Austrians in the United Kingdom


Austrians in the United Kingdom include citizens or non-citizen immigrants of the United Kingdom who originate from Austria.

History

have been present in what is now the UK for centuries as merchants, traders and diplomats, but it was only during the 1930s when Austrians came to the UK in significant numbers. 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'.

Population

According to the 2001 UK Census, 19,511 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.
RegionAustrian-born population
East Midlands974
East of England1,815
Greater London5,771
North East England340
North West England1,658
Scotland826
South East England3,717
South West England1,557
Wales495
West Midlands1,042
Yorkshire and the Humber1,316
Northern IrelandUnknown

Notable Austrians in the United Kingdom