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Encyclopedia > Other ethnic group (United Kingdom Census)

The 2001 UK Census ethnic groups include White British, White Other, Mixed Race, Asian British, Black British and Chinese or other ethnic group. Census 2001 is the name by which the national census conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001 is known. ... White British is an ethnic classification used in the United Kingdom Census 2001, 92. ... White Other is a term used in the UK census to describe persons of non-British or Irish decent. ... British Mixed is the term given to Britons of mixed race/ethnic descent. ... The term British Asian is used to denote a person of Southern Asian ancestry or origin, or sometimes Western Asian origin, who was born in or was an immigrant to the United Kingdom. ... See also: British African-Caribbean community, Caribbean British, British Asian,Britsh Mixed Black British is term which has had different meanings and uses as a racial and political label. ...

  • The Other Group includes the ethnic groups:

Oriental

Languages British English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Tagalog, Thai, Vietnamese, and many others Religions Buddhism, Roman Catholicism, Anglican, Protestant, Islam, Shinto, Non-religious, others Related ethnic groups Asians British Orientals are people described as Chinese or other in the British census, and primarily originate from countries in East and Southeast... British Japanese (or Japanese Britons) are people of Japanese ancestry who were born in or have immigrated to the United Kingdom. ... British Koreans are ethnic Koreans born or raised in the United Kingdom. ...

Arabs

Languages British English, Arabic Religions Islam, Christianity Related ethnic groups Asians British Arabs are people described as Arab or other in the British census, and primarily originate from countries in the Middle East and North Africa, such as Egypt, Morocco, Jordan, Yemen, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Iraq. ... British Iraqis are people of Iraqi heritage. ... British Iranians are people of Iranian origin who were born in or who have been brought up in the UK. // There have been several waves of migrants from Iran to the UK. In the 1960s, most arrivals were students, either of secondary school age or at university. ... The term British Yemeni is given to someone who is a British citizen of Yemeni descent. ... British Moroccans (or Moroccan British) are people born or raised in the United Kingdom who are of Moroccan origin. ...

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