Mauritian diaspora in the United Kingdom are

British people British people or Britons, also known colloquially as Brits, are the citizens of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the British Overseas Territories, and the Crown dependencies.: British nationality law governs mo ...

with

Mauritian Mauritians (singular Mauritian; french: Mauricien; Creole: ''Morisien'') are nationals or natives of the Republic of Mauritius and their descendants. Mauritius is a multi-ethnic society, with notable groups of people of South Asian (notably I ...

descent, or who were born in

Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label=Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It incl ...

. The

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 ...

recorded 27,078 Mauritian-born people living in the UK. 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 40,890 Mauritian-born residents in England, 434 in Wales, 571 in

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, and 83 in

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...

. The Office for National Statistics estimates that in 2014, 41,000 people born in Mauritius were resident in the UK. Up until 1968, Mauritius was under

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, and the nation remains very closely linked to the UK, hence the UK being a popular destination for Mauritian emigrants.

Notable individuals

Lise de Baissac Lise Marie Jeanette de Baissac MBE CdeG (11 May 1905 – 29 March 2004), code names ''Odile'' and ''Marguerite,'' was a Mauritian agent in the United Kingdom's clandestine Special Operations Executive (SOE) organization in France during World ...

, heroine of the

Special Operations Executive The Special Operations Executive (SOE) was a secret British World War II organisation. It was officially formed on 22 July 1940 under Minister of Economic Warfare Hugh Dalton, from the amalgamation of three existing secret organisations. Its pu ...

during World War II *

Jean-Paul 'Bluey' Maunick Jean-Paul Maunick (born 19 February 1957, Mauritius), better known by his stage name Bluey is a British guitarist, bandleader, composer and record producer. He has led the British acid jazz band Incognito since its formation in 1979. With Inc ...

, musician (

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) * Safia Minney, founder of

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and environmental fashion and lifestyle label People Tree *

Rav Wilding Rav Wilding (born 16 October 1977) is a British television presenter and former police officer who served with the British Transport Police and Metropolitan Police Service. Prior to joining the police, Wilding served in the British Army and wo ...

, television presenter and police officer *

Bernard Paul Bernard Paul may refer to: * Bernard Paul (director), French film director and screenwriter * Bernard Paul (boxer) Bernard "Punching Postman" Paul (born October 22, 1965) is a Mauritian/British professional light welter/ welter/light middlewei ...

, boxer of the 1990s and 2000s *

Julian Peedle-Calloo Julian Peedle-Calloo (born 1977) is a British actor, writer, director and television presenter, he has been deaf since birth, and is a presenter of the BBC deaf magazine programme '' See Hear.'' Personal life Julian Peedle-Calloo was born in Ox ...

, TV Presenter *

Shelina Permalloo Shelina Permalloo is a TV chef, restaurateur and cookery author who specialises in Mauritian food. She won BBC's MasterChef in 2012. Early life Permalloo was born and brought up in Southampton and identifies as being a British Mauritian with b ...

, English cook, author and winner of the MasterChef 2012 UK TV show competition *

Jackie Carter Jackie Carter (June 28, 1953 – April 13, 2016) was an American children's author. Her goal was to provide children of all races with images of themselves in the books they read. Early life and education Carter was born on June 28, 1953, in Por ...

, singer and member of the 1970s

Silver Convention Silver Convention were a German Euro disco recording act of the 1970s. The group was originally named Silver Bird Convention or Silver Bird. Career The group was initiated in Munich by producers and songwriters Sylvester Levay and Michael Kunze ...

* Francoise Pascal actress *

Gavin Ramjaun Gavin Ramjaun (born 13 December 1981) is a British journalist known for his work with the BBC, Sky Sports and ITV Breakfast. His parents hail from Mauritius. He was born in Worcester. Education Ramjaun was educated at the University of Cardiff's ...

TV presenter and journalist *

Naga Munchetty Subha Nagalakshmi Munchetty-Chendriah (born 25 February 1975), also known as Naga Munchetty, is a British television presenter, newsreader and journalist. She regularly presents '' BBC Breakfast''. She is also a former presenter of BBC World Ne ...

TV presenter, newscaster and journalist *

Suella Braverman Sue-Ellen Cassiana "Suella" Braverman (; ''née'' Fernandes, born 3 April 1980) is a British barrister and politician who has served as Home Secretary since 25 October 2022. She previously held the position from 6 September to 19 October 2022 ...

Attorney General, Member of Parliament, Barrister. *

Tommy Fury Tommy Fury (born 7 May 1999) is a British professional boxer and reality television personality. He took time off from his boxing career in 2019 to star in the fifth series of the ITV2 dating reality television show ''Love Island''. Along with ...

Professional Boxer, reality television contestant. * Liberty Barros World's Most Flexible Girl, reality television contestant.

References

External links

BBC Born Abroad - Other South and East Africa
{{AsiansinUK African diaspora in the United Kingdom

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Immigration to the United Kingdom by country of origin