Break your ancestry down to the 1/4-level (grandparents)

[Squatch]

I am 1/4-Sudetendeutsch, 1/4-Austro-Hungarian, 1/4-French, and 1/4-Scottish

-Grandfather (Believed deceased 1944 Crimea) from near Karlovy-Vary (Karlsbad) Czech Republic
-Grandmother (Oma still alive and kicking at 97-yo) from near Vienna (Wien), Austria
-Grandmother (Deceased 2003) American from someplace in Central France
-Grandfather (Deceased 1941, RAF pilot) from someplace near Loch Lomond

[MissMillie]

1. I am 1/2 French Canadian, 1/4 English and 1/4 Swedish

Both of my mother's parents were 100% French Canadian

My father's father was English
My father's mother was Swedish

[malta blue]

2. hmmmm

Maternal grandmother: Born in Dominican Republic to 1st generation immigrants from northern spain. Died in NYC 2001

Maternal grandfather: Born in Puerto Rico to German mother and Catalan father. Died in Miami 2006.

Paternal grandmother: Born in Puerto Rico - descended from Spain several generations back. Died in NYC 1996.

Paternal grandfather: Born in Puerto Rico - descended from Spain several generations back. Died in NYC 1991.

So does that makes me mostly Spanish and a little German... or just a "dominirican"?

[Richardo]

3. 1/2 Czech; 1/4 Irish; 1/4 Scots

Maternal g'parents both immigrated from Czechoslovakia; Paternal g'mother Irish (w/German); paternal g'father Scottish.

[noonwitch]

4. Austro-slovenien, Fr. Canadian, Eng. Canadian, and upstate NY

My 94 year old maternal grandfather came here in 1924 from Weisenfels, Austria, which at that time (and still) is Fusine in Valromana, Italy. His mother was from Slovenia, and the border there is close to all three.

My maternal grandmother was born in Hamilton, ONT. Her father was from England and her mother from Wales.

My paternal grandfather was born in Parry Sound, ONT, to a hockey-playing family. They had french descent somewhere down the line.

My paternal grandmother was born in the Niagra Falls, NY area and her family ties are traced back to Richard Warren, Mayflower passenger.

[Inchworm]

5. I'm a bomb waiting to go off

Grandmother- Scottish
Grandfather- Irish
Grandmother- Polish
Grandfather- English

Don't know many details

:hi:

[eyepaddle]

28. Oops, wrong place. NT

[supernova]

6. English/French-German

Maternal Grandfather and Grandfather's families : from Alsace

Paternal Grandfathers and Grandmother's families: from England and possibly Scotts Irish.

[Richardo]

7. 'fraternal'?

;-)

[supernova]

8. Oopsie!

:blush:

[BarenakedLady]

9. Ok

1/2 German, English, Irish

Mat. Grandfather (deceased) from near Munich Germany
Mat. Grandmother (101) from Schwabish Hall Germany
Pat. Grandfather (deceased) USA - family traced to England (Mayflower)
Pat. Grandmother (deceased) USA - family traced to Ireland

[Inchworm]

10. Cheers!

To your Maternal Grandmother!

:toast:

[Burma Jones]

11. Sure, three or four branches of my family were here prior to 1776

Paternal Grandmother, Born 1912 in New Mexico, Died 1995 in Tulsa, OK, of Anglo/Scots American ancestry traced to pre Civil War, maybe earlier

Paternal Grandfather, Born 1907 in Missouri, Died 1986 in Troy, TN, of Scots American Ancestry traced to early 18th Century America

Maternal Grandmother, Born 1907 in Troy, TN, currently living in Union City, TN, age 100, Anglo American pre 1700

Maternal Grandfather, Born 1904 in Troy, TN, Died 1966 in Gary, IN, of Anglo American Ancestry traced to early 18th Century America




My Wife is First Generation. Her father was born in Germany, 1937, Jewish, they got out a couple days after Kristallnacht. Her Mom was born in Chicago though. All my Wife's Grandparents were either German or Czech Jews. All four of her Grandparents escaped Nazi Germany. My Wife's Family is understandably very cautious about nearly everything.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

12. all bengali brahmins or bengali kshatriyas. ( i mention caste because thats how they bred for years)

[unpossibles]

13. (mom's side) 1/4 Scot-Irish, 1/4 English, (dad's side)1/4 German, another 1/4 Scottish

although there are some more subdivisions going back further. My dad's cousin and another distant cousin of mine both have been working on family trees, and we have some French, some Spanish, some more Scottish, Irish, and English and that's just on my dad's side. We're mutts though and through.

