Thread: Mohammed to beat Jack as top UK boys' name

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Mohammed to beat Jack as top UK boys' name

By Sarah Womack, Social Affairs Correspondent
Last Updated: 2:40am GMT 12/12/2007

Mohammed is set to overtake Jack as the most popular boys' name in Britain
as a result of the high birth rate in Muslim families, which is driving the
British population to a record high.

A report from the Office of National Statistics says the highest birth rates
are in the Pakistani and Bangladeshi communities, both predominantly Muslim.

Jack was the most popular boys' name last year, chosen for 6,928 babies.
Mohammed - taking into account all of its variant spellings - overtook
Thomas to lie in second place with 5,991 babies named.

Muhammad Anwar, a professor of ethnic relations at Warwick University, said:
"Muslim parents like to have something that shows a link with their
religion.

"The Muslim population is generally young and you expect a higher birth
rate."

Economic migrants from eastern Europe have also helped to boost the
population, which is set to rise to 65 million by 2017 - an increase of five
million. By 2031, the population will be over 70 million.

I'm not surprised. In newspapers you can read that there are about 5.000.000 Muslim in France. However, I have read that there is up 14.000.000 of them in country of less than sixty millions.

Whats with immigrants coming to a new country and having so many kids?
- but then I am one who believes the parents should be footing the bill for their offspring NOT the government.

Rawhide!