Aly Michalka
Michalka in 2011, photo by s_bukley / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Alyson Renae Michalka
Place of Birth: Torrance, Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: March 25, 1989
Ethnicity:
*father – German
*mother – German, English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Aly Michalka is an American actress, musician, singer, and songwriter. She is the sister of actress and singer AJ Michalka (Amanda Joy Michalka). The two comprise pop rock duo Aly & AJ, also known as 78violet. Her roles include the shows Phil of the Future, Hellcats, and iZombie, the films Bandslam, Easy A, The Roommate, Grown Ups 2, Sequoia, Weepah Way for Now, and The Lears, and the made-for-tv movie Sand Dollar Cove.
She is the daughter of Carrie and Mark Michalka. Her mother, also a musician, performed with the Christian band JC Band.
Aly is married to independent film producer Stephen Ringer. She is a devout Christian.
Aly’s paternal grandfather was James I. Michalka (the son of Gustave/Gustav August Michalka and Edna Caroline Loll). James was born in Michigan. Gustave was born in Michigan, to German parents, Frank August Michalka and Mary Venefky/Venefly. Edna was also born in Michigan, also to German parents, Warner Loll and Henrietta Etta Krahn.
Aly’s paternal grandmother was Betty Anne Martin (the daughter of David Martin and Amelia “Emily” Yurk). Betty was born in Michigan. David and Amelia were both immigrants from what is listed as Russia. It is likely that they were both of ethnic German descent.
Aly’s maternal grandfather was Charles Malcolm Begley (the son of Newton Phillips Begley and Lula Maude Palmer). Charles was born in Virginia. Newton was the son of George Rogers Begley and Minerva Payne. Lula was the daughter of Eldridge Clinton Palmer and Barbara Alice/Ann Lane.
Aly’s maternal grandmother was Carmen Louise Wetzel (the daughter of August Wetzel and Harriet Louise McCausland). Carmen was born in Oregon. August was born in Minnesota, the son of German parents, Ignatius Wetzel and Frances F. Fischer, from Alsace. Harriet was the daughter of Alfred Ellis McCausland and Louise Agnes Meyer.
Sources: Genealogy of Aly Michalka – http://gw.geneanet.org
Aly’s paternal grandfather, James I. Michalka, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Aly’s maternal grandfather, Charles Malcolm Begley, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Aly’s maternal grandmother, Carmen Louise Wetzel, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
looks like a average white girl..
michalka is definitely a east european surname.
Michalka does sound like a Czech and Slovak name. Just out of interest why is Bohemia used here? That’s like calling Thailand Siam.
Czechoslovakia and Slovakia didn’t exist at the time when some of these migrations would have taken place (the 19th century). At the time, Bohemia was often listed as the birthplace on records, and the Kingdom of Bohemia was a state.
Thanks for the Wikipedia link. I edited the Ukrainian claim out of it.
That book you cite is just composed of entries from the Wikipedia category “Ukrainian-language surnames”, in which “Michalka” was once included (but no longer).
Can you find any Ukrainians with this surname? I thought I found one, but it turned out to be a fictional character.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/legacy/rivercity/characters/tatiana_michalka.shtml
For all I know, there’s a Ukrainian out there with this surname, just as there could be a Ukrainian out there with the surname “Smith”. That wouldn’t change the fact that most people named “Michalka” are not of Ukrainian descent.
its not ukrainian surname.maybe its bohemian or polish
I would have said it’s a Czech name (through its form – definitely West Slavic – and because it’s a common name in Germany), but it looks like Slovakian is more likely:
http://forebears.io/de/surnames/michalka
yes, what ever…
I dont care where she’s from, anyways. all this ethinic hype – only in america.
And sorry for repeating myself… jeeez
true. Michalka is definitely not German. it’s a eastern european surname (name).
it’s actually a Nickname for the name Michaela used in east europe.
Michalkas grandfather probably was born in Germany but he wasn’t German.
I have a similar ethnic background too her English Irish Scottish Welsh Austrian German Italian i also have Filipino Spanish Chinese Japanese Indonesian and Malaysian ancestry altogether my ethnic background is English Irish Scottish Welsh Austrian German Italian Filipino Spanish Chinese Japanese Indonesian and Malaysian.
we get it…
No one gives a rat’s ass, so stfu and stop posting this everywhere.
I’m British, Austrian and German too! Sorry I just had to say that lol.
I thinking that she have polish or czech or ukrainian roots. Michalka is not german surname.