Austrians in the United Kingdom

Austrians in the United Kingdom
Total population
, Notable Austrians in the United Kingdom: Myleene Klass, Friedrich von Hugel

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
Languages
British English, Austrian German
Religion
Roman-Catholic, Protestant, Jewish and other minorities

Austrians in the United Kingdom include citizens or non-citizen immigrants of the United Kingdom whose origins lie in the Central European, German speaking nation of Austria.

1 History
2 Population
3 Notable Austrians in the United Kingdom
4 See also
5 External links
6 References

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]

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
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

Notable Austrians in the United Kingdom

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