JWoww

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JWoww in 2012, photo by Prphotos

Birth Name: Jennifer Lynn Farley

Place of Birth: East Greenbush, New York, U.S.

Date of Birth: February 27, 1986

Ethnicity: German, Swedish, English, Irish, Spanish, French-Canadian, possibly other

JWoww is an American television personality. She appeared on MTV reality series Jersey Shore, along with Deena Nicole Cortese, Pauly D, Sammi Giancola, Vinny Guadagnino, Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, Angelina Pivarnick, Snