Jessica Alba
Alba in 2010
Birth Name: Jessica Marie Alba
Place of Birth: Pomona, Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: April 28, 1981
Ethnicity:
*father – Mexican [including Spanish, Indigenous Mexican/Mayan, distant Sephardi Jewish and African]
*mother – Danish, Welsh, English, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, French
Jessica Alba is an American actress, model, and businessperson. Her roles include the films Camp Nowhere, Idle Hands, Honey, Frank Miller’s Sin City, Fantastic Four (2005), and their respective sequels; Good Luck Chuck, The Eye (2008), Meet Bill, Valentine’s Day, Machete, and its sequel; Little Fockers, Spy Kids: All the Time in the World, and Mechanic: Resurrection, and the series The Secret World of Alex Mack, Dark Angel, and L.A.’s Finest. She has co-founded consumer goods company The Honest Company, which sells baby, personal, and household products. She has also been billed as Jessica Warren, her married name.
Jessica is the daughter of Catherine Louisa (Jensen) and Mark David Alba, who was in the Air Force. Her father, who was born in Los Angeles, is of Mexican descent, including Spanish, Indigenous Mexican/Mayan, and distant Sephardi Jewish and African, roots. Her mother, who was born in Virginia, has Danish, Welsh, English, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, and French, ancestry. She was raised partly in Biloxi, Mississippi; Del Rio, Texas; and finally Claremont, California, traveling for her father’s career.
Her brother is actor Joshua Alba. Jessica is married to producer Cash Warren, with whom she has three children. Cash’s father is African-American and his mother is white. Jessica’s third cousin, once removed, is writer Gustavo Arellano.
Jessica has described her father as very dark and her mother as very fair. According to Jessica, her grandfather never spoke Spanish at home because he wanted the family to assimilate into the American mainstream. As a result, Jessica’s father did not learn to speak Spanish.
A DNA test whose results were displayed on the show Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2014) stated that Jessica’s genetic ancestry is:
*72.7% European
*22.5% East Asian/Native American [Indigenous Mexican]
*2.4% No Match
*2.0% Sub-Saharan African
*0.3% Middle Eastern/North African
*0.1% South Asian
Jessica has stated that she identifies with her Mexican-American heritage. DNA tests on the show indicated that Jessica’s direct patrilineal ancestor was Indigenous. These DNA tests also displayed that Jessica’s father’s direct matrilineal ancestor, Maria Carmen Carrillo/Carillo, was of Sephardi Jewish descent. They also showed that Jessica’s father likely has at least 2.1% Sephardi Jewish ancestry in total. DNA matches listed him as 0.7% Ashkenazi; they also listed him as 0.6% Italian, 0.4% North African, and 0.4% Middle Eastern, all of which were or likely were Jewish in his case according to DNA matches.
Jessica’s 0.1% South Asian DNA is evidently from Jessica’s mother’s side.
Genetically, Jessica was found to have a common ancestor with attorney Alan Dershowitz.
Alba with husband Cash Warren in 2011, s_bukley / Shutterstock.com
Jessica’s paternal grandfather is José Sánchez Alba (the son of Catalino Morones Alba and Francisca/Frances Sánchez). José was born in San Bernardino, San Bernardo Co., California, to Mexican parents. Catalino was born in San Dimas, Durango, the son of Ambrocio/Ambrosio Alva/Alba and Maria Morones/Morence. Francisca was born in Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, the daughter of José Hipólito/Polito Sánchez Hernandez and Refugio/Refugia Cisneroz/Rangel.
Jessica’s paternal grandmother is Ysabel/Isabel Martinez (the daughter of Daniel Fernandez Martinez and Guadalupe Nieves Miranda y Lares). Isabel was born in San Bernardino County, California, to Mexican parents. Daniel was born in Purépero de Echaíz, Michoacán, the son of Eugenio Martinez and Pascuala/Pasquala Fernandez. Guadalupe was born in García, Zacatecas, the daughter of Juan Miranda and Silveria Viramontes/Miramontes y Lares.
Jessica’s maternal grandfather was Harry Christian Jensen, Jr. (the son of Hans/Harry Christian Jensen and Sarah/Sara Evelyn Rhys). Jessica’s grandfather Harry was born in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, and served in WWII and the Korean War. Jessica’s great-grandfather Hans was born in Illinois, to Danish parents, Mads Hansen Jensen and Johanna Jensdatter. Sara was born in Minnesota, to a Welsh father, Samuel H. Rhys, and to a mother, Evaline/Evelyn/Eva Walbridge, who was born in Rochester, Monroe, New York.
