Bruce Springsteen
Springsteen in 2013, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen
Place of Birth: Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 23, 1949
Ethnicity:
*father – Irish, small amount of Dutch
*mother – Italian/Sicilian
Bruce Springsteen is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and humanitarian activist. He is a member of rock band E Street Band, along with his wife, singer, songwriter, and guitarist Patti Scialfa, as well as Steven Van Zandt.
He is the son of Adele Ann (Zerilli) and Douglas Frederick Springsteen. His father was of at least three quarters Irish ancestry, and also had Dutch heritage. Some of his Irish ancestors were from Rathangan, County Kildare. His mother was of Italian/Sicilian ancestry. His sister is actress and photographer Pamela Springsteen, of the Sleepaway Camp sequels.
He has three children with his wife Patti, including Olympic equestrian Jessica Springsteen.
Bruce’s patrilineal line can be traced to Casper Springsteen, who was born, c. 1620, in Groningen, Netherlands, and to his wife, Geertje “Catherine” Jans.
Bruce’s paternal grandfather was Frederick H. “Fred” Springsteen (the son of Anthony Springsteen and Martha Ann O’Hagan). Frederick was born in New Jersey. Anthony was the son of Alexander A. Springsteen and Harriet McGinty Smith. Martha was the daughter of Irish parents, William O’Hagan/O’Hagen and Mary McCann.
Bruce’s paternal grandmother was Alice Helena McNicholl/McNicholas/MacNichols (the daughter of John NcNicholas and Jane “Jennie” Farrell). Alice was born in New Jersey. John was the son of Irish parents, Richard McNicholas and Annie Sullivan. Jane was also of Irish descent, and was the daughter of Patrick Farrell and Ann Garrity/Gerrity, who had roots in County Kildare.
Bruce’s maternal grandfather was Antonio A. “Anthony” Zerilli (the son of Raffaele/Raffaela Zerilli and Raffaella Aiello). Antonio, a lawyer, was born in Vico Equense, Province of Naples, Campania, Italy. Raffaele was the son of Andrea Zerilli (1827-1901), who was born in Palma di Montechiaro, Province of Agrigento, Sicily, Italy. In 1852, Andrea married Bruce’s great-great-grandmother Rosa Veniero (1831-1912).
Bruce’s maternal grandmother was named Adelina/Adele Sorrentino. Adelina was Italian.
Sources: Genealogies of Bruce Springsteen – http://www.wargs.com
http://www.angelfire.com
https://www.geni.com
Article about Bruce’s Irish ancestry, by Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak – http://irishamerica.com
Genealogy of Bruce Springsteen (focusing on his father’s side) – http://www.wikitree.com
Genealogy of Bruce’s father – http://www.findagrave.com
Bruce’s father on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Bruce’s paternal grandfather, Frederick H. “Fred” Springsteen, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Bruce’s paternal great-grandparents, Anthony Springsteen and Martha Ann O’Hagan – https://familysearch.org
Bruce’s paternal great-grandfather, Anthony Springsteen, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Bruce’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
New York passenger arrival record of Bruce’s maternal great-grandfather, Raffaele/Raffaela Zerilli – https://familysearch.org
Some of Bruce’s family history – https://pinkcadillacmusic.wordpress.com
https://pinkcadillacmusic.wordpress.com
Figured he had Italian ancestry.
On stage, at a distance, he could be Irish – sort of looks like Bono!
I doubt that, he looks more Italian tbh
Semitic as hell….LMFAO
Hairy ——— sheperdess…buy a —–.
Vai al pascolo.
did you ever been in germany? don’t think so
the most common hair color in germany is brown not blonde
Bullshit.
I agree 100%. He would fit in with my family who are all from Southern Germany, not far from Italy. It seems like a lot of southern Germans have both Germanic and Italian features.
He looks like he would say, HERE IS YOUR HAMBURGER, HERE IS YOUR HOT DOG
OHHHHH YEAHHHHH
he is 50% italian, 37,5 dutch and 12,5 irish