Nordic and Scandinavian diaspora in the United Kingdom

As many as 20,000-35,000 Scandinavian migrants may have settled in England during the Viking Age in the 8th-11th centuries. A study into the Scandinavian ancestry of British peoples found that there is evidence of particular concentrations in the Isle of Man, Shetland and Orkney; and to a lesser degree, in the Western Isles of Scotland and in the Wirral, West Lancashire, Cumbria and Yorkshire in England. Several British surnames are indicative of Scandinavian roots. Some, including Cobain, Gamble, Hemming, Ransom, Thorburn and Tordoff are derived from Scandinavian given names. Others, such as Bond, are derived from Scandinavian legal terms, while Dench and Norman originate as ethonyms for Scandinavians. ==Contemporary migration==

The 2001 UK Census recorded 22,525 people born in Sweden, 18,695 in Denmark, 13,798 in Norway, 11,322 in Finland and 1,552 in Iceland. In more recent estimates by the Office for National Statistics, Sweden was the only Scandinavian country to feature in the top 60 foreign countries of birth of UK residents in 2013, with an estimated 27,000 people. ==Notable individuals==

The table below includes Britons with significant recent Nordic ancestry. ==See also==