Chuck Norris
Norris in 2004, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Carlos Ray Norris
Place of Birth: Ryan, Oklahoma, U.S.
Date of Birth: March 10, 1940
Ethnicity: English, smaller amounts of Scottish, Welsh, and German, remote French, Swedish, and Dutch, possibly other
Chuck Norris is an American martial artist, actor, film producer, and screenwriter. His many film roles include Way of the Dragon, Breaker! Breaker!, Good Guys Wear Black, The Octagon, Lone Wolf McQuade, the Missing in Action franchise, Code of Silence, Invasion U.S.A., and The Delta Force, as well as the series Walker, Texas Ranger.
Chuck is the son of Wilma (Scarberry) and Ray D. Norris. He was raised partly in Prairie Village, Kansas, and then Torrance, California. He is married to model Gena O’Kelley. He has five children, including actor Mike Norris and stock car racing driver and stuntman Eric Norris.
Chuck has stated that both of his parents were of half Irish and half Native American ancestry (“Genetically speaking, I am equal parts Irish and Native American”). Specifically, he has said that his paternal grandfather was an Irish immigrant, his paternal grandmother was of Native American descent (“a full-blooded Cherokee Indian”), his maternal grandfather was of Native American descent (“a Cherokee Indian from Kentucky”), and, finally, that his maternal grandmother was of Irish descent.
However, these statements do not appear to be accurate, at least not strictly speaking. Most of Chuck’s recent ancestors, including his paternal grandfather, were U.S.-born. His family tree contains mostly English surnames and English-born distant ancestors, along with a smaller amount of Scottish, Welsh, and German, roots, and remote French, Swedish, and Dutch. No Native American ancestry has been verified/documented in any publicly available family trees of Chuck Norris, and all of Chuck’s grandparents are described as “white” on U.S. censuses.
Chuck’s patrilineal line traces to a John Norris, who was born, c. 1525, in Norfolk, England.
Chuck’s paternal grandfather was named James Henry Norris (the son of William/Simon Norris and Eliza Ann). James was born in Tennessee. William was the son of Samuel/Sam Norris and Melissa/Malissa Curtis.
Chuck’s paternal grandmother was Ella May “Ellie” Tinker (the daughter of James Asbury Tinker and Clarisa Ann “Clara” Cofer). Ella was born in California. James was the son of Jesse Tinker and Margaret McArthur.
Chuck’s maternal grandfather was named John Porter Scarberry (the son of Martha Scarberry). John was born in Kentucky. Martha was the daughter of Richard E. Scarbrough and Eliza Jane Smith.
Chuck’s maternal grandmother was Ada Agnes Hargrove (the daughter of Zachary Phelon Hardgrove/Hargrove and Alice/Jemimie Hill). Ada was born in Texas. Alice was the daughter of Moses Perry Hill and Ellen Elizabeth Nix.
Sources: Genealogies of Chuck Norris – http://www.wargs.com
http://www.geni.com
http://www.wikitree.com
Genealogy of Chuck’s father – http://findagrave.com
Chuck’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Chuck’s paternal grandmother, Ella May “Ellie” Tinker, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Chuck’s maternal grandparents, John Porter Scarberry and Ada Agnes Hargrove, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Chuck’s maternal grandmother, Ada Agnes (Hargrove) Scarberry – https://www.findagrave.com
Im also half Irish half Indian like Chuck Norris but mines Mohawk
He’s half Indian it’s just not documented
Alessandra Torresani is also half Jewish. it’s just not documented either.
He never said he was half Jewish? But he said he was half Indian? Do you know he’s family better than him? I’m also half Irish half Indian
No I ironically said Alessandra Torresani is half Jewish, another celebrity who claims to be half something but hasn’t been verified of that ethnicity.
Just because it’s not documented means nothing. Again do you know Chuck’s family better than he does? If not how can you think you know what he is better than him. I’m also half Indian mines not documented ether atleast not online I heard it’s documented but offline
RamboJohnJ you seem like a friendly guy but I respectfully disagree with the notion that we can’t know his family tree better than him with all the internet documents/records to our exposure. If you look at his profile he has ancestors listed going back 4 + generations. none Irish or Native American.
