Baltic people in the United Kingdom are those born or raised in the UK, or residents, who are of ethnically
Baltic, meaning
Latvian or
Lithuanian
Lithuanian may refer to:
* Lithuanians
* Lithuanian language
* The country of Lithuania
* Grand Duchy of Lithuania
* Culture of Lithuania
* Lithuanian cuisine
* Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jew ...
, origin.
History, population and settlement
In the early 20th century, many
Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...
n and
Lithuania
Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...
n refugees began to settle in Glasgow and at its height in the 1950s, there were around 10,000 in the Glasgow area.
Significant numbers of Baltic people moved to the UK in 1947 under a government backed scheme called ''Westward Ho''. The first group of
displaced persons (DPs) from the British zone of occupation of Germany arrived in the UK in 1947, called the ''Balt Cygnets''.
The
2011 UK Census
A census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten years. The 2011 census was held in all countries of the UK on 27 March 2011. It was the first UK census which could be completed online via the Internet. The Office for National ...
recorded 95,730 Lithuanian-born residents in
England, 1,353 in
Wales,
4,287 in
Scotland,
and 7,341 in
Northern Ireland.
The census recorded 53,977 Latvian-born residents in England, 692 in Wales,
[ 4,475 in Scotland,][ and 2,297 in Northern Ireland.][
The previous, ]2001 UK Census
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194.
The 2001 UK census was organised by the Office for National ...
, had recorded 4,363 UK residents born in Lithuania and 4,275 born in Latvia.
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See also
* Lithuanians in the United Kingdom
References
Bibliography
* Burrell, Kathy and Panayi, Panikos:
''Histories and Memories: Latvians and Their History in Britain''
* Budriuniene, Jolanta:
''Regeneration of the Lithuanian Emigrant Press: Fifteen Years' Experience''
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Baltic states
Lithuanian diaspora in Europe
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