Identity The identity of Black Scottish people has evolved since the arrival of
Black people in Scotland as early as the fifteenth century, with significant numbers arriving in the twentieth century after
World War II. The development of a cohesive
Black Scottish identity has progressed, with
Black African and
Afro-Caribbean descent the most commonly claimed ancestry involved in the sense of identity. Among other factors, studies into the experiences of
Scottish Somalis, who tend to be historically newer immigrant groups to the nation, have shown that
ethnoreligious factors can complicate the expression of any monocultural or racial identity of Black Scottish. The distribution of this identity remains highly
urbanised, with the most recent census data showing the majority of the population concentrated in the three largest cities:
Glasgow,
Edinburgh, and notably,
Aberdeen City, which holds the highest proportional concentration of Black, African, and Caribbean residents in Scotland The group represented around 0.7% of Scotland's population, compared to 3.0% of the overall UK population. The
2001 census recorded 1,778 Black Caribbean people, 5,118 Black African people and 1,129 people in the Black Scottish or Other Black category, for a total of 8,025 Black people in Scotland. The
1991 census recorded 934
Black Caribbean people, 2,773 Black African people and 2,646 people in the Black other category, for a total of 6,353 Black people in Scotland. This represented 0.13% of the total population of Scotland. ==Notable Black Scottish people==