Italians in the United Kingdom

Italian Brits
Italo-britannici (Italian)
	Distribution of Italian citizens in England, Wales & Northern Ireland by local authority
Total population
	Italy-born residents in the United Kingdom: 292,412 – 0.4% ; (2021/22 Census); England: 272,019– 0.5% (2021); Scotland: 14,486 – 0.3% (2022); Wales: 4,650 – 0.2% (2021); Northern Ireland: 1,257 – 0.07% (2021); Italian citizens/passports held:; 368,738 (England and Wales only, 2021); Other estimates:; c. 500,000 (by ancestry)
Regions with significant populations
	London; Bedford; Peterborough; Manchester; Glasgow; Glamorgan; Liverpool;
Languages
	British English; Welsh; Scots; Italian and Italian dialects;
Religion
	Roman Catholicism; Anglicanism; Presbyterianism; Orthodox; Judaism; Islam;
Related ethnic groups
	Italians, Italian Scots, Welsh Italians, Genoese in Gibraltar, Italian Americans, Italian Australians, Italian Canadians, Italian New Zealanders, Italian South Africans, Italians, Italian Belgians, Italian Finns, Italian French, Italian Germans, Italian Romanians, Italian Spaniards, Italian Swedes, Italian Swiss, Corfiot Italians, Genoese in Gibraltar, Italians of Crimea, Italians of Odesa ^ Does not include ethnic Italians born in the United Kingdom or those with Italian ancestry ;

Italians in the United Kingdom, also known as Italian Brits (Italian: italo-britannici)^[6] are citizens and/or residents of the United Kingdom who are fully or partially of Italian descent, whose ancestors were Italians who emigrated to the United Kingdom during the Italian diaspora. The phrase may refer to someone born in the United Kingdom of Italian descent, someone who has emigrated from Italy to the United Kingdom, or someone born elsewhere (e.g. the United States), who is of Italian descent and has migrated to the UK. More specific terms used to describe Italians in the United Kingdom include: Italian English, Italian Scots, and Italian Welsh.

^ ^a ^b "TS012: Country of birth (detailed)". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
^ "Table UV204 - Country of birth: Country by Country of Birth by Individuals". National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 24 May 2024. '2022' > 'All of Scotland' > 'Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion' > 'Country of birth: UV204'
^ "MS-A17: Country of birth - intermediate detail". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
^ "TS005: Passports held". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
^ "Storie mobili" (in Italian). p. 83. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
^ Colpi (1992)

[1] Does not include ethnic Italians born in the United Kingdom or those with Italian ancestry

[E&W_CoB22-2] "TS012: Country of birth (detailed)". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 March 2023.

[CountryBirth_22-3] "Table UV204 - Country of birth: Country by Country of Birth by Individuals". National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 24 May 2024. '2022' > 'All of Scotland' > 'Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion' > 'Country of birth: UV204'

[CoB_NI21-4] "MS-A17: Country of birth - intermediate detail". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2023.

[5] "TS005: Passports held". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 March 2023.

[regione.toscana-6] "Storie mobili" (in Italian). p. 83. Retrieved 24 February 2023.

[7] Colpi (1992)

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