In fact, the only things my family seems to have in common are we're drunks and we all hate each other. Well, "hate" is such a strong word.... how about we just can't stand to be in the same room for more than a few minutes together? Is that better?

:)

[dropkickpa]

14. Irish

At the 1/4 level. But my maternal g-mother is 1/4 Bohemian. Both grampas are dead, but the grannies are still kicking at 89 and 83.

The g-parents were all born in the US, but the Irish ancestors are from Armagh, Athenry, Dublin, and Kilkenny.

[Seashell Eyes]

15. .

1/4 Ashkenazi Jew, 1/4 Ashkenazi Jew, 1/4 German, 1/4 Scots-Irish

[MorningGlow]

16. Sicilian

100 percent. All four straight off the island to Ellis Island. Easy! :hi:

[Writer]

17. I believe the breakdown is...

-Grandfather - Old New Orleans French/Spanish
-Grandmother - first generation American - daughter of Italian immigrants
-Grandfather - Old New Orleans French/Spanish
-Grandmother - second generation American - daughter of German immigrants

So that makes me 1/2 Old New Orleans French/Spanish, 1/4 Italian, 1/4 German

[Jimbo S]

18. 75% German, 25% Swede

My mother is estranged from her father, so I never really have counted the Swede part.

My father's father's father's father was part of the massive German wave that settled in Milwaukee.

[mainegreen]

19. 1/2 Parisian French, 1/2 Amsterdam Dutch.

And it stay likes that a ways back.

[Tektonik]

20. 1/2 French, 1/2 Afghani

Maternal grandfather & grandmother- both born in small towns neat Saint Etienne

Paternal grandfather- believed to be born in Kabul

Paternal grandmother- no idea where she was born, could've been India, Saudi Arabia or Afghanistan (believed to be ethnically Afghani and maybe Saudi as well

[Alexander]

21. I would if I could...

But my ancestry is best broken down at the 1/8th level.

Otherwise I'd just say "I'm 1/4 unknown".

[SoxFan]

22. Irish

All four grandparents were immigrants from Ireland. Both of my grandfathers and my maternal grandmother were from Cork, and my paternal grandmother was from Roscommon.

If you want to get reeeeealy picky, there's some French blood, since the Fitzgeralds are a Norman family.

[reyd reid reed]

23. I am 1/4-Norweigan, 1/4-have no idea (suspect anglo saxon), 1/4 English and 1/4 German

My father's mother (died in 1979) was from Oslo. Her parents emigrated and settled in Wisconsin in the early 20th century, when she was still an infant.
My father's father (died in 1990) was from...well...Minnesota by route of Massachusets where the family arrived in the mid-17th century. Long, twisted story.
My mother's father (died in 1971) was from Germany. Emigrated in the 19th century and settled in Kansas.
My mother's mother (died in 1990) was from England. Emigrated in the 19th century and settled in Missouri.

[RebelOne]

24. Can't break my ancestry down by 1/4. 1/3 only.

I'm 1/3 English, 1/3 Irish and 1/3 Scottish on both paternal and maternal sides.

[tool_of_the_people]

25. English - Scottish - Irish - Canadian - Luxembourg

Mat. Grandfather (1877-1968) English - Irish
Mat. Grandmother (1884-1976) Scottish - English
Pat. Grandfather (1890-1968) Luxembourg
Pat. Grandmother (1898-1977) French Canadian

[greatauntoftriplets]

60. Both my maternal grandparents were born in Luxembourg.

My grandfather in the town of Mertzig, and my grandmother in Bissen -- which was just up the road.

I still have loads of relatives there and have met most of them more than once.

Paternal grandfather was 100 percent Irish; paternal grandmother was French/Canadian/Swiss/German/Native American.

[tool_of_the_people]

67. Interesting about Bissen.

My family was from Bissen as well. They came to America in 1846 and settled in Belgium, Wisconsin. The patriarch from that side of my family was Dominique Knaff.

