Grenadians in the United Kingdom
Grenadians in the United Kingdom are citizens or residents of the United Kingdom whose ethnic origins lie fully or partially in Grenada. 9,783 Grenadian-born people were recorded by the 2001 UK Census.[1]
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 9,783 Grenadian-born (2001)[1] * Over 0.01% of the UK's population 30,000 (Grenadian ancestry, 2010)[2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| London, Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Leicester | |
| Languages | |
| English (British English, Grenadian Creole) French Patois | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism Protestantism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Afro-Grenadians Indo-Grenadians British African-Caribbean people Black British · Black African Mulatto · Indo-Caribbeans Amerindian | |
* In 2001 only 40.4% of Afro-Caribbeans in the UK were actually born in the Caribbean, 59.6% were born elsewhere (of which 57.9% of the total ethnic groups population was born in the UK)[3] |
Grenadian Britons | |
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Migration from Grenada to the UK
Migration has included that of the Windrush Generation; many of the Grenadians who left home as part of this movement settled in Yorkshire.[4][5]
People
The following is an incomplete list of notable UK residents of Grenadian heritage:
- Hamza Choudhury, footballer.
- Joan Anim-Addo, academic, writer and publisher.
- James Baillie, slave owner and merchant.
- Allister Bain, actor and playwright.
- Jean Buffong, writer.
- Craig David, singer-songwriter.
- Daniel Dubois, heavyweight boxer.
- Jourdan Dunn, model also of Afro-Jamaican and Syrian descent.
- Rhodan Gordon, community activist.
- Lewis Hamilton, racecar driver.
- George Harris, actor.
- Reece James, footballer.[6]
- Lauren James, footballer.[6]
- Roger Michael, impresario in London.[7]
- Sam Morris, activist.
- PW, rapper.
- Tyler Roberts, footballer.
- Arthur Wharton, first mixed professional footballer in the UK.
- Verna Wilkins, publisher and author.
See also
References
- "Country-of-birth database". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Archived from the original on 17 June 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
- "PM Thomas makes direct appeals to overseas nationals to invest at home". GIS. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- National Statistics 2006 Archived 2010-07-03 at the Wayback Machine
- "Yorkshire's Windrush generation to share their stories in new film". Yorkshire Post. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- Hirst, Andrew (10 May 2017). "Go explore Huddersfield's 70-year-old Caribbean heritage in just two hours". Yorkshire Live. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- Olow, Fadumo (25 March 2021). "Meet Lauren and Reece James: 'How many siblings play elite football? We're living a dream'". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- "London's 1000 most influential people 2010: Night Owls". London Evening Standard. 15 November 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
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