Hispanic people in the United Kingdom

There are many Hispanic people in the United Kingdom, including British citizens and non-citizen immigrants of full or partial Hispanic ancestry. Hispanics are those whose first language is Spanish and/or have significant Spanish ancestry. Hispanic people in Britain include the following groups:

* Argentines
* Bolivians
* Chileans
* Colombians
* Costa Ricans
* Cubans
* Dominicans
* Ecuadorians
* Guatemalans
* Hondurans
* Mexicans
* Nicaraguans
* Panamanians
* Paraguayans
* Peruvians
* Puerto Ricans
* Salvadorans
* Spaniards
* Uruguayans
* Venezuelans

Also worth noting, are the 30,000+ Hispanic Americans living in the UK, plus the Gibraltarian people who are ethnically Hispanic and British citizens, however as they reside in a British overseas territory, this means they do not live on the UK mainland. There are estimated to be well over 1 million people of full or half Hispanic ancestry in the UK.

Hispanic Surnames

Below is a list of some of the most common Hispanic surnames in the UK. [ [http://surname.sofeminine.co.uk/w/surnames/uk.html Surnames in the UK] ] They are surprisingly high considering that the database does not include illegal immigrants and some people who have recently immigrated to or been born in to the UK, as well as those of partial Hispanic ancestry (i.e. those of non-Spanish origin on their fathers side would mean they are likely not to bear their mothers Spanish surname). People bearing one of the eight most common Hispanic surnames in the UK number 160,913.

* López [ [http://surname.sofeminine.co.uk/w/surnames/surname-lopez.html Lopez] ] - 33,832 British people bear this surname, likely making it the country's most popular Hispanic surname
**In Cardiff 3,234 people bear the surname (the city's 39th most common surname)
**In Buckinghamshire 3,280 people bear the surname (the county's 44th most common)
**In Greater London 8,104 people bear the surname (the city's 52nd most common)

* Fernández [ [http://surname.sofeminine.co.uk/w/surnames/surname-fernandez.html Fernandez] ] - 31,117 British people bear this surname
**In Clackmannanshire 1,789 people bear the surname (the county's 9th most common)
**In York 3,369 people bear the surname (the city's 11th most common)
**In Greater London 6,569 people bear the surname (the city's 69th most common)

* García [ [http://surname.sofeminine.co.uk/w/surnames/surname-garcia.html Garcia] ] - 31,015 British people bear this surname
**In Aberdeenshire 3,227 people bear the surname (the county's 16th most common)
**In Jersey 1,683 people bear the surname (the island's 22nd most common)
**In Greater London 9,681 people bear the surname (the city's 31st most common)

* Sánchez [ [http://surname.sofeminine.co.uk/w/surnames/surname-sanchez.html Sanchez] ] - 15,717 British people bear this surname
**In Neath Port Talbot 1,782 people bear the surname (the county's 28th most common)
**In Argyll and Bute 1,766 people bear the surname (the county's 37th most common)
**In Greater London 4,962 people bear the surname (the city's 124th most common)

* Rodriguez [ [http://surname.sofeminine.co.uk/w/surnames/surname-rodriguez.html Rodriguez] ] - 15,519 British people bear this surname
**In Stockton-on-Tees 1,741 people bear the surname (the town's 17th most common)
**In Greater London 9,757 people bear the surname (the city's 23rd most common)
**In County Down 1,795 people bear the surname (the county's 49th most common)

* Pérez [ [http://surname.sofeminine.co.uk/w/surnames/surname-perez.html Perez] ] - 13,046 British people bear this surname
**In Newport 1,760 people bear the surname (the city's 39th most common)
**In Edinburgh 1,744 people bear the surname (the city's 42nd most common)
**In Greater London 3,428 people bear the surname (the city's 201st most common)

* González [ [http://surname.sofeminine.co.uk/w/surnames/surname-gonzalez.html Gonzalez] ] - 10,912 British people bear this surname
**In Scottish Borders 3,375 people bear the surname (the county's 5th most common)
**In York 1,823 people bear the surname (the city's 25th most common)
**In Bedfordshire 1,759 people bear the surname (the county's 84th most common)

* Martínez [ [http://surname.sofeminine.co.uk/w/surnames/surname-martinez.htm Martinez] ] - 9,755 British people bear this surname
**In County Down 3,295 people bear the surname (the county's 16th most common)
**In Fife 1,749 people bear the surname (the county's 120th most common)
**In Aberdeen 1,705 people bear the surname (the city's 172nd most common)

ee also

*Latin American British

External links

* [http://www.hispanicconsult.co.uk/ Hispanic Ltd - Promoting commercial and Business Development between the UK and Hispanic countries]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2005/05/26/hispanic_london_feature.shtml Hispanic London]

References