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Where in Edinburgh are Eastern European names?

8.8% of classified records in Edinburgh are assigned to the Eastern European category. That makes it the 2nd largest of 8 non-local categories in the city. 29 neighbourhoods have published Eastern European shares. The combined share in covered United Kingdom cities is 8.7%. Based on IndoEuroMap data, not census data.

Content updated · By Bernat Sampera

Granton and District: 21.4%West Pilton/West Granton: 18.8%Muirhouse/Salvesen: no dataDrylaw/Telford: 10.3%Craigmillar: 13.1%Southside: 6.4%Northfield/Willowbrae: 8.3%Tollcross: 7.7%Wester Hailes: 10.7%Longstone: 5.1%Liberton and District: 8%Juniper Green: 6.5%Currie: 4.6%Portobello: 6.9%Balerno: 5.4%West End: 7.5%Murrayfield: 6.1%Sighthill, Broomhouse and Parkhead: 7.6%Hutchison/Chesser: 6.2%Gorgie/Dalry: 9%Stenhouse, Saughton Mains and Whitson: 4.3%Gilmerton/Inch: 12%Leith Harbour & Newhaven: 9.1%New Town/Broughton: 5.8%Old Town: 7.8%Craigentinny/Meadowbank: 12.2%Leith Links: 9.4%Stockbridge/Inverleith: 8%Trinity: 8.2%Leith Central: 14.3%0%15%+no data or suppressed
IndoEuroMap data. A category percentage is its share of retained classified source records. It is not a percentage of residents. Method: how IndoEuroMap classifies records.
Edinburgh: 20,104 classified records in 30 neighbourhoods. 29 neighbourhoods have a published share for this category. The table ranks them by that share. 1 neighbourhoods do not have enough data and come last.
NeighbourhoodEastern European shareEastern European recordsClassified records
Granton and District 21.4% 148 692
West Pilton/West Granton 18.8% 75 400
Leith Central 14.3% 117 820
Craigmillar 13.1% 81 617
Craigentinny/Meadowbank 12.2% 85 694
Gilmerton/Inch 12% 80 668
Wester Hailes 10.7% 68 635
Drylaw/Telford 10.3% 54 525
Leith Links 9.4% 65 692
Leith Harbour & Newhaven 9.1% 66 723
Gorgie/Dalry 9% 67 747
Northfield/Willowbrae 8.3% 53 638
Trinity 8.2% 49 598
Liberton and District 8% 54 677
Stockbridge/Inverleith 8% 62 776
Old Town 7.8% 67 859
Tollcross 7.7% 66 853
Sighthill, Broomhouse and Parkhead 7.6% 46 606
West End 7.5% 66 885
Portobello 6.9% 52 751
Juniper Green 6.5% 31 475
Southside 6.4% 58 903
Hutchison/Chesser 6.2% 39 627
Murrayfield 6.1% 46 748
New Town/Broughton 5.8% 44 761
Balerno 5.4% 37 684
Longstone 5.1% 27 528
Currie 4.6% 26 565
Stenhouse, Saughton Mains and Whitson 4.3% 36 830
Muirhouse/Salvesen Not enough data n/a 127

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