What percentage of marriages in the UK are inter ethnic?

Inter-ethnic relationships in England and Wales rose by two percentage points between 2001 and 2011 (7% in 2001 to 9% in 2011).

How many mixed races are there in the UK?

The lowdown: 677,000 people in the UK define themselves as mixed Mixed-race people account for 1.2% of the total population. 14% of the ethnic minority population are mixed race.

What does mixed race mean in England?

Mixed is an ethnicity category that has been used by the United Kingdoms Office for National Statistics since the 1991 Census. Colloquially it refers to British citizens or residents whose parents are of two or more different races or ethnic backgrounds.

Who was the first interracial marriage?

The first interracial marriage in what is today the United States was that of the woman today commonly known as Pocahontas, who married tobacco planter John Rolfe in 1614. The Quaker Zephaniah Kingsley married (outside the U.S.) a black enslaved woman that he bought in Cuba.

What race are the British?

The most recent Census in 2011 highlights that in England and Wales, 80 per cent of the population were white British. Asian (Pakistani, Indian, Bangladeshi, other) groups made up 6.8 per cent of the population; black groups 3.4 per cent; Chinese groups 0.7 cent,Arab groups 0.4 per cent and other groups 0.6 per cent.