Scandinavian migration to Britain is a phenomenon that has occurred at different periods over the past 1,400 years. Over the last couple of centuries, there has been regular migration from Scandinavia to Great Britain, from families looking to settle, businesspeople, academics to migrant workers, particularly those in the oil industry.
In more recent estimates by the Office for National Statistics, Sweden was the only Scandinavian country to feature in the top 60 foreign countries of birth of UK residents in 2013, with an estimated 27,000 people.[6]
Notable individualsedit
The table below includes Britons with significant recent Nordic ancestry.
^"Estimated overseas-born population resident in the United Kingdom by sex, by country of birth (Table 1.4)". Office for National Statistics. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2015. Figure given is the central estimate. See the source for 95 per cent confidence intervals.
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Scandinavian migration to Britain is a phenomenon that has occurred at different periods over the past 1 400 years Over the last couple of centuries there has been regular migration from Scandinavia to Great Britain from families looking to settle businesspeople academics to migrant workers particularly those in the oil industry Contents 1 Scandinavian ancestry of British peoples 2 Contemporary migration 3 Notable individuals 4 See also 5 ReferencesScandinavian ancestry of British peoples editA study into the Scandinavian ancestry of British peoples found that there is evidence of particular concentrations in the Isle of Man Shetland and Orkney and to a lesser degree in the Western Isles of Scotland and in the Wirral West Lancashire Cumbria and Yorkshire in England 1 2 3 4 Contemporary migration editThe 2001 UK Census recorded 22 525 people born in Sweden 18 695 in Denmark 13 798 in Norway 11 322 in Finland and 1 552 in Iceland 5 In more recent estimates by the Office for National Statistics Sweden was the only Scandinavian country to feature in the top 60 foreign countries of birth of UK residents in 2013 with an estimated 27 000 people 6 Notable individuals editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Scandinavian migration to Britain news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message The table below includes Britons with significant recent Nordic ancestry Name Image If available Ancestry OccupationJacob Aagaard nbsp Denmark Danish born Scottish Grandmaster of ChessDamon Albarn nbsp Denmark English Icelandic musician singer and songwriter of Danish descent through his mother Alexandra of Denmark nbsp Denmark Queen of the United Kingdom consort of Edward VII King of the United Kingdom and Emperor of IndiaSir Ove Arup Denmark British engineer founder of ArupRichard Ayoade nbsp Norway British comedian and actor with a Norwegian mother Svend Bayer Denmark PotterElynor and Zoe Backstedt Sweden Welsh racing cyclists daughters of Swedish racing cyclist Magnus BackstedtAntonia Bernath nbsp Norway actressTom Blomqvist nbsp Sweden racing driver son of Swedish rally driver Stig BlomqvistW D Caroe nbsp Denmark architectRoald Dahl nbsp Norway authorSophie Dahl Norway fashion model and granddaughter of Roald DahlCamilla Dallerup Denmark ballroom dancer a former professional on BBC One s Strictly Come DancingBritt Ekland nbsp Sweden actress and Bond GirlJohan Eliasch Sweden UK based businessman chairman amp CEO of sporting goods manufacturer Head and Party deputy treasurer of the Conservative PartyMariella Frostrup Norway journalist and radio and television presenterCharles Hambro Denmark banker and politician part of the Hambros Banking dynastyGustav Holst nbsp Sweden English composer and was a music teacher best known for his orchestral suite The PlanetsAshley Jensen nbsp Denmark Scottish actressUlrika Jonsson Sweden television personalitySynnove Karlsen Norway actressJessica Kellgren Fozard Sweden YouTuberJonas Kellgren Sweden first professor of rheumatology in the UKFelix Kjellberg nbsp Sweden Swedish YouTuber who moved to Brighton Magnus Lund nbsp Norway English rugby union playerJohn Lundstram nbsp Norway English footballerJessica Madsen Denmark actressMagnus Magnusson Iceland television presenter notably for the BBC s Mastermind amp novelistSally Magnusson Iceland news presenter and daughter of Magnus MagnussonRosita Spencer Churchill Duchess of Marlborough Sweden artist and noblewomanJan Molby nbsp Denmark former professional footballer who spent much of his career at Liverpool F C Kirsten O Brien nbsp Norway TV presenterHans Rausing nbsp Sweden billionaire heir to the Tetra Pak Tetra Laval dynastyToby Regbo nbsp Norway actorChristian Salvesen Norway shipowner and businessmanEdward Theodore Salvesen Norway Scottish lawyer politician and judgePeter Schmeichel nbsp Denmark former Manchester United goalkeeper and whose son Kasper spent his childhood in ManchesterNicholas Ashley Cooper 12th Earl of Shaftesbury nbsp Sweden peer and runnerSteve Simonsen Denmark English goalkeeperRupert Svendsen Cook Norway English Formula BMW UK race car driverSandi Toksvig nbsp Denmark comedianChristian Wolmar nbsp Sweden journalist author and railway historianPatrick Wymark Finland English actorSee also editSwedes in the United Kingdom Danelaw Scandinavian migration to FranceReferences edit Excavating Past Population Structures by Surname Based Sampling The Genetic Legacy of the Vikings in Northwest England Goodacre S Helgason A Nicholson J Southam L Ferguson L Hickey E Vega E Stefansson K Ward R Sykes B 2005 Genetic evidence for a family based Scandinavian settlement of Shetland and Orkney during the Viking periods Heredity 95 2 129 135 doi 10 1038 sj hdy 6800661 PMID 15815712 Gene geography Do you have Viking ancestry in your DNA Wellcome Trust 2004 Retrieved 9 January 2010 Branagan Mark 30 January 2009 Time team to seek out genetic secrets of Yorkshire s Viking past Yorkshire Post Retrieved 9 January 2010 Country of birth database Organisation for Economic Co operation and Development Retrieved 23 April 2015 Estimated overseas born population resident in the United Kingdom by sex by country of birth Table 1 4 Office for National Statistics 28 August 2014 Retrieved 23 April 2015 Figure given is the central estimate See the source for 95 per cent confidence intervals Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Scandinavian migration to Britain amp oldid 1153502487, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
