Ariana Grande
![Ariana_shutterstock_91188221 Ariana Grande](https://ethnicelebs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Ariana_shutterstock_91188221.jpg)
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. 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](http://ethnicelebs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Ariana-Grande2.jpg)
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
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Ariana’s half-brother, Frankie Grande, 2008, photo by Prphotos.com
She and Daniel radcliffe https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDywOiYUEAARveN.jpg
and im wondering why this site only posted the darkest picture of her? My suggestion: http://www1.pictures.stylebistro.com/fp/Ariana+Grande+Long+Hairstyles+Ponytail+JCS7XlRMVVsx.jpg
and http://cdn01.cdn.justjaredjr.com/wp-content/uploads/pictures/2010/04/ariana-grande-shrek/ariana-grande-shrek-premiere-04.jpg and https://assets.rbl.ms/949452/980x.jpg
Grande is an Italian name. The Italians,ancient Romans, imposed their Latin language upon the Spaniards. 99% of the Spanish names are Italian. Learn Roman History.
She is part North African/Middle Eastern like all Southern Europeans. DNA proves it (especially in her case) and that all Europeans have traceable amounts of West Asian.
Please stop with the “pure white” B.S.
How is it that Ashkenazi Jews cluster near Southern Italians and that half Ashkenazi Jews/half Northern Europeans cluster in mainland Europe if Europeans are this so-called “pure bred” brace?? The answer is that they aren’t. As far as I am concerned, if Ashkenazi Jews aren’t white, neither is Ariana Grande.
yeah case closed no one is pure white. specially nit americans.
*not
This probably the most dumbest thing I have ever heard. hahahaha
you mean southern italians?
Do you mean southern italians? North african/Middle eastern genes are rare in the north lol
http://www.forumbiodiversity.com/showthread.php/41342-Italian-Sicilian-and-Greek-23andme-results!
http://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?74723-Sicilian-Italian-and-Greek-23andme-AC-Results-%28Speculative%29-and-Haplogroups
And Ariana and her family are white
she got the same skin colour as the stupid northern europeans descendants: http://d1wcscg0ogsfs4.cloudfront.net/ima/0/0/1/1/8/118843/662×440.jpg
I meant Ariana took a DNA test and had a lot of Middle Eastern/North African DNA. Jimmy Kimmel, who is only half Italian, was recently on Finding Your Roots and his DNA test came up with a lot of West Asian (Middle Eastern/North African) DNA as well as some Sub-Saharan African ancestry. Henry Gates said all of it was from his maternal side (his Italian mother).
I’m not denying that Ariana is white. She is. I’m simply saying that she and other white people (Italian or not) are definitely not “pure white.” It’s proven time and time again by DNA tests.
I wached the episode and it wasn’t SSA but north african.
And what is ”pure white”? North Africans and Middle Easter people are also white. That would mean both Ariana and Jimmy are pure white, wouldn’t it?
@Bablah
Quote(North Africans and Middle Easter people are also white.That would mean both Ariana and Jimmy are pure white, wouldn’t it?)
No, both those locations have Black people and White people, and every combo those two groups can make. Also there’s no proof either way about what color Ariana or Jimmy particular ancestors were.
Jimmy Kimmel had 2% Sub-Saharan African ancestry from his mother and a greater percent of West Asian (which is Middle Eastern/North African). That is more than Ty Burrell who only had 1.4%.
” a lot”
= I’m assuming the North African bit is Moroccan or Tunisia? https://twitter.com/arianagrande/status/454424967937916929
@fuzzybear44
” Also there’s no proof either way about what color Ariana or Jimmy particular ancestors were.” hahaha bizarre
Ariana grande doesnt have any Sub-Saharan African ancestry, and youre really wondering that stupid thing.
North african and Middle eastern are caucasian, they are a different haplogroup than black sub saharan. :)
If you have some black on you, then you test will show sub saharan ancestry, ask Mariah carey.
She doesn’t look “white” to me and I honestly that she was a Mexican who is like 20-30% Native.
Her Spanish-sounding name also can deceive some folk too.
hahha spray tanning and makeup doesnt change races.
http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1949949!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_1200/ariana-grande.jpg
she looks italian and her surnames are italian.
Grande Name Meaning: Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=grande
Butera Name Meaning: Southern Italian (Sicily) http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=butera
im sorry, darling :)
Stupid point. The word “Grande” exists in Portuguese, Spanish and Italian and it means exactly the same thing.
Of course she is white
her dna test results is so southern italian :)