Czech migration to the United Kingdom

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People in the United Kingdom with Czech ancestry
Notable Czech Britons: Georgina Bouzova, Jan Pinkava, Tom Stoppard
Total population
Czech Born 2001: 12,000[1] 2005: 29,000[2] Czech Ancestry Unknown Czech Born and Ancestry see below
Regions with significant populations
Greater London and South East England
Languages
British English, Czech Language, Czenglish
Religions
Predominantly Agnostic, followed by Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Czech people • White Other

Czech migration to the United Kingdom refers to the phenomenon of Czech people migrating to the United Kingdom from the Czech Republic or from the political entities that preceded it, such as Czechoslovakia. There is a substantial number of people in the UK who were either born in the Czech lands or have Czech ancestry.

Contents 1 Population 2 Notable people with Czech links 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Population

Czech people appear in the 'White Other' category in the United Kingdom Census. The 2001 Census recorded 12,000 Czech-born people in the UK, and in 2005 there were almost 30,000 Czech-born people in the UK.

[edit] Notable people with Czech links

Bold indicates a non-citizen immigrant and normal text indicates a British citizen with Czech ancestry.

• Milan Baroš, footballer
• Roman Bednář, footballer
• Patrik Berger, footballer
• Georgina Bouzova, actress
• Petr Čech, footballer
• Josef Franc, motorcycle racer
• Jan Kaplický, architect
• Jan Kavan, diplomat and politician
• Čeněk Kottnauer, chess master
• Karel Kuttelwascher, fighter pilot
• Herbert Lom, actor
• Marek Matějovský, footballer
• Jan Pinkava, animator, film director
• Karel Reisz, film director
• Tom Stoppard, screenwriter, playwright

[edit] See also

• Demographics of the Czech Republic
• Czech people
• White Other

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Czech and Slovak Club in London
• British Czech and Slovak Association
• Czech Centre London
• Czech Radio London

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