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{{ | {{Short description|Residents of the UK}} | ||
{{Infobox ethnic group | {{Infobox ethnic group | ||
|group = British Indo-Caribbean people | |group = British Indo-Caribbean people | ||
|image = | |image = | ||
|population = [[Indo-Guyanese]] - ''Unknown''<br>[[Indo-Jamaican]] - ''Unknown''<br>[[Indo-Trinidadians]] - ''Approx 25,000''<ref name="scribd.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/7099691/IndoCaribbean-Times-December-2007|title=Indo-Caribbean Times December 2007 - Kidnapping - Venezuela|website=Scribd.com|access-date=17 August 2018}}</ref><br>[[Indo-Surinamese]] - ''Unknown'' | |population = [[Indo-Guyanese]] - ''Unknown''<br>[[Indo-Jamaican]] - ''Unknown''<br>[[Indo-Trinidadians]] - ''Approx 25,000''<ref name="scribd.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/7099691/IndoCaribbean-Times-December-2007|title=Indo-Caribbean Times December 2007 - Kidnapping - Venezuela|website=Scribd.com|access-date=17 August 2018}}</ref><br>[[Indo-Surinamese]] - ''Unknown'' | ||
|regions = '''United Kingdom'''<br>In particular [[London]], [[Birmingham]], [[Manchester]], [[Leicester]], [[Leeds]], [[Glasgow]], [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]], [[Sheffield]], [[Liverpool]], [[Nottingham]], [[Southampton]], [[Bristol]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne]], [[Slough]], [[Edinburgh]], [[Cardiff]], [[Stoke on Trent]], [[Coventry]] | |regions = '''United Kingdom'''<br>In particular [[London]], [[Birmingham]], [[Manchester]], [[Leicester]], [[Leeds]], [[Glasgow]], [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]], [[Sheffield]], [[Liverpool]], [[Nottingham]], [[Southampton]], [[Bristol]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne]], [[Slough]], [[Edinburgh]], [[Cardiff]], [[Stoke on Trent]], [[Coventry]] | ||
|languages = [[British English]] | |languages = {{hlist| [[British English]] (predominantly [[Multicultural London English]])| [[Caribbean English]] (predominantly [[Trinidadian and Tobagonian English|Trinidadian and Tobagonian]] and [[Guyanese Creole|Guyanese]])| [[Caribbean Hindustani]]| [[Hinglish]]| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]}} | ||
|religions = ''Majority'': [[Hinduism]] | |religions = | ||
|related = [[British Indians]]{{·}}[[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|Indian diaspora]]{{·}}[[Indo- | '''Majority''': {{hlist|[[Hinduism in the United Kingdom|Hinduism]]}} | ||
'''Significant Minority''': {{hlist|[[Christianity]]|[[Islam in the United Kingdom|Islam]]}} | |||
'''Other Minority''': {{hlist|[[Sikhism in the United Kingdom|Sikhism]]|[[Jainism]]|[[Buddhism]]|[[Zoroastrianism]]|[[Baháʼí Faith|Baháʼí]]|Others}} | |||
|related = [[British Indians]]{{·}}[[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|Indian diaspora]]{{·}}[[Indo-Caribbean people]]{{·}}[[Indo-Caribbean Americans]]{{·}}[[South Asians in the Netherlands#Indo-Caribbeans|Dutch Indo-Caribbeans]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''British Indo-Caribbean people''' are | '''British Indo-Caribbean people''' are British citizens, whose recent ancestors came from the [[Caribbean]], and who further trace their ancestry back to [[British Raj|India]] and the wider [[Indian subcontinent|subcontinent]]. The UK has a large population of Indo-Caribbean people.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.smallislandread.com/read_more/indo_carribean.htm |title=The Indo-Caribbean community |website=smallislandread.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531233835/http://www.smallislandread.com/read_more/indo_carribean.htm |archive-date=May 31, 2009 }}</ref> | ||
==Background== | |||
