Ariana Grande
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. 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.
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
Her ethnicity is inaccurate. She’s Greek, Thai, French, German, Mexican, Native American, and Creole.
where did you find this out
i dont believe she is thai, or mexican but the rest sounds true. she is italian also
She does not look greek german or thai ..I always thought she was mexican but she is Italian
Her ethnicity is inaacture. She’s Greek, Thai, French, German, Mexican, Native American, and Creole.
Where did you find this?? She isn’t any of those. She even said on her twitter that she is Greek, Italian, & North African (Moroccan or Tunisian)
there is NO way that this chick is 100% italian. she has mestizo features. most italians look white. she looks like a mexican chick! i would believe it if the truth came out that she was half mexican.
mexicans are asian you dumbass, they migrated from siberia
NO YOU SEEM TO BE THE ONLY DUMBASS BITCH HERE. mexicans ARE NOT asian. did you drop out of high school? anyone with half a fucking brain knows mexicans are a mix of spanish (white) and indigenous people (aka amerindians). trying to come at me with that fake ass ignorant bullshit. have a seat, bitch!
the indigenous come come for siberiaaa, most mexicans aren’t even that mixed! she’s from fucking italy, she probs just has some north african in her. stop saying every dark person if fucking mexican!!
she doesn’t look your average white girl.
This whole time, I thought she was Hispanic. Lol
hell yeah me too. her surname is grande after all!! that’s not even an italian surname!! it’s spanish!!!
Wow you’re dumb. First of all, Hispanic isn’t a race. Second of all Grande is Italian also.
What does Hispanic mean to you? What, if you speak Spanish you become a different race? Hispanic isn’t a race. Hispanic means you speak Spanish. Hispanic people can be white (Spain), Amerindian/Mestizos (Mexico), black (Dominican Republic), etc. So no she can’t look Hispanic because that’s not a race