Different communities have settled in the UK and, for centuries, have left their own legacies. Today, approximately 4.6 million people - or 7.9 per cent of the population - are from a minority ethnic group according to the 2001 Census. Some groups who have settled in the UK since the first millennium include:
- the Celts. They lived in Britain from the first millennium BC but were pushed into Scotland, Wales and Cornwall after the Roman invasion
- many Romans, who settled in the UK after the successful Roman invasions. They also brought the first black people to Britain
- settlers from Northern Europe. These include the Danes, Angles and Saxons who came to the UK as Roman authority was collapsing
- Jewish settlers started to arrive after 1066, gypsies came in the 16th century, and Muslims from the 18th century onwards
- after the collapse of the British Empire, the UK attracted immigrants from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh in the 1960s - 1970s and from the Caribbean in 1940s and 50s
- political and religious refugees and asylum seekers are frequently granted refuge in the UK today
- the expansion of the European Union has seen a number of eastern Europeans come to the UK in recent years.
Reference：
http://ukinchina.fco.gov.uk/zh/visiting-the-uk/about-uk/people-politics/multicultural-britain