[skygazer]

26. I am 1/2 Italian, 3/8 English and 1/8 Irish

Both maternal grandparents were Italian immigrants (Avellino)

My paternal grandfather was of English descent, his ancestors came over in the 1600's

My paternal grandmother's father was Irish, from County Down, Northern Ireland and her mother was patrician English, from a family that came over in 1630 (that marriage didn't work out well :P )

[AngryAmish]

27. 50% Kerry, 50% Clare

[eyepaddle]

29. 1/4 Norwegian, 1/4 Swedish, 1/4 Slovak and the last 1/4 is some odd

mix of English, Scots and Irish--though not Scotch Irish.

I got the Swedish height and the Irish ability to tan...sigh.

At 6'4" I've got a lot of skin to burn.

[Tyler Durden]

30. 1/4 Prussian, 1/4 Irish (Orange), 1/2 Scottish Canadian (C of E)

[trof]

31. Pure white bread WASPS.

Scotch-Irish-English mostly.

Maybe German/Italian Langobards (long beards) way back on my father's side.

[Zookeeper]

32. My ancestors arrived in the 1600 and early 1700's...

so, it's a mishmosh of German, Scots-Irish, and English with a little Native American thrown in.

[libnnc]

34. me too.

add Dutch to that. My last name is a bastardization of a Dutch surname and those folks came here in the early 1700s.

[SPKrazy]

61. yeah, me too

my german ancestors arrived later

but the others earlier

and the native americans well, they were already here :P

[grace0418]

33. 1/2 Greek, 1/4 Irish, 1/4 German

My paternal grandparents are both Greeks who were born in Turkey and came to America around 1918-ish. My grandfather died in the 50s and my grandmother died on Christmas day, 1979.

My maternal grandmother is Irish, born in Chicago. She died when my mom was three (1932).

My maternal grandfather is German. I don't know much about him. My mother's family hated him because he was German and he took off after my grandmother died. My mother reconnected with him later in life. I believe he died in the 60s.

[krispos42]

35. ½ Italian, ¼ German...

and that last quarter is English and Cherokee.

The Italian half is one-half Sicilian and one-half northern Italian someplace.

[krispos42]

36. Interesting. One Asian Indian, the rest white. At least, so far.

Looks like that DU Poll ethnic breakdown was pretty accurate.

[KamaAina]

37. I see some Afghani up there, too

Yours truly,
Haole Boy

[krispos42]

87. Musta missed it in the glare of all the pasty white people...

:hide:


Aloha!

[KamaAina]

38. 1/4 Scottish, 1/4 Irish, 1/4 Austrian...

it gets complicated with maternal Grandma, who was German, Dutch, and Scots Irish.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

39. Um... Indian.

:P

[Seashell Eyes]

43. You mean 1/4 Indian, 1/4 Indian, 1/4 Indian and 1/4 Indian?

:)

[Starbucks Anarchist]

46. And some Martian in there just to mix it up.

:P

[driver8]

45. Cherokee, Apache, Mohawk??

I'm kidding, I'm kidding....

Geez Starbucks Anarchist, since you moved to the big city you've lost your sense of humor! B-)

[Starbucks Anarchist]

47. Liar!

:P

[Ediacara]

40. 1/4 Bavarian 1/4 Sicilian 1/2 Abruzzan

[Dernitt]

41. 1/4 Irish, 1/4 Italian, 1/2 German

Does that make me a mutt?

:shrug:

[rug]

42. 1/8 French, 7/8 Irish.

1/4 doesn't work.

[driver8]

44. Both of my father's grandfathers were named "Otto"...

I'm guessing that I'm at least 1/2 German. (One of the grandfathers came from Switzerland).

I have no idea what my mom's side of the family is.

[seemunkee]

48. 1/4 Swedish, 1/4 Irish, 1/4 English, 1/4 mutt

my maternal grandfather had a pretty varied mix in him.

[Roon]

49. I am half basque and half german

The Basque part in me shows way more than the German. The only thing German about me is I can drink, drink, and drink, and still accomplish tasks.

[Roon]

51. Oooopds, on edit

My Grandmother and Grandfather are both German. My Mother is full blooded German and my Father is full blooded Basque. That makes me half and half. But like I posted before, my Basque shows more than anything....olive skin...no hair...big dick....just kidding on the big dick part...LOL

[ceile]

50. Only know about 3

maternal gma Irish (1st generation American)
maternal gpa Scottish

paternal gma German (1st generation American)
paternal gpa ? he was orphaned at a young age

[Goblinmonger]

52. 3/4 Czech, 1/4 Polish

I loves me the poppyseed. And potato dumplings.

