Peruvians in the United Kingdom

[1] As such, Peru was the 107th most common birthplace for UK residents, and sixth out of all Latin American countries, behind Mexico but ahead of Venezuela.

[1] This is smaller than such communities in the UK as Brazilians, Colombians and Ecuadorians.

[2] The 2011 census recorded 6,659 people born in Peru resident in England, 134 in Wales,[3] 358 in Scotland[4] and 95 in Northern Ireland.

[1] Political stability in Peru, unlike for example Colombia and Ecuador, means that the number of Peruvians claiming asylum in the UK is low.

[6] Notable British people with Peruvian ancestry include actors Michael Bentine and Henry Ian Cusick, who found fame in The Goon Show and Lost respectively.

A Peruvian restaurant near Dalston , Greater London
Trujillo -born Cusick was raised in Scotland and has worked in Glasgow for a number of years [ 7 ]