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Italians in the United Kingdom
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"Italian Brits" redirects here. For British people in Italy, see British in Italy.
Italians in the United Kingdom, also known as Italian Brits (Italian: italo-britannici)[6] are citizens and/or residents of the United Kingdom who are fully or partially of Italian descent, whose ancestors were Italians who emigrated to the United Kingdom during the Italian diaspora. The phrase may refer to someone born in the United Kingdom of Italian descent, someone who has emigrated from Italy to the United Kingdom, or someone born elsewhere (e.g. the United States), who is of Italian descent and has migrated to the UK. More specific terms used to describe Italians in the United Kingdom include: Italian English, Italian Scots, and Italian Welsh.
Quick Facts Italo-britannici (Italian), Total population ...
![]() Distribution of Italian citizens in England, Wales & Northern Ireland by local authority. | |
Total population | |
![]() (2021/22 Census)[note 1] ![]() ![]() ![]() Northern Ireland: 1,257 – 0.07% (2021)[3] Italian citizens/passports held: 368,738 (England and Wales only, 2021)[4] Other estimates: c. 500,000 (by ancestry)[5] | |
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Italians, Italian Scots, Welsh Italians, Genoese in Gibraltar, Italian Americans, Italian Australians, Italian Canadians, Italian New Zealanders, Italian South Africans, Italians, Italian Belgians, Italian Finns, Italian French, Italian Germans, Italian Romanians, Italian Spaniards, Italian Swedes, Italian Swiss, Corfiot Italians, Genoese in Gibraltar, Italians of Crimea, Italians of Odesa
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