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'''[[Multiracial|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 [[East Asians in the United Kingdom|East Asian]], [[British Asian|South Asian]], [[Black British|Black]] and [[White British|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. They are the fastest growing demographic group in the UK.
'''[[Multiracial|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 [[British Asian|Asian]], [[Black British|Black]], [[White British|White]] and Other 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. They are the fastest growing demographic group in the UK.


==Statistics==
==Statistics==
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*[[Mark Ramprakash]] (Indian Guyanese father / English mother), cricketer
*[[Mark Ramprakash]] (Indian Guyanese father / English mother), cricketer
*[[Zuleikha Robinson]] (English father / Burmese-Indian mother), actress
*[[Zuleikha Robinson]] (English father / Burmese-Indian mother), actress
*[[Jasmine Sabu]] (Indian father ([[Sabu Dastagir]]) / White American mother), film-maker and animal trainer {{Fact|date=April 2009}}
*[[Paul Sabu]] (Indian father ([[Sabu Dastagir]]) / White American mother), musician{{Fact|date=April 2009}}
*[[Peter Sarstedt]] (Anglo-Indian), singer and songwriter
*[[Peter Sarstedt]] (Anglo-Indian), singer and songwriter
*[[Tara Sharma]] (Indian father ([[Partap Sharma]]) / English mother), Bollywood actress
*[[Tara Sharma]] (Indian father ([[Partap Sharma]]) / English mother), Bollywood actress
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*[[Benjamin Walker]] (Jewish-Indian father / White British mother), author
*[[Benjamin Walker]] (Jewish-Indian father / White British mother), author
*[[Rav Wilding]] (Indian Mauritian father / English mother), television presenter and police officer
*[[Rav Wilding]] (Indian Mauritian father / English mother), television presenter and police officer



===Mixed East Asian and White===
===Mixed East Asian and White===
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*[[Vanessa White]] (English father / Spanish-Filipino mother), singer. Member of [[The Saturdays]]
*[[Vanessa White]] (English father / Spanish-Filipino mother), singer. Member of [[The Saturdays]]
*[[Gok Wan]] (Chinese father / English mother), fashion consultant, author and television presenter
*[[Gok Wan]] (Chinese father / English mother), fashion consultant, author and television presenter

===Mixed Other Asian and White===
*[[Susan Jiwey]] (Iraqi father / Portuguese mother), opera singer
*[[Jim Al-Khalili]] (Iraqi father / English mother), theoretical nuclear physicist and academic
*[[Charlotte Lewis]] (Iraqi-Chilean father / Irish mother), actress
*[[Lowkey]] (English father / Iraqi mother), rapper
*[[Mika]] (American father / Syrian-Lebanese mother), singer-songwriter
*[[Shlomo (human beatbox)|Shlomo]] (Israeli, Iraqi and German descent), human beatbox artist


===Other Mixed===
===Other Mixed===

Revision as of 21:08, 27 April 2009

British Mixed-Race


Notable Mixed-Race Britons
Top row: Lewis Hamilton, Corinne Bailey Rae, Rio Ferdinand, Ben Kingsley
Bottom row: Myleene Klass, Leona Lewis, Michael Chopra
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, Newcastle upon Tyne
Languages
British 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, White and Other ethnic origins. Colloquially it refers to British citizens whose parents are of different races or ethnic backgrounds, and to the offspring of such people. They are the fastest growing demographic group in the UK.

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, followed by those of White and Asian origin.[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[2][3]. 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.[4]

Notable mixed-race/ethnic Britons

Mixed Black Caribbean and White

Mixed Black African and White

Mixed Other Black and White

Mixed South Asian and White

Mixed East Asian and White

  • Mutya Buena (Filipino father / Spanish-Irish mother), singer. Former member of the Sugababes.
  • Jamie Cullum (British-Jewish father / Anglo-Burmese mother), singer, songwriter, pianist, guitarist and drummer
  • 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
  • KT Tunstall (Irish father / half-Chinese mother), singer
  • Rory Underwood (English father / Chinese mother), rugby player
  • Tony Underwood (English father / Chinese mother), rugby player
  • Vanessa White (English father / Spanish-Filipino mother), singer. Member of The Saturdays
  • Gok Wan (Chinese father / English mother), fashion consultant, author and television presenter

Mixed Other Asian and White

  • Susan Jiwey (Iraqi father / Portuguese mother), opera singer
  • Jim Al-Khalili (Iraqi father / English mother), theoretical nuclear physicist and academic
  • Charlotte Lewis (Iraqi-Chilean father / Irish mother), actress
  • Lowkey (English father / Iraqi mother), rapper
  • Mika (American father / Syrian-Lebanese mother), singer-songwriter
  • Shlomo (Israeli, Iraqi and German descent), human beatbox artist

Other Mixed

References

  1. ^ "Resident Population Estimates by Ethnic Group, All Persons". National Statistics. June 2006. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
  2. ^ Smith, Laura (2007-01-23). "Mixed messages". Comment is Free. The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
  3. ^ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/newspapers/sunday_times/britain/article1295000.ece [dead link]
  4. ^ http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23547182-details/Only+two+in+three+babies+born+in+England+and+Wales+are+white+British/article.do

See also

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