Austrian British
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 ,  Notable Austrian Britons: Myleene Klass, Friedrich von Hugel |
| Total population |
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| 19,511 Austrian Born (2001)[1] Ancestral Numbers Unknown (Over 0.03% of British population) |
| Regions with significant populations |
| Throughout the United Kingdom, with the largest numbers in London and South East England |
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Roman-Catholic, Protestant, Jewish and other minorities |
Austrian British is a term used to refer to citizens or non-citizen immigrants of the United Kingdom whos ethnic origins lie fully or partially in the Central European, German speaking nation of Austria.
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[edit] History
Austrians have existed in what is now the UK for centuries, but it was only during the 1930s when Austrians came to the UK in their thousands. The vast majority of these were Austrian Jews who fled to the UK to escape the Nazi leadership during the period of the Third Reich or 'National Socialist Period' (1933-1945).[2]
[edit] Population
According to the 2001 UK Census, some 20,000 Austrian born people were living in the UK, which is actually a drop of around 5% from 1991, despite this there are also large but unknown numbers of British born people of Austrian descent, which is reflected in the list of famous Austrian British people below. The population spread of Austrian born people can be seen below.[3]
| Region | Austrian born population |
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| East Midlands | 974 |
| East of England | 1,815 |
| Greater London | 5,771 |
| North East England | 340 |
| North West England | 1,658 |
| Scotland | 826 |
| South East England | 3,717 |
| South West England | 1,557 |
| Wales | 495 |
| West Midlands | 1,042 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 1,316 |
| Northern Ireland | Unknown |
[edit] Notable Austrian British people
- Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian born philosopher and engineer who also obtained British citizenship
- Sir Karl Popper, Austrian born philosopher of science
- Sir Ernst Gombrich, Austrian born art historian
- Friedrich Hayek, Austrian born economist
- Gabrielle Anwar, British born actress of Austrian and Iranian descent
- Anna Freud, Austrian born Psychologist
- Friedrich von Hügel, Roman Catholic layman, religious writer, Modernist theologian and Christian apologist
- Siegfried Frederick Nadel, anthropologist, specialising in African ethnology
- Andy Hunt, British born footballer of Austrian and English descent
- Myleene Klass, British born singer, actress, TV Presenter and model of Austrian and Filipino descent
- Eric Pohlmann, Austrian born actor and exile
- Joe Skarz, British born Footballer of Austrian and English descent
- Ruby Wax, American born comedian of Austrian descent
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