British Mixed is the term given to Britons of mixed race/ethnic descent.^{[citation needed]} People of mixed race made up 1.2% of the population in 2001 or 677,117 people. The most common mixed race group is white British/Afro-Caribbean with 237,000 people, followed by white British/Asian at 189,000 people. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The County of West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a population of around 2,600,000 people. ... For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... Coat of Arms of South Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, that has a population of 2. ... “Middlesborough” redirects here. ... This article is about the English city. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England which has a population of 2. ... The East Midlands is one of the regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Caribbean English is a broad term for the dialects of the English language spoken in the Caribbean, most countries on the Caribbean coast of Central America, and Guyana. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      Christianity is... For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ... White British is an ethnic classification used in the United Kingdom Census 2001, 92. ... The Leicester Caribbean Carnival The British African-Caribbean (Afro-Caribbean) community are residents of the United Kingdom who are of West Indian background, and whose ancestors were indigenous to Africa. ... The term British Asian is used to denote a person of South Asian ancestry or origin, who was born in or was an immigrant to the United Kingdom, former heartland of the British Empire. ... Eurasian, also Euroasian or Euro-Asian can mean: Eurasian may be used as a slang term to refer to people of Asian decent, living in European countries who have no other traits of being Asian other then the fact that they look it. ... Anglo-Indians are persons who have descended from a mix of British and Indian parentage. ... The Anglo-Burmese, also known as the Anglo-Burmans, are a community of Eurasians of Burmese and European descent, and emerged as a distinct community through mixed relations (sometimes permanent, sometimes temporary) between the British and other European settlers and the local Burmese ethnic groups from 1826 until 1948 when...

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 will have outpaced British Indians (currently more than 1 million members), to become the largest ethnic minority in Britain with 1.24 million members, showing a 50% increase in the mixed race population in a decade to come. [1] [2]

History

Since the first Black people arrived in Britain with the Romans, there has been relative miscegenation with other races from Asia and the Middle East from the 11th century onwards, also intermarrying with the indigenous whites on arrival in Britain. Roman or Romans has several meanings, primarily related to the Roman citizens, but also applicable to typography, math, and a commune. ... Frederick Douglass with his second wife Helen Pitts Douglass (sitting) who was white, a famous 19th century American example of miscegenation. The woman standing is her sister Eva Pitts. ... For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. ...

Notable Mixed Britons

• John Amaechi (Nigerian father/English mother), Basketball player
• Dame Shirley Bassey (Nigerian father/English mother), Singer
• Melanie B (Nivisian father/English mother), Singer & Actress. Member of the Spice Girls.
• Craig Charles (Afro-Caribbean father/Irish mother), Actor
• Rio Ferdinand and Anton Ferdinand (St. Lucian father/Anglo-Irish mother), Footballers
• Ryan Giggs (Mixed-race father/English mother), Footballer
• Goldie (Jamaican father/Scottish mother), DJ and Actor
• Lewis Hamilton (Grenedan father/English mother), Formula 1 driver
• Nasser Hussain (Indian father/English mother), Cricketer
• Cleo Laine (Afro-Caribbean father, English mother) Singer
• Jackie Kay (Nigerian father/Scottish mother), Poet
• Oona King (African-American father/Jewish mother), Politician
• Sir Ben Kingsley (Kenyan-Indian father/English mother), Actor
• Myleene Klass (Austrian father/Fillipino mother), Classical musician, model, & TV presenter
• Leona Lewis (), Singer
• Thandie Newton (English father/Zimbabwean mother), Actress
• Corinne Bailey Rae (Kittian father/English mother), Singer/Songwriter
• Alexander Siddig (Sudanese father/English mother), Actor
• Zadie Smith (English father/Jamaican mother), Novelist
• Rory and Tony Underwood (English father/Chinese mother), Rugby players

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References

See also

• Multiracial
• Interracial marriage
• Mulatto
• Anglo-Indian