Howie D.
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Birth Name: Howard Dwaine Dorough
Place of Birth: Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 22, 1973
Ethnicity:
*father – Irish, English
*mother – Puerto Rican [Spanish, African, Taíno]
Howie D., or Howie Dorough, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, dancer, actor, and businessperson. He is a member of boy band Backstreet Boys, along with Nick Carter, Brian Littrell, AJ McLean, and Kevin Richardson. He is also known as Tony Donetti.
His mother, Paula Flores, is Puerto Rican, and his father, Hoke Dwaine Dorough, was of Irish and English descent. Howie is married to Leigh Boniello, with whom he has two children.
A MyHeritage DNA test taken by Howie stated that his genetic ancestry is:
*43.3% Iberian
*30.1% Scandinavian
*9.3% African
*7.7% Irish, Scottish & Welsh
*5% Central & South American
*1.2% Middle Eastern
*1.2% Native American
*1% Balkan
Given his DNA result, it is likely that Howie D.’s Puerto Rican ancestry includes Spanish, African, and Indigenous [Taíno].
Howie’s paternal grandfather was Hoke Smith Dorough (the son of William Nathan Dorough and Alice Catherine Murray). Howie’s grandfather Hoke was born in Georgia. William was the son of James Henry Dorough and Sarah Elizabeth Powell.
Howie’s paternal grandmother was Lizzie Corrine Singletary (the daughter of Thomas Benjamin Singletary and Minnie Elizabeth Kelley). Lizzie was born in Alabama. Thomas was the son of John Richard Frank/Franklin Singletary and Nancy Ann Malissa/Melissa Register.
Sources: Genealogy of Howie’s paternal great-grandfather, William Nathan Dorough – https://www.wikitree.com
Genealogy of Howie’s paternal great-great-grandfather, James Henry Dorough (focusing on his own father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
His MyHeritage DNA result is out. He has the following ethnicity:
* 43.3% Iberian
* 30.1% Scandinavian
* 9.3% African
* 7.7% Irish, Scottish & Welsh
* 5% Central & South American
* 1.2% Middle Eastern
* 1.2% Native American
* 1% Balkan
https://blog.myheritage.com/2019/08/the-backstreet-boys-myheritage-dna-results-are-back/
Unlike AJ McLean’s DNA test, a result which is consistente for someone who is half PR
I don’t know this still doesn’t make sense, how can he be 43% Iberian, 9 % African, 5% Central & South American, 1.2% Middle Eastern, 1.2% Native American and 1% Balkan, when he’s most likely half Northern European. Again another inaccurate test from My HeritageDNA, I can guarantee the results would be different if it was done by another company.
Iberians get European from elsewhere on those questionable DNA tests.
Uff stop to repeat it multiple times like a moron cause you don’t know what to say anymore he’s a ——- ——- to be Brit/Euro fits totally in MENA countries and South-Central America seems even Hispanic.
Lol he looks fully Arab nothing of half Northern Euro hahaha.
His father family Is from British Isles.
You have no idea of what an “Arab” person look like.
@drzaius
*30.1% Scandinavian
*7.7% Irish, Scottish & Welsh
*11,2% Iberian
*1% Balkan
His father heritage may be like this, though even 23andMe have questionable regions like “French&German”
Scandinavian seems too high here
Howie’s paternal grandfather was Hoke Smith Dorough (the son of William Nathan Dorough and Alice Catherine Murray). Howie’s great-grandfather William Nathan was the son of James Henry Dorough and Sarah Elizabeth Powell
Howie’s paternal grandmother was Lizzie Corrine Singletary (the daughter of Thomas Benjamin Singletary and Minnie Elizabeth Kelley). Howie’s great-grandfather Thomas Benjamin was the son of John Frank Richard Singletary and Nancy Malissa/A. M. Register.