Jessica’s maternal grandmother was Louisa Harrison Tebault (the daughter of Paul Miars/Myers Tebault and Catherine/Catharine Louisa Nichols). Jessica’s grandmother Louisa was born in Washington, D.C. Paul was the son of William Paul Tebault and Julia S. Catherine was the daughter of Albert Nichols and Loula Harrison Wharton.
Sources: Genealogies of Jessica Alba – https://www.geni.com
https://famouskin.com
Family histories of Jessica’s father – http://familyhistoryinsider.com
http://familyhistoryinsider.com
Jessica’s maternal grandfather, Harry Christian Jensen, Jr., on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Jessica’s maternal grandfather, Harry Christian Jensen, Jr. – https://www.legacy.com
Jessica’s maternal great-grandmother, Sarah/Sara Evelyn Rhys, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Sarah/Sara Evelyn Rhys on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Jessica’s maternal great-grandfather, Paul Miars/Myers Tebault (focusing on his father’s side) – http://www.findagrave.com
LOS ANGELES – APR 1: Jessica Alba at the Victoria Beckham For Target Launch Event at Private Residence on April 1, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com
mexican is not a race you morons, its a nationality, mexico has many races incluiding asian, black, indian, anglo, and arab, becuase of the spanish wich were conquered by the arabs for 600 years. in mexico everyone is called “mexican” doesn’t matter if you are asian, white, black or whatever
Id assume she has Mestizo ancestry judging by her surname and her appearance.
To ethnic
Well you know you can’t go by that,remember I said mestizo once meant (spanish,black,native or any combo of the three).Anyhow what’s up?Oh yes,why did you bring the rating system back?
Hey Fuzzybear,
As for the rating system, I think some of the commenters put in a lot of thought into what they say on this site so I think they deserve some props in one form or another.
In regards to Alba, she could have African heritage, Im sure a lot Mexicans do.
Ethnic
To ethnic
Well it’s good to hear from you.Oh Alba,if she does still have it,then it’s most likely to low to measure,or north African since they don’t count them as black people.I think she needs a better dna test than the one lopez gave
I think they all need better dna tests. Their results were screwy. Also, if you say you are mestizo it means you are native american mixed with European. If you are mulatto, then you’re African and European. I think you’re the only person who thinks mestizo can be any race.
To IZ
I know people love to doubt what I say,and that’s fine.However think about this for a minute.Mestizo means mixed blood,what’s george lopez ethnic combo?What’s eva longoria combo?You really believe they are the only ones with that combo?Here’s a quote from the
California State Military Department
The California State Military Museum
Preserving California’s Military Heritage
By the late 1700s, when Alta California was being founded, the word “mestizo” was often used to describe any mixture–black, Spanish, and/or Indian– but “mulatto” was a commonly used designation as well. The generic term “casta” was sometimes used to refer to any mixed blood person, whatever the mathematical combination of Spanish, black, and Indian. Even in tradition-bound Mexico City, 1811 census records omit references to black and mestizo although did include mulatto (Seed 1982, 577).
Thus in the mestizo group in California, some individuals might have been primarily European in appearance, some predominantly Indian in appearance, and others might have had many African-American characteristics. There was no uniform or stereotypic appearance for mestizos. This being so, when it came time to be recorded in a census where one’s race was listed, or where race was mentioned in other official documents, a mestizo might “upgrade” his racial designation to “español” if he was fair enough or rich enough or had otherwise achieved Spanish status. (Forbes 178) Similarly, a mulatto might change his racial designation to mestizo and even eventually to “español,” having similarly grown old enough, wealthy enough, or socially and politically distinguished enough to claim that designation.
