South Africans in the United Kingdom
| Total population | |
|---|---|
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South African-born residents 141,405 (2001 Census figure) 216,000 (ONS 2009 estimate) Other population estimates 550,000 (Runnymede 2001 estimate) Up to 1.0% of the UK population | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| London, South East England | |
| Languages | |
| English (British, South African), Afrikaans | |
| Religion | |
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Predominantly: Judaism, Traditional African religion, Irreligion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Zimbabwean British, Afrikaners, British diaspora in Africa, South African American |
South Africans in the United Kingdom include citizens and residents of the United Kingdom with origins in South Africa.
Demographics
The majority of these people are concentrated in largely affluent areas of London, the anecdotal evidence being that many are business people working in the City of London. There is, for instance, a South African-born cluster in the Canary Wharf area. In fact, London has the second biggest number of South African expatriates in the western world. University towns such as Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh and Bristol also show significant clusters of South Africa-born. Many young people with British family ties have come over the years to work in the UK, including the public services.[1]
According to the 2001 UK Census, 140,201 South African born people were calling the UK, although most recent estimates put the population (including those of South African descent) at over half a million. Unlike South Africa itself, the majority of South Africans in the UK are not ethnically black, but White. The 2001 census showed that 90% of South Africans in the UK are White (mainly of British and Afrikaner origin), 3% Black, 3% Indian, 2% Mixed, 2% Other, meaning that there could currently be around 495,000, 16,500, 16,500, 11,000 and 11,000 for each ethnic group respectively in the UK. There are a large number of Jewish South Africans in the UK. It is estimated that 9% of the South African population in London is Jewish, as compared to 2% of Londoners as a whole who would claim to be of the Jewish faith.[2]
Notable South Africans in the United Kingdom
Individuals who have migrated from South Africa to the UK
| Name | Occupation |
|---|---|
| Jani Allan | Journalist and radio personality |
| Jade Dernbach | English cricketer |
| Elize du Toit | Actress |
| Kyle Edmund | British tennis player |
| Ernie Els | Professional golfer and multiple major winner |
| Gary Frisch & Henry Badenhorst |
Co-founders of websites, Gaydar |
| Retief Goosen | Professional golfer and winner of two U.S. opens |
| Peter Hain | Former Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Welsh Secretary, born in Kenya, he was raised in South Africa and has South African parents |
| Nicky Hambleton-Jones | Stylist and television personality |
| Ronald Harwood | Playwright |
| Darren Holden | English footballer |
| Bob Holness | Actor & quiz show host |
| Sid James | Actor most famous for starring in the Carry On series of films |
| Michael Lumb | English cricketer |
| Bongani Khumalo | Professional footballer |
| Doreen Mantle | Actress |
| Steven Pienaar | Professional footballer |
| Kevin Pietersen | Former England cricket team Captain |
| Matt Prior | English cricketer |
| Lucas Radebe | Former long-serving Leeds United FC defender |
| Tokelo Rantie | Professional footballer |
| Justin Rose | English golfer, winner of the 2013 U.S. Open |
| Jason Roy | English cricketer |
| Sir Antony Sher | Actor & novelist |
| Mark Shuttleworth | Billionaire, space tourist and software developer (holds dual citizenship) |
| Andrew Strauss | English cricketer |
| Jonathan Trott | English cricketer |
| Laurens van der Post | Writer & conservationist |
British people of South African ancestry
| Name | Occupation | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Natasha Kaplinsky | news presenter | (South African father of Polish descent) |
| Joan Collins | actress, author and columnist | (South African father) |
| Jackie Collins | novelist | (South African father) |
| Sienna Miller | actress, model, and fashion designer | (South African mother) |
| Andrew Lincoln | actor, director | (South African mother) |
| Christian Bale | actor | (South African father) |
| Andrew Strauss | England cricketer | (South African father) |
| Andy Zaltzman | comedian, radio personality | (South African father) |
| Daniel Radcliffe | actor | (South African mother) |
| Gugu Mbatha-Raw | actress | (South African father) |
References
- ↑ "Born Abroad – South Africa". BBC News. 2005-09-07. Retrieved 2007-10-17.
- ↑ "South African in multi-ethnic Britain". [Runnymede. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
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