Because it was just not documented or misdocumended again why would he’s family tell him a lie? I believe what he says over any record s that he’s Irish and Indian. Again you don’t know he’s family better than he does. So it’s rude of you to say he’s not something that he says he is no matter what is documented people lie on record s all the time
I know a woman, mother of a childhood friend, who used to say that her grandmother was 100% native American. I bought her a DNA test and no native American ancestry showed up. I asked her what she thought of it, she said, “Well my grandmother really looked Indian, I really thought she was.”
Sometimes people just get things incorrect. Not purposely lying, but just passing around assumptions and hearsay, and passing it down through family lore as if it’s the truth.
You have no argument s what makes you think just because it’s wrote down makes it more accurate than being told what yuu are? The documents are extremely flawed like my Indian ancestor juila Elizabeth Hart felthousen tree is all.messed up been trying for years to fix it
I was so confused at first while reading your posts because I have not heard anyone call native Americans “Indians” in a long time, I recommend you use a different term, I mean after all Indians is just outright inaccurate.
Russell means ever heard of him? He was a American Indian activist he called himself a Indian. I’m half Indian I can call my Indian blood Indian if I want because that’s what it is
I never said you CAN’T use it, I just pointed that it can be confusing, since almost nobody uses it anymore, if you see someone using the term Indian these days they’re generally referring to people from India.
American “Indians” were called like that solely because Columbus was genuinely convinced that he had made it to India, as opposed to a different land.
I find it very hard to believe that natives would even appreciate the term Indian.
Well whatever. I’m proud to be half Indian. Because it’s my heritage as much as the white man wants to take that away from me
“well whatever” = ran out of arguments
NOTREALLY, can you blame him? he had no compelling arguments to begin with.
I’m proud to be half Indian Mohawk. Yes Indian. It’s a old term but I still use it
Don’t you find Indian to be a bit derogatory or insulting? I mean you literally AREN’T Indian, as far as I’m concerned natives or people with native ancestry usually like to be referred to with the names of their tribes
Sonny landham called himself a Indian . Will Sampson called himself a Indian Russell means only called himself a Indian. I’m half Indian and proud. I’m old school only new school use the term native witch means anyone Born in the USA I’m Indian and proud half way more then you
Who says your opinion means anything? Who are you to say what I am and what I’m not? I’m a Indian only fools use the term native
“I’m a Indian only fools use the term native”
Buddy I didn’t wanna get there because I kind of respect whatever people label themselves as but, by using “Indians” you’re literally using a term Europeans WRONGLY coined Ameridians with (since you were complaining about “the white man” earlier), you’re literally submitting to that very white man
How in the world is using native or indigenous foolish?
Sorry but if all these activists were using Indian themselves then they are the foolish ones
Your the fool Mexican or whatever yuu are . I use the term Indian because that’s what I am and I dont hide it. The white man may or may not have named the Indian Indians. But I own it I make it my own I’m a Indian . And I will defend other people of American Indian heritage documented or not because they are my brother s in Indian blood
You understand how laughable it is to see someone who’s half White saying “the white man” repeatedly, right? Like, i’m physically cringing by reading you
I take after my Indian side I favor it..and the white man disgusts me in many ways. They have no honor. most of them. But there are some white men like true mountain men who live like the Indian and become the Indian
You’re half white, you need help ASAP
Your not the Indian go back to Mexico —— all —- —— do is bring drugs and crime across the border you people have no honor. Also most —– s are 5foot 5 and under. Most Indian s are average size you are no Indian —–
We’re getting tolled this has to muricansrallmutts or a friend of his.
I maybe half white but I’m a warrior Indian who will fight to the death to defend mine and my people’s Honor
Tbh his genealogy is largely incomplete so it should be put up a full one before denying what he claimed.
Why is his name Carlos? I thought he may be Hispanic.
They only use Mexican DNA in the DNA tests as a substitute for real American Indian tribe DNA. Again you don’t know he’s family better than him. Those DNA tests are extremely flawed. He probably is part Indian. And it hardly ever gets documented for some reason not sure why
What’s “Mexican DNA”?
DNA from Mexico. No it’s NOT the same as North American Indian DNA. Sitting bull and George Lopez are NOT the same race and they look nothing alike
but they don’t though, if anything they lump all native groups together (although tests like 23andme do specify regions within it, I believe) along east Asian too.