Indian people were first introduced to the Caribbean as [[Indian indenture system|indentured laborers]] by the British government beginning in the 1830s after the abolition of slavery and when cheap labour was needed. The majority settled in [[Trinidad and Tobago]], [[Guyana]], and [[Suriname]]. There are smaller but well established population in [[Jamaica]], [[Saint Lucia]] and other [[Caribbean]] countries. The Indian communities in these countries have now become extremely well established and currently have a very successful diaspora. With the strong links between the Caribbean and the UK, as well as the large [[British Indians|Indian community in the UK]], it has proven a popular destination for Indo-Caribbean emigrants. In 1990, between 22,800 and 30,400 Indo-Caribbean people were estimated to be living in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/+/http://www.movinghere.org.uk/galleries/histories/caribbean/settling/indo_caribbean2.htm |title=*Migration Histories > Caribbean > Settling: An Established Community |first=Ron |last=Ramdin |website=nationalarchives.gov.uk |access-date=17 August 2018}}</ref> In the recent [[UK 2021 census]], 10,841 persons self-identified as having Indo-Caribbean ancestry using the categories of "Other ethnic group: Caribbean Asian" and "Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Caribbean Asian.<ref>{{cite web |title=Interactive Map of the Indo-Caribbean Population in England and Wales |url=https://anesaresearch.wordpress.com/2025/01/06/interactive-map-of-the-indo-caribbean-population-in-england-and-wales/ |website=Higher Education Research Blog |language=en |date=6 January 2025}}</ref> This is a lower estimate as Indo-Caribbean people had to write this in for their ethnicity under Asian: Other, and may have found it easier to click Asian: Indian for example. | |||
==Sub-groups== | ==Sub-groups== | ||
===Indo-Guyanese=== | ===British Indo-Guyanese people=== | ||
{{see also|Indo-Guyanese}} | {{see also|Indo-Guyanese|Guyanese in the United Kingdom}} | ||
Notable Britons of Indo-Guyanese descent include [[Waheed Alli, Baron Alli]], [[Shakira Caine]], [[David Dabydeen]] and [[Mark Ramprakash]]. | Notable Britons of Indo-Guyanese descent include [[Arif Ali (publisher)|Arif Ali]], [[Waheed Alli, Baron Alli]], [[Shakira Caine]], [[David Dabydeen]], [[Gina Miller]], [[Bishnodat Persaud]], [[Avinash Persaud]], [[Raj Persaud]] and [[Gordon Warnecke]], and [[Mark Ramprakash]]. | ||
===Indo-Jamaicans=== | ===British Indo-Jamaicans=== | ||
{{see also|Indo-Jamaicans}} | {{see also|Indo-Jamaicans|British Jamaicans}} | ||
A notable Briton of Indo-Jamaican descent is [[Lee Gopthal]]. The British eighties pop group [[Five Star]] are of Indo Caribbean descent through their mother. | |||
===Indo-Trinidadians=== | ===British Indo-Trinidadians=== | ||
{{see also|Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian}} | {{see also|Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian|Trinidadian and Tobagonian British | ||
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Indo-Trinidadian people are thought to number well over 25,000, which is even more than the number of people born in [[Trinidad and Tobago]] living in the UK according to the 2001 Census.<ref name="scribd.com" /> Notable Britons of Indo-Trinidadian descent include [[Waheed Alli, Baron Alli]], [[Chris Bisson]], [[Vahni Capildeo]], [[Krishan Kumar (sociologist)|Krishan Kumar]], [[Krishna Maharaj]], [[Shiva Naipaul]], [[V. S. Naipaul]], [[Lakshmi Persaud]], and [[Raj Persaud]]. | Indo-Trinidadian people are thought to number well over 25,000, which is even more than the number of people born in [[Trinidad and Tobago]] living in the UK according to the 2001 Census.<ref name="scribd.com" /> Notable Britons of Indo-Trinidadian descent include [[Waheed Alli, Baron Alli]], [[Chris Bisson]], [[Vahni Capildeo]], [[Krishan Kumar (sociologist)|Krishan Kumar]], [[Krishna Maharaj]], [[Shiva Naipaul]], [[V. S. Naipaul]], [[Lakshmi Persaud]], [[Avinash Persaud]] and [[Raj Persaud]]. | ||
===Indo-Surinamese=== | ===British Indo-Surinamese people=== | ||
{{see also|Indo-Surinamese}} | {{see also|Indo-Surinamese}} | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Indo- | * [[Indo-Caribbean people]] | ||
* [[British Indians]] | * [[British Indians]] | ||
* [[Indian Canadians]] | * [[Indian Canadians]] | ||
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{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
{{ | {{Indian diaspora}} | ||
{{Caribbean diaspora}} | {{Caribbean diaspora}} | ||
{{AmericansinUK}} | {{AmericansinUK}} | ||
{{AsiansinUK}} | {{AsiansinUK}} | ||
[[Category:Indo-Caribbean diaspora]] | |||
[[Category:Caribbean | [[Category:Caribbean diaspora in the United Kingdom| Indo-Caribbean]] | ||
[[Category:Indian diaspora in the United Kingdom|Indo-Caribbean]] | [[Category:Indian diaspora in the United Kingdom|Indo-Caribbean]] | ||
[[Category:British people of West Indian descent| | [[Category:British people of West Indian descent| ]] | ||
