Ethnic Groups In The United Kingdom
People from various ethnic groups reside in the United Kingdom. Migration from what are now the Northern European states has been happening for millennia, with other groups such as British Jews also well established. Since World War II, substantial immigration from the New Commonwealth, Europe, and the rest of the world has altered the demography of many cities in the United Kingdom.
Read more about Ethnic Groups In The United Kingdom: History, Official Classification of Ethnicity, 2001 Census Ethnicity Results, Multiculturalism and Integration
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