[Lyric]

53. 1/4 European Jewish, 1/4 German,

1/4 Pennsylvania Dutch (German), 1/4 Welsh

[femmocrat]

54. I am 100% Slovak.

They all came from an area around Bratislava. As soon as one person got settled in America, they would send for relatives. Then they all settled in western PA.

[TheCentepedeShoes]

55. OK

Paternal gpa - born Arkansas 1880, died Oklahoma 1968
Paternal gma - born Missouri 1883, died Oklahoma 1964
Maternal gpa - born Texas 1882, died Texas 1966
Maternal gma - born Texas 1882, died Texas 1922

[Lisa]

56. all Japanese ...

All 4 of them are buried on the outskirts of a small Canadian city at the western end of Lake Ontario. At least 2 sets of great-grandparents immigrated from Japan themselves, but went back (leaving their adult children here, by the time WWII broke out). All of them went through the internment camps (along with my parents and all my uncles and aunts). My last living grandparent died in the early 1990s. Based on what happened to them, my mortality chances break down like this: cancer 25%, heart disease 25%, accident 25%, living into my 90s but having dementia for the last couple of decades 25%.

[WinkyDink]

57. Paternal: Irish---English/Welsh. Maternal: Sicilian---Slovak.

[Misskittycat]

58. 1/4 Eastern European Jewish; 1/4 Eastern European Jewish;

1/4 Eastern European Jewish; 1/4 Eastern European Jewish

[fudge stripe cookays]

59. German, German, German, French.

There, THAT was easy!

There's a little English in there too, but only at about the 1/16th level.

[sarge43]

62. OK

Paternal grandfather: German, descent from one of two brothers who immigrated just before the Revolution.

Paternal grandmother: Irish, either first or second generation from Ireland

Maternal grandfather: Canadian, English descent.

Maternal grandmother: German, father immigrated.

[wildhorses]

63. let me see now

mother's mother: full english, daughter of american revolution (dar)
mother's father: english and creek indian

father's mother: full german
father's father: scotch/irish and cherokee/african american

all have passed.

:patriot:

[LeftyFingerPop]

64. 100% Italian. n/t

[ornotna]

65. So your 1/4 Bohemian

Good for you.

I'm 1/2 Bohemian - Fathers side

1/2 Scottish - Mothers side

[petronius]

66. German - German - Mutt - Mutt

I'm 50% German and 50% everything else...

[ChoralScholar]

68. Well,

Mat. Grandmother - Cherokee Indian
Mat. Grandfather - Caddo Indian
Pat. Grandmother - German Immigrant
Pat. Grandmother - not sure.

[SarahB]

69. Approximately,

1/2 English, 3/8 Swedish, 1/16 German, 1/16th Scottish

:D

[TheBaldyMan]

70. 1/2 Scot, 1/4 Ulsterman, 1/4 Latvian

although the Latvian is Ashkenazy.

[BrotherBuzz]

71. I'm 100 % heinz 57, but going by maiden and surnames

Maternal Grandmother: English
Paternal Grandmother: Welsh
Maternal Grandfather: German
Paternal Grandfather: Swiss

[SnohoDem]

72. 1/2 wasp

1/2 wasp, poor relations of old famous families
3/8 cajun
1/8 unidentified

[Bombero1956]

73. 100% Puerto Rican

Maternal Grandmother born in Puerto Rico 1898 died in Massachusetts 1995
Maternal Grandfather born in Puerto Rico unknown year died in Puerto Rico unknown year (he died young)

Paternal Grandmother born in Puerto Rico unknown year died in Puerto Rico unknown year
Paternal Grandfather born in Puerto Rico unknown year died in Puerto Rico unknown year

my grandparents on my mother's side were descended from 2 brothers who came to Puerto Rico via the island of Corsica after Italy sold its interest to France in 1768.

[trackfan]

74. 1/4 Italian + 1/4 Italian + 1/4 Italian + 1/4 Italian

In fact, they were all from the same city.