in the history part:read what it said,then tell me you don’t think alot of people did this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mestizo
This is todays Definition,notice how it says(especially)but it doesn’t say only
http://www.answers.com/topic/mestizo
Look towards the bottom 3rd paragraph of page 10:
http://books.google.com/books?id=_RYuIK5P6IsC&pg=PA10&lpg=PA10&dq=how+african+blood+is+in+the+mestizo+population+in+texas&source=bl&ots=mQwfyglLgG&sig=nVGUZQ_s6ybktQgvvUBy-YSqYMI&hl=en&ei=X4iITeGKOYeisQPi4bCDDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&sqi=2&ved=0CE4Q6AEwCA#v=onepage&q&f=false
Even the black mexicans from Costa chica or Veracruz and in the states of Guerrero and Oaxaca consider themselves mestizos
the majority of the residents,of Rosario, Sinaloa in 1781 were Afro-mestizo.Among the afromestizo families who became prominent landowners and politicians in Southern California during the late 18th-early 19th century were the families of Luís Quintero; María Rita Valdez; Juan Francisco Reyes and José Moreno
the mestizo population of Coahuila and Nacimiento,are descendants of Black Seminole:
http://www.corbisimages.com/Enlargement/AAMK001388.html
Departamento de Genetica de Poblaciones, Centro de Investigacion Biomedica del Noreste (CIBIN), Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.They did a genetic polymorphisms study Genetic admixture in three Mexican Mestizo populations (Nuevo Leon, Jalisco, and the Federal District)amounts(mostly European,natives and African(african levels were low avg 3%)
Even Vicente Guerreo and Jose Morelos both mestizo,and both of african heritage
Look I could go on with stuff,but I hope you see I’m not lying.They change definitions all the time,and teach you what they want you to know.Young people don’t like learn anything more than they have to,so it’s easy to trick people.Look at the word Caucasian,the definition has been change 4 time since 1937,Why?to suit the situation,the same thing with Mestizo
To iZ
For some reason the site would let my other stuff go through,so I had to Edit it down to see what would go through.I had to cut out alot of proof.
Here’s another reason why black blood in Mexicans is not talked about:Jose Vasconcelos (the father of brown pride)sought in Mexico’s attempt to commit a process of de-Africanization in Mexico. Vasconcelos advocated the wiping out of the black blood to make way for the Indian and white Spanish blood, so that those two blood types would reign predominantly. Here Vasconcelos argues in effect of a “one drop of white blood rule.” This is opposite of the “one drop ruled” used in the United States. This twist of racism is linked to “beauty,” which according to Vasconcelos ruled out black features as beautiful and put forth that so-called white and Indian blood was more beautiful and should be more sought after—-in essence, rid Mexico of its black blood, its black history, its black people. The closer blacks looked Mestizo/European/Light with the “hiding” of the blackness/Africaness, the more Mexico tried to stamp out the African blood—thereby the African presence, from Mexico. As Vasconcelos stated in such racist terms:
To Iz
Sorry one last they,After the treaty of guadalupe hidalgo,any person who was part black or had black blood was not allowed to own land.So in order to keep their land people change their Ethnic background to Mestizo,and that’s how it stuck.Also according to census taker,people of noticeable African heritage mark themselves as Mestizo,as well as mulattoes who are light enough mark themselves white,you can look it up if you don’t believe me
I Have A Question….What Is Mulatto!?
As far as I know Alba is a Spanish name.
yeah but Spain banished by law most of the arabs during the conquering.. in 1500s I believe! isabella la catelica.. kind of sad .. they are people also, but spain is becoming mixed now yet it still has the majority race white/caucasian not arab.
That is correct
Made a mistake,didn’t mean to post this here
im spanish, mexican, german, irish, and a few other things but no one ever things im am hispanic at all, though after 4 years of spanish lessons im starting to feel more connected to my hispanic heratige — i think alba should give spanish a try, too.
Since her parents were divoreced & the mom was the one in the picture most of the time… she considered herself more white. Now that her dad is more involved she has had a change of heart. She does look more latin than white so she might as well get over it.
Who cares where she came from! That girl is one fine specimen of female perfection.
I’m Puerto Rican(Spanish&African blood), but I tell everyone I’m mixed. I never say I’m Latino because I don’t Spanish at all.
me too. im a Cuban (all black). and i identify myself as West African more than i say im Latina. it makes more sense to me because i still speak my ancestor’s original language Yoruba.
I’m African-American with a Cuban-American paternal grandmother. My grandfather didn’t want his children to know Spanish, so my dad and his sibs never really learned. One of my uncles did teach us some things. I’ve been teaching myself since most of my aunts and uncles are dead.