Manx people
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| Manx (Manninagh) |
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| Total population |
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Uncertain (Population of Isle of Man 80,058, 2006 est., 47.6% born in the Isle of Man) |
| Regions with significant populations |
 Isle of Man
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| Languages |
| English (see Anglo-Manx), Manx |
| Religions |
| Christianity, Protestant (mainly Anglicanism and Methodism), Roman Catholicism, secular and other minority groups |
| Related ethnic groups |
| Gaels, Scots, Irish, English, Bretons, Cornish, Welsh, Norwegians, Danes, Icelanders, Faroese |
The Manx are an ethnic group coming from the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea in northern Europe. They are often described as a Celtic (or more specifically Gaelic) people.
As with other ethnic groups in the British Isles, the question of identity is not straightforward. Ethnic identity has been based as much – if not more – on cultural identity than on descent. For economic, and social reasons, many Manx people have been born off the island, or have sought work elsewhere.
[edit] Make-up of Isle of Man population
According to the 2006 interim census,[1] the Isle of Man is home to 80,058 people, of whom 26,218 reside in the island's capital Douglas. Most of the population is born in the British Isles, with 47.6% born in the Isle of Man, 37.2% born in England, 3.4% in Scotland, 2.1% in Northern Ireland, 2.1% in the Republic of Ireland, 1.2% in Wales and 0.3% born in the Channel Islands.
Manx people living in the UK were commonly grouped by the 2001 census under "White British". As well as major immigration from England, the Isle of Man has had many Irish residents, and to a lesser degree, Scottish and Welsh people.
[edit] Languages
Manx people have traditionally had three vernaculars:
- Manx, a Gaelic language.
- English language
- Anglo-Manx, the distinctive indigenous English dialect of the Manx
- British English, the usual form of English used in the Isle of Man, especially for formal purposes.
Both English and Manx are official languages in the Tynwald.
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