{"id":3509,"date":"2023-02-08T08:02:18","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T13:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodgenesgenealogy.com\/?p=3509"},"modified":"2023-02-08T08:02:18","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T13:02:18","slug":"what-you-see-and-what-you-get-in-finding-and-understanding-your-black-african-and-caribbean-roots-in-the-u-k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodgenesgenealogy.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/08\/what-you-see-and-what-you-get-in-finding-and-understanding-your-black-african-and-caribbean-roots-in-the-u-k\/","title":{"rendered":"What you see and what you get in finding and understanding your Black, African and Caribbean roots in the U.K."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the worldwide Census data collection and distribution, there are straightforward and confusing results within the same reports. In the U.K. (England and Wales), the percentage of whites, for example, increased in the latest Census due to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The ethnic groups used in the 2021 Census were slightly different from the 2011 Census ethnic groups<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There were 2 changes in 2021 \u2013 the \u2018Roma\u2019 group was added under the \u2018white\u2019 ethnic group, and people could write their own response under the \u2018black African\u2019 ethnic group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a result, figures for the white other and black African and black other ethnic groups may not be directly comparable for 2011 and 2021, although the groups concerned account for very low percentages of the overall population.<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk\/uk-population-by-ethnicity\/national-and-regional-populations\/population-of-england-and-wales\/latest<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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The Romani, or Roma as they are known, were once the EU’s largest minority group and now the addition of their population has increased the “white” column in the 2022 U.K. Census data. Romas are counted in the 2022 U.K. Census — actually in two categories. Why? That’s the straight forward-yet confusing data that is found in the U.K. Census.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As a result, the change in how whites and African-connected heritages are reported resulted in the latest data released about the ethnic, Caribbean, African and white populations in England and Wales. The latest results are not<\/strong><\/em> comparable to other years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over time, here’s what shows up as percentages of the entire population. Note that what I derived from the overall data will not equal 100 percent. See the full table of data<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Population %2021 %2011 %2001<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Black<\/td>4.0<\/td>3.3<\/td>2.2<\/td><\/tr>
Black African<\/td>2.5<\/td>1.8<\/td>0.9<\/td><\/tr>
Black other<\/td>0.5<\/td>0.5<\/td>0.2<\/td><\/tr>
Mixed<\/td>2.9<\/td>2.2<\/td>1.3<\/td><\/tr>
Mixed White\/Black African<\/td>0.4<\/td>0.3<\/td>0.2<\/td><\/tr>
Mixed White\/Black Caribbean<\/td>0.9<\/td>0.8<\/td>0.5<\/td><\/tr>
Black Caribbean<\/td>1.0<\/td>1.1<\/td>1.1<\/td><\/tr>
White British<\/td>74.4<\/td>80.5<\/td>87.5<\/td><\/tr>
White other<\/td>6.2<\/td>4.4<\/td>2.6<\/td><\/tr>
Roma<\/td>0.2<\/td>N\/A<\/td>N\/A<\/td><\/tr>
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Notice all “Black” categories<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Gov.UK December 2022 report<\/a> on its ethnic facts and figures are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n