[[Category:British people of Indian descent| | [[Category:British people of Indian descent| ]] | ||
[[Category:British people of | [[Category:British people of Trinidad and Tobago descent| ]] | ||
[[Category:British people of | [[Category:British people of Guyanese descent| ]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:16, 25 January 2026
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Indo-Guyanese - Unknown Indo-Jamaican - Unknown Indo-Trinidadians - Approx 25,000[1] Indo-Surinamese - Unknown | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| United Kingdom In particular London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leicester, Leeds, Glasgow, Preston, Sheffield, Liverpool, Nottingham, Southampton, Bristol, Newcastle upon Tyne, Slough, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Stoke on Trent, Coventry | |
| Languages | |
| |
| Religion | |
| Majority: Significant Minority: Other Minority: | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| British Indians · Indian diaspora · Indo-Caribbean people · Indo-Caribbean Americans · Dutch Indo-Caribbeans |
British Indo-Caribbean people are British citizens, whose recent ancestors came from the Caribbean, and who further trace their ancestry back to India and the wider subcontinent. The UK has a large population of Indo-Caribbean people.[2]
Background[edit | edit source]
Indian people were first introduced to the Caribbean as indentured laborers by the British government beginning in the 1830s after the abolition of slavery and when cheap labour was needed. The majority settled in Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, and Suriname. There are smaller but well established population in Jamaica, Saint Lucia and other Caribbean countries. The Indian communities in these countries have now become extremely well established and currently have a very successful diaspora. With the strong links between the Caribbean and the UK, as well as the large Indian community in the UK, it has proven a popular destination for Indo-Caribbean emigrants. In 1990, between 22,800 and 30,400 Indo-Caribbean people were estimated to be living in the UK.[3] In the recent UK 2021 census, 10,841 persons self-identified as having Indo-Caribbean ancestry using the categories of "Other ethnic group: Caribbean Asian" and "Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Caribbean Asian.[4] This is a lower estimate as Indo-Caribbean people had to write this in for their ethnicity under Asian: Other, and may have found it easier to click Asian: Indian for example.
Sub-groups[edit | edit source]
British Indo-Guyanese people[edit | edit source]
Notable Britons of Indo-Guyanese descent include Arif Ali, Waheed Alli, Baron Alli, Shakira Caine, David Dabydeen, Gina Miller, Bishnodat Persaud, Avinash Persaud, Raj Persaud and Gordon Warnecke, and Mark Ramprakash.
British Indo-Jamaicans[edit | edit source]
A notable Briton of Indo-Jamaican descent is Lee Gopthal. The British eighties pop group Five Star are of Indo Caribbean descent through their mother.
British Indo-Trinidadians[edit | edit source]
Indo-Trinidadian people are thought to number well over 25,000, which is even more than the number of people born in Trinidad and Tobago living in the UK according to the 2001 Census.[1] Notable Britons of Indo-Trinidadian descent include Waheed Alli, Baron Alli, Chris Bisson, Vahni Capildeo, Krishan Kumar, Krishna Maharaj, Shiva Naipaul, V. S. Naipaul, Lakshmi Persaud, Avinash Persaud and Raj Persaud.
British Indo-Surinamese people[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
- Indo-Caribbean people
- British Indians
- Indian Canadians
- British African-Caribbean people
- British Asian
- Indo-Caribbean Americans
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Indo-Caribbean Times December 2007 - Kidnapping - Venezuela". Scribd.com. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ↑ "The Indo-Caribbean community". smallislandread.com. Archived from the original on May 31, 2009.
- ↑ Ramdin, Ron. "*Migration Histories > Caribbean > Settling: An Established Community". nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ↑ "Interactive Map of the Indo-Caribbean Population in England and Wales". Higher Education Research Blog. 6 January 2025.
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