Gerard Butler
Butler in 2011, DFree / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Gerard James Butler
Place of Birth: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Date of Birth: 13 November, 1969
Ethnicity: Irish, possibly Scottish
Gerard Butler is a Scottish actor. He has starred in the films Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, 300, The Bounty Hunter, and Olympus Has Fallen, among many others.
Gerard was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. He was raised Catholic. He is either of entirely or partially Irish ancestry. It is not clear if he is also of Scottish descent. His mother’s maiden name is Hanton, which can be Scottish or Irish. Gerard has said that he is “a little Scots boy whose whole family are Irish. They really are – my family is from all over Ireland.”
Gerard’s family moved to Montréal, Québec, Canada, when he was several months old. He returned with his mother to Scotland not long after, and was raised there. Gerard is related to writer and director Mike Flood.
Gerard’s paternal grandfather was Johnny Butler (the son of Edward Butler and Mary Brennan). Edward and Mary were from Myshall, County Carlow, Ireland.
Gerard’s maternal grandfather was named James Hanton. James was born in Renfrewshire, Scotland.
Gerard’s maternal grandmother was named Mary/May Flood. May was born in Renfrewshire, Scotland. The Flood family was from County Wicklow, Ireland.
Sources: Some of Gerard’s family history – http://groups.yahoo.com
Genealogy of Gerard Butler (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
”The lineage of heart-throb Gerard Butler, the star of hit movie PS I Love You, begins in county Carlow with his great grandmother Mary (nee Brennan) and great grandfather Edward Butler, who both hailed from Myshall.
The Butler family emigrated to Scotland and lo and behold, three generations later a young Gerard is born in bonny Glasgow and subsequently becomes a Hollywood hunk!
Gerard’s great grandmother, Mary Brennan, was the sister of well-known Ned Brennan, a postman in Myshall for years, while Gerard’s grandfather on his father’s side, Johnny Butler, is buried in Myshall.
Nowadays Gerard has many relatives still living in Carlow, including Michael Dawson of Maple Lawn, Ballon, who is a cousin on the Brennan side, cousins include Tom Nolan of Carlow Electrical, Dick Nolan of Altamont, Kilbride, and Tom Nolan of Casteltown, Carlow.”
http://www.gerardbutlergals.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=16990
Ethnic you should change his ethnicity.
I think ”Ethnic” should change the ethnicity above
How did you find all this out? Fascinating! I am American, but of Scottish descent on my Dad’s side.
Yeah, he has a touch of Irish in him.
He has more than a touch.
hi ethnic,
i found out that gerard butler has irish roots….the weblink below will tell you!…..
http://www.gerardbutlergals.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=16990
Ya, from County Carlow. Time to change the above ethnic.
He definitely has Irish roots. His name alone should tell you that.
I think he’s also mixed w/ Irish. That’s what some websites say.