But saying they specifically use Mexican DNA as placeholder for native north American is a bit of a paranoid stretch. (also Mexico is north Ameerica too)
So is to say they weren’t the same race, native Mexicans and the rest of north American natives weren’t that differeent at all, as different as Frenchmen is from a Russian.
You’re comparing Sitting Bull (a likely full Native man) and George Lopez (a guy with over 50% European ancestry), it doesn’t make much sense at all really.
This is a natyive south American:
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/6f/99/b0/6f99b01d098a2b5b37e996be629bedd5.jpg
This is a native north American:
https://photos.smugmug.com/Edward-Sheriff-Curtis/The-North-American-Indian-V-11/i-Xf6fZ6c/1/79edcfa0/L/RBM-E-77-C97-V11~014-L.jpg
“they look nothing alike”
There not the same race. People native to Mexico are not the same race as us tribe Indian s. Because they were separated for so many 1000s of years they become completely different
Can you provide any substantiation at all besides your words?
Because not really . People lie on documents about who the father is who the mother is and so on those record s are extremely flawed just the fact that the government owns them record s makes them extremely flawed the government is the biggest screw job and lair in history
*tin foil hat intensifies*
People lie on record s just like people lie in when your being told about your heritage both are on equal ground’ what your trying to do is make the records by far more accurate than what your told but it doesn’t work that way. Both are equal
Why do you think those documents are so accurate? My Indian great grandmother juila Elizabeth Hart felthousen lied on all record s to hide the fact that she was a full blooded Mohawk. That’s just one example of how those record s are wrong
DNA companies use Mexican indigenous DNA sample sets for a few reasons. One, parts modern Mexico is where Asian nomads settled for a long time before spreading out to North America and South America. So it’s like the origin place of the Western hemisphere natives before their more extensive expansion. Another reason is because there are many, many 100% pure natives in that area, that never mixed with European settlers, or any other immigrants after colonization. They are great sample sets to match against when testing for North American indigenous DNA.
North of those tribes have too much admixing to be used as proper control sets. I am unaware as to why South American natives aren’t used, there’s plenty of them deep in the Amazon that would probably be alright with submitting DNA samples.
You must be a South American or Mexican? As far as an concerned your no Indian if your that
According to that logic you aren’t either.
You’re excluding them from being “Indians” because they’re mixed, so are you, therefore you aren’t an Indian either
I exclude them from being Indian be there not Indian mixed or full blooded they are a different people and a different culture from the USA Indian
then you’re not an Indian you absolute moron, even if they aren’t the same racially(which they are),, they were LITERALLY the first people in the continent to be called Indians, if anything THEY are the original Indians
genealogy of Chuck’s father: http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14185999
Are you a genealogist?
Are you a professional clown? The whole point of this website is to put “documented” information as reference to the profiles which you consider rude. If you are getting defensive about documentation and verifiable facts this isn’t the website for you.
Are You a clown? Documents don’t tell the whole story. You should not rudely dismiss someone s american Indian heritage just because it’s not documented. You should list them as Indian just high light by it undocumented. That would be more fair. I’m half Indian myself that’s why I’m so passionate about this subject
Why should anyone be listed as things they’re not officially documented to be, because of hearsays?
It’s written in the profile that Chuck Norris claimed Native American ancestry and it hasn’t been documented. I don’t know what else you want other than your agenda of having celebrities be listed the same ethnicity as you are. I am half Irish. Should I passionately have everyone be listed as half Irish without documentation? Until a Native American or Irish ancestor is found it won’t be listed in the ethnicity highlighted in black. please get over it.
It should be listed do you know he’s family better than he does? And why do you think those documents are so accurate? Anyone can lie on those record s . People lie on those record s all the time just the fact that there government record s makes them extremely flawed because no one is more dishonest and corrupt than the government
Chuck Norris is half Irish half Indian. Just like I am. Those record s are owned by the government and the government is the biggest lair in history so what your told by your parents is by far more accurate than government record s
Sorry to break it to you but, if true, Chuck Norris is AT BEST one quarter native American, there’s just no way he’s half, that makes very little if any sense at all
American Indian should be listed as Chuck Norris main ethnicity. Because he is it . It’s just not documented witch means nothing
American Indian ancestors are listed wrong on record s like my 2 great grandmother juila Elizabeth Hart felthousen. She is listed wrong on record s even though she’s a full blooded Mohawk Indian