Is first to like Scandinavian name for Brits, perhaps (9)
I believe the answer is:
islanders
'for brits perhaps' is the definition.
(Britons are islanders)
'is first to like scandinavian name' is the wordplay.
'first to' indicates taking the first letters.
'scandinavian name' becomes 'Anders' (Anders is a common Scandinavian name).
The first letter of 'like' is 'l'.
'is'+'l'+'anders'='ISLANDERS'
(Other definitions for islanders that I've seen before include "people living in detached territories" , "Snares lid (anag.)" .)