-Grandfather 1888-1965, Born Bari (Acquaviva) died Los Angeles
-Grandmother 1892-1971, Born Bari (Canneto) died Los Angeles
-Grandfather 1893-1956, Born Bari (Modugno) died Chicago
-Grandmother 1890-1960, Born Bari (Modugno) died Chicago

[jgraz]

75. 1/4 Palermo, Sicily; 1/4 Messina, Sicily; 1/4 2nd Gen Sicilian; 1/4 3rd Gen Sicilian

So I'm kind of a mutt.

[Blue-Jay]

76. Scottish, Scottish, half-Scottish, Yorkshire.

So....Mostly Scottish.

[Canuckistanian]

77. Scottish, Scottish, English, Canadian

That's probably why I eat oatmeal, sausages and back bacon for breakfast.

[Blue-Jay]

80. "Canadian" doesn't count, Frenchie!

[Canuckistanian]

81. Frenchie? How dare you!

Well, I guess it wasn't that bad. Let's work this out.

See? I DO have Canadian blood in me!

[Blue-Jay]

82. You damned polite bastard!

You have Some Nerve replying to my obviously insulting post with a stereotypical Canadian measured response. Why, I ought to challenge you to a drinking contest, or at least make fun of you for drinking milk out of a bag.

A BAG!

Damn you! Damn you to HELL!

[Canuckistanian]

84. LOL!

Oh, and thanks for reminding me. We're down to our last bag.

:rofl:

[LostInAnomie]

78. 3/4 German, 1/8 Swedish, 1/8 Irish

My paternal side of my family moved her in the late 1800's from Germany. My maternal was here long before that but we haven't tracked down the exact date.

Maternal Grandmother - 1/2 Swedish, 1/2 German (Or, so I've been led to believe)
Maternal Grandfather - 1/2 Irish, 1/2 German

Paternal Grandmother - 100% German
Paternal Grandfather - 10,000,000,000% German

[Va Lefty]

79. I'm 1/2 German,1/4 Irish and 1/4 Scottish

[Xithras]

83. I'm a genuine mutt, but mostly German

Maternal Grandfather: 75% Irish, 25% Yorkish
Maternal Grandmother: 50% Saxon, 25% Cornish, 25% Gasconic
Paternal Grandfather: 100% Saxon
Paternal Grandmother: 50% Borders Scots (Roxburghshire), 25% Unknown English, 25% Unknown Eastern Prussian (Germanic)

That makes me 25% Irish, about 40% German (I'm not doing the math), with the rest a merry mix of English, French, and Scottish.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

85. Complete white bread. Boring.

1/2 Scots (mom) 1/2 English (dad).

Nowadays it's hip to be ethnic and my ethnicity is represented completely by a Union Jack.

Boring.

I was once told by a German fellow I looked German because I'm about as fair as they come. Can't tan at all. Hazel(gold & green, a/k/a light brown) eyes, formerly light blonde hair as a child. Now dirty brown hair, or dishwater brown as we say in the south. Light eyebrows.

I bleach it cuz i still think of myself as a blonde.

[realisticphish]

86. my grandparents

were all born here, but I'm half german, 1/4 hungarian, and 1/4 belgian, which my last name comes from.

[WildEyedLiberal]

88. Scottish, Irish, English (probably Norman)

Father's surname is Scottish.
Father's mother's family is English, though they most likely were given land by William I so they were probably Norman.
Mother's father is Scottish. The family name is an old and prominent clan.
Mother's mother is Irish from Co. Tipperary.

My family has all been in the US for a long time - the most recent branch of immigrants were my Irish ancestors who came over during the potato famine.

[Skittles]

89. one half English, one half Norwegian

yes INDEED

[OzarkDem]

90. All American - garden variety

grandparents on all sides come from families that were either Native American or immigrated to the US during the 1700's or early 1800's.
Typical mix of eastern US Native American tribes (Cherokee, Chicasaw, Iroquois) and Scots, British and Palatine German.

[GoneOffShore]

91. German/Something

-Grandfather (Deceased 1920 Wilmington, DE) from near Palmyra, PA
-Grandmother (Deceased 1946(?)) from Bavaria
-Grandmother (Deceased 1960) American, Petersburg, VA
-Grandfather (Deceased 1965)American, Petersburg, VA

[cleveramerican]

92. Ireland

all four lead back to Cork