Ariana Grande

Ariana Grande

Grande in 2011, s_bukley / Shutterstock.com

Birth Name: Ariana Grande-Butera

Place of Birth: Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.

Date of Birth: June 26, 1993

Ethnicity: Italian [including Sicilian]

Ariana Grande is an American singer and actress. She has starred on the shows Victorious, Sam & Cat, and Scream Queens, and appeared in the film Don’t Look Up. Her most popular songs include “The Way,” “Problem,” “Break Free,” “Bang Bang,” “Love Me Harder,” “Focus,” “Dangerous Woman,” “Side to Side,” “No Tears Left to Cry,” “God Is a Woman,” “Thank U, Next,” “7 Rings,” “Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored,” “Boyfriend,” “Stuck with U,” “Rain on Me,” “Positions,” “Save Your Tears,” and “Die for You.”

Her mother, Joan Grande, has been CEO of the family firm, a manufacturer of communications and safety equipment. Her father, Edward Butera, owns a graphic design firm. Her parents are of Italian descent. She stated on her Twitter account that she is of half Sicilian and half Abruzzese Italian ancestry. Her maternal half-brother, Frankie Grande, is an actor, dancer, and musician. Ariana is married to real estate agent Dalton Gomez.

A picture of Ariana’s father can be seen here, and a picture of some of her father’s family can be seen here. A picture of Ariana’s mother can be seen here. A picture of Ariana’s paternal grandfather can be seen here, and a picture of Ariana with her maternal grandparents can be seen here.

Ariana’s paternal grandfather was Anthony Vincent Charles Butera (the son of Carlos/Charles Antonio Butera and Marie/Mary Passalaqua/Passalacqua). Anthony was born in New Jersey. Ariana’s great-grandfather Charles was born in New Jersey, to Italian parents, Antonino Butera and Magherita Azzara/Azzala, from Menfi, Provincia di Agrigento, Sicily. Marie was Italian. The surname Butera is Sicilian.

Ariana’s paternal grandmother was Florence P. Citrano (the daughter of Enrico “Henry” Cetrano and Lucia “Lucy” Ciarfella). Florence was born in Newark, New Jersey, to Italian emigrants, from Civitaquana, Abruzzo. Enrico was the son of Carmine Cetrano and Giulia/Julia Trabucco. Lucia was the daughter of Ascenzio Ciarfella and Margherita Taddeo.

Ariana’s maternal grandfather was Frank Anthony Grande (the son of Antonio “Anthony” Grande and Filomena/Felmino “Philomena”/”Phyllis” Lavenditti). Frank was born in New York, to Italian parents. Antonio was born, c. 1900, the son of Raffaela/Raffaele V. Grande (b. 1876) and Sabato/Rose Cardalisca (b. July 1877, in Lanciano, Province of Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy), and moved to the U.S. in May 1903. Ariana’s great-grandmother Filomena was the daughter of Francesco Lavenditti/La Venditti and Benedetta Perrotti. Ariana’s grandfather also had roots in Bojano and Gildone, in Campobasso.

Ariana’s maternal grandmother is Marjorie M. Damico (the daughter of John Viovanni Damico/D’Amico and Felomina F. “Minnie” Gigante). Marjorie was born in New York, to Italian parents, with roots in San Fele, Potenza, Basilicata.

Ariana also once twitted that she “just found out my grandparents are heavily greek and part north African,” and then specified “…the chart says Greece/Italy. I just thought it was funny. I’m assuming the North African bit is Moroccan or Tunisia?”

Ariana’s reference to “the chart” makes it likely that she took some sort of DNA test to map out her heritage. DNA tests for people of Sicilian descent sometimes indicate some kind of Greek or North African ancestry.

Ariana Grande 41st Annual American Music Awards - Arrivals

Grande in 2013, photo by Prphotos.com

Sources: Genealogies of Ariana Grande – https://www.geni.com
https://2.bp.blogspot.com

Ariana’s paternal grandfather, Anthony Vincent Charles Butera, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Obituary of Ariana’s paternal grandmother, Florence P. (Citrano) Butera – https://www.obrienfuneralhome.com

History of Ariana’s maternal grandparents, Frank Anthony Grande and Marjorie M. Damico – https://www.youtube.com

Ariana’s half-brother, Frankie Grande, 2008, photo by Prphotos.com

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858 Responses

  1. Pegzi says:

    Manchester was so sad :(

  2. luckystar says:

    Paternal grandparents + butera’s family
    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BDQ02qYCcAIXI2L.jpg

  3. luckystar says:

    Of course she looks like she is mixed like some mexicans and of course some mixed people can look whiter than her
    But why? Well, its because she use spray tan machine and a lot of makeup to make her look less white
    Its called cultural appropriation, she sings R&B. While, many mixed people like the mestiza mexican Selena gomez, try to do her best to look whiter than they actually are. Mixed races to be accepted has to look “white”. White people can stole cultures.
    She looks average southern italian in her real phenotype
    http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/25700000/Ariana-Grande-Photoshoot-Outtakes-ariana-grande-25735875-353-240.png

    • memphis says:

      Ariana looks very Italian. Italians depending on where they are from the equator can get very very dark…some could pass for “African American’ or Puerto Rican. Greek ancestry has influence from North African or Horn African. Looking at her mom, I would say she would have 6-9% African ancestry…her father is pretty dark Mediterranean also.

      • andrew says:

        Not at all. No Italian girl from Italy would go around with that ridiculous fake tan, hair extension and make up. Are you sure to have checked her parents’ pics? You mean that Liza Minnelli looking woman? Her father is not particularly “dark” or “Mediterranean”, he looks generic European. Also Greeks and North/Horn Africans are completely different people.

        • ceelizabethma says:

          Well she does and now she is trying sobhrd to look asian, she finished stealing black culture and now is pale as fuck trying to look asian wih make up

          • italiano90 says:

            It is impossible for Ariana to try to look “asian”. No offense but most european women would never strive to look asian.

      • calendulafleur11 says:

        I’ve never seen someone with Italian blood that could pass as black or Puerto Ricans and i lve in a heavily populated Italian area. More like some Puerto Ricans could pass as Italian if they don’t have mainly European blood

        • italiano90 says:

          Agree. I live in NYC where its full of Italians and Puerto Ricans. Puerto Ricans do not have a certain phenotype so it doesnt make sense to say Italians look Puerto Rican when its the other way around. Personally I think “White” Puerto Ricans look more Sardinian than mainland Italians.

          It is impossible for any Italian to ever pass as black.

  4. andrew says:

    history of Ariana’s maternal grandparents:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFiLpdAnZZk

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