PoliticsBritons Are Racing to Get German CitizenshipNumber of naturalized Britons soars almost fivefold in 2016German data show large pool of Britons still to make the jumpFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftExpandPhotographer: /Getty ImagesFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftGift this articleContact us:Provide news feedback or report an errorConfidential tip?Send a tip to our reportersSite feedback:Take our SurveyNew WindowFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftBy Tony CzuczkaJune 13, 2017 at 8:04 AM UTCBookmarkSaveLock This article is for subscribers only.Follow @Brexit for all the latest news, and sign up to our daily Brexit Bulletin newsletter.A record number of Britons took German citizenship in 2016 as the U.K. voted to leave the European Union, according to the German Federal Statistics Office.