Chileans in the United Kingdom
Chileans in the United Kingdom are people of Chilean origin living in the United Kingdom.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Chilean-born residents 5,131 (2001 census) 7,139 (2011 census) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| London, Midlands, South East England, North West England | |
| Languages | |
| English (British English) Spanish (Chilean Spanish) | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Christianity (Roman Catholic, Protestantism, Evangelical) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Chilean people • Latin Americans in the United Kingdom • Spaniards in the United Kingdom • Hispanic • Latino • British Chilean |
History
When approximately 2,500 Chilean exiles (including businessmen, professors, and students) arrived in Great Britain escaping the right-wing military coup d'etat of September 11, 1973, they were met by a small community of Latin people who were already there. In the 1970s right-wingers fled the Allende government, and later persecuted Allende's sympathizers escaped the Pinochet regime. The Chilean community has settled well in the country, and the majority are of European ancestry.[1][2][3][4] The size of the Chilean British population is hard to estimate as many have gone back to Chile, or move fluidly between several places.[5]
Population
At the time of the 2001 UK Census, 5,131 Chilean-born people were living in the UK.[6] The 2011 census recorded 6,456 Chilean-born residents in England, 120 in Wales,[7] 495 in Scotland[8] and 68 in Northern Ireland.[9]
Notable individuals
- Mario Aguilar, academic
- Santiago Cabrera, actor, played Isaac Mendez in the series Heroes and recently Cristóbal "Chris" Ríos in Star Trek: Picard
- Marcela Contreras DBE, Scientist
- Joan Jara, activist
- Olga Lehmann, 20th-century painter
- Manuel Pellegrini, football manager
- George Robledo Oliver, footballer
- Ted Robledo Oliver, footballer
- Alexis Sánchez, footballer for Manchester United and Chile
- Otto Schade, artist and architect
References
- Fernández, Francisco Lizcano (2007). Composición Étnica de las Tres Áreas Culturales del Continente Americano al Comienzo del Siglo XXI (PDF). ISBN 9789707570528.
- SOCIAL IDENTITY Marta Fierro Social Psychologist. Archived February 25, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- "massive immigration of European Argentina Uruguay Chile Brazil" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-25. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
- "Latinoamerica" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-18. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
- Diversity news page Archived 2009-04-05 at the Wayback Machine
- "Country-of-birth database". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Archived from the original on 2009-06-17. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- "2011 Census: Country of birth (expanded), regions in England and Wales". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- "Country of birth (detailed)" (PDF). National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- "Country of Birth – Full Detail: QS206NI". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
