Peruvians in the United Kingdom ( es, Peruanos en el Reino Unido) are

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vian immigrants to the

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, who form part of the larger Latin American community in the UK. In 2001, the stock of Peruvian-born immigrants was the sixth largest amongst all Latin American immigrants to the UK.

Demographics

According to the

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, 4,066 Peruvian-born people were living in the UK. As such, Peru was the 107th most common birthplace for UK residents, and sixth out of all

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countries, behind

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but ahead of

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. This is smaller than such communities in the UK as Brazilians,

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and

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. The 2011 census recorded 6,659 people born in Peru resident in England, 134 in Wales, 358 in Scotland and 95 in Northern Ireland. Countries such as the

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and

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have much larger Peruvian communities than the United Kingdom. Political stability in

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, unlike for example Colombia and

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, means that the number of Peruvians claiming

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in the UK is low.

Notable individuals

Notable British people with Peruvian ancestry include actors

Michael Bentine Michael Bentine, (born Michael James Bentin; 26 January 1922General Register Office for England and Wales – Birth Register for the March Quarter of 1922, Watford Registration District, Reference 3a 1478, listed as "Michael J. Bentin", mother ...

and

Henry Ian Cusick Henry Ian Cusick (born 17 April 1967) is a Peruvian-Scottish actor of television, film, and theatre and a television director. He is best known for his role as Desmond Hume in the ABC television series ''Lost'', for which he received a Prim ...

, who found fame in ''

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'' and '' Lost'' respectively.

References

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Peruvian Peruvians ( es, peruanos) are the citizens of Peru. There were Andean and coastal ancient civilizations like Caral, which inhabited what is now Peruvian territory for several millennia before the Spanish conquest of Peru, Spanish conquest in th ...

Immigration to the United Kingdom by country of origin Latin American diaspora in the United Kingdom Peru–United Kingdom relations

Demographics

Notable individuals

See also

References