorkshire, Middlesbrough, Bristol, Leicester, Luton, Slough, Reading, Berkshire, Cardiff, Oxford, Milton Keynes, Derby
Languages
mainly English
Religion
Christianity, Islam, others

Mixed Race was included as an ethnic classification on the UK Census from 2001. The census used 8 different sub-categories covering different combinations of Asian, Black, and White ethnic origins. Colloquially it refers to British citizens whose parents are of different races or ethnic backgrounds, and to the offspring of such people.

Statistics

In the 2001 census, people of mixed race made up 1.2% of the UK population with 677,117 people. The UK national statistics now estimate that as of 2006, almost 830,000 mixed race people reside in England alone, of which those of white and Black Caribbean origin make up the largest share.[1]

Mixed Race Population by Category (2006 Numbers)

  • White and Black Caribbean: 274,500 or 0.5 percent. (14.6 percent increase since 2001)
  • White and South Asian: 246,400 or 0.5 percent. (24.0 percent increase since 2001)
  • White and Black African: 107,700 or 0.2 percent. (27.3 percent increase since 2001)
  • Other mixed race (example: Black and Asian): 200,900 or 0.4 percent. (23.2 percent increase since 2001)

Mixed Race breakdown in the United Kingdom

Total in United Kingdom: 863,520 or 1.4 percent

The mixed race population is the fastest growing group, climbing by more than 21 percent in 5 years since the 2001 census. Of the mixed race population, the white and Black African category has grown the fastest.

The mixed race population has a younger age profile than any other minority ethnic group in Britain, where 50% is under 16 years of age. By the year 2020, mixed race Britons are expected to have outnumbered British Indians (currently more than 1.6 million members), to become the largest ethnic minority in Britain, showing a 50% increase in the mixed race population in a decade to come[1][2]. According to National statistics, in 2005, 3.5 percent of all births in Britain were mixed race or 22,730 babies though this number could be higher in the 2008 year.[2]

Notable mixed-race/ethnic Britons

Mixed Black Caribbean and White

Mixed Black African and White

Mixed Other Black and White

  • Damon Buffini, (Afro-American father, English mother), Businessman
  • Dina Carroll (African American and English), singer
  • Oona King (African-American father/Jewish mother), former Labour MP
  • Wentworth Miller (African-American,Jamaican,German,English,Jewish father/ Russian,French,Dutch,Syrian,Lebanese, mother) British born American Actor

Mixed South Asian and White

Mixed East Asian and White

Other Mixed

References

  1. ^ Smith, Laura (2007-01-23). "Mixed messages". Comment is Free. The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
  2. ^ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/newspapers/sunday_times/britain/article1295000.ece [dead link]

See also

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