Czechs in the United Kingdom

Czechs in 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 are some people in the UK who were either born in the Czech lands or have Czech ancestry, some of whom descended from Jewish refugees (e.g. Kindertransport) who arrived during World War II.

Population The 2001 UK Census recorded 12,220 Czech-born people resident in the UK. With the accession of the Czech Republic to the European Union in May 2004, Czechs gained the right to live and work elsewhere in the EU, and large numbers moved to the UK for work, although there has been substantial return migration. The Office for National Statistics estimates that 45,000 Czech-born immigrants were resident in the UK in 2013. Figure given is the central estimate. See the source for 95 per cent confidence intervals. The 2011 UK Census recorded 34,615 Czech-born residents in England, 1,256 in Wales, 2,245 in Scotland, and 662 in Northern Ireland. The figure for Scotland includes people who specified that they were born in Czechoslovakia, but the figures for England, Wales and Northern Ireland do not. 1,279 people in England, 39 in Wales and 16 in Northern Ireland are recorded as having been born in Czechoslovakia without specifying the Czech Republic or Slovakia.

Notable people with Czech ancestry

Milan Baroš, footballer Roman Bednář, footballer Patrik Berger, footballer Georgina Bouzova, actress Alf Dubs, Baron Dubs, politician Petr Čech, footballer Josef Franc, motorcycle speedway rider Vera Fusek, actress Elsbeth Hamilton, Women's Auxiliary Air Force veteran, last known surviving Czechoslovak veteran of World War II in the United Kingdom Eva Hayman, Holocaust survivor, diarist and nurse Anna Hájková, historian Eva Jiřičná, architect Jan Kaplický, architect Jan Kavan, diplomat and politician Čeněk Kottnauer, chess master Karel Kuttelwascher, fighter pilot Sir Frank William Lampl, Life President of Bovis Lend Lease Miroslav Liskutin, fighter pilot WW2 Herbert Lom, actor Dan Luger, English rugby union player Ivan Margolius, author, architect and propagator of Czech culture and technology Jan Pinkava, animator, film director Hana Maria Pravda, actress Dominic Raab, politician Karel Reisz, film director Tom Stoppard, screenwriter, playwright

Czechs in the United Kingdom

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