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Ukrainians in the United Kingdom
Total population
Ukrainian nationals
16,062 (2013 estimate)[1]
Ukrainian-born residents
26,452 (2013 estimate)[1]
Regions with significant populations
London, South East, Manchester, Nottingham, West Midlands, Bradford and rest of West Yorkshire
Languages
English, Ukrainian, Russian
Religion
Christianity, Ukrainian Orthodox, Judaism.
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Ukrainians in the United Kingdom consist mainly[citation needed] of British citizens of Ukrainian descent. The Ukrainian immigration to the United Kingdom has been occurring since the eighteenth century.

History

Although Ukrainians have visited and lived in the United Kingdom since the late-18th century[citation needed], the first documented evidence of Ukrainians in the UK was an entry in the Aliens Register in Salford of J. Koyetsky from Brody (then Austrian Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria) in 1897. Some 100 families settled in Manchester prior to World War I, and in the post-war years a community centre was established. An Information Centre was founded in London and religious and cultural links established with Manchester. In 1931 Bishop Andrey Sheptytsky and Fr Josyf Slipyj, each of whom in turn in later years became head of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, made a notable pastoral visit to Manchester. Elsewhere, the first generation of Ukrainian immigrants started arriving in the South-East, in particular, Hertfordshire in 1947 as displaced persons.

After World War II, work-permit schemes issued under the Attlee government (in office: 1945-1951) recruited Ukrainians to work in the mills of Lancashire and in the greenhouses of the Lea Valley (Middlesex/Essex). After a short stay in a transit camp in East Anglia, many went to a displaced-persons camp in Newgate Street Village in Hertfordshire. At the camp, many young people became affiliated to the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain, which had its headquarters in London; the Association acted as an important support-network for those separated from their family and friends.

After the end of World War II, more large numbers of Ukrainians (mainly displaced persons from camps in Germany) arrived in the UK. Ukrainians were integrated into the UK as European Voluntary Workers, while Ukrainian POWs from the Polish and German armies were also demobilised and settled in the major cities of the UK.

Population

The 2001 Census recorded 11,913 people born in Ukraine resident in the UK.[2] The 2011 UK Census recorded 20,320 Ukrainian-born residents in England, 380 in Wales,[3] 838 in Scotland,[4] and 245 in Northern Ireland.[5] The Office for National Statistics estimates that in 2013, 26,452 people born in Ukraine were resident in the UK. The number of Ukrainian nationals was estimated at 16,062.[1]

Religion

A large number of Ukrainians living in Britain are Ukrainian Catholics, under the jurisdiction of the Apostolic Exarchate for Ukrainians in Great Britain, whilst many other Ukrainian Britons are Jews.

Notable Britons with Ukrainian ancestry

Name Occupation
Elena Baltacha tennis player
Sergei Baltacha Jr. footballer
Nick Clegg politician who was Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats
Lew Grade showbusiness impresario and television company executive
Michael Grade chief-executive of ITV, former chairman of the BBC
Alexander Temerko businessman
Marina Lewycka novelist
Sergei Pavlenko portrait painter
Mark Pougatch broadcast sports journalist, BBC
Peter Solowka musician, guitarist with The Ukrainians and formerly The Wedding Present
Stepan Pasicznyk musician, and accordionist formerly with The Ukrainians original line up.
Bohdan Tkachuk CEO of Viglen Computers (part of Lord Alan Sugar's group of companies)
Zoë Wanamaker US born actress, raised in Britain of Ukrainian and Russian descent

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Nationality and country of birth by age, sex and qualifications for Jan - Dec 2013". Office for National Statistics. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Country-of-birth database". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 3 December 2008.
  3. ^ "2011 Census: Country of birth (expanded), regions in England and Wales". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Country of birth (detailed)" (PDF). National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Country of Birth – Full Detail: QS206NI". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 1 July 2016.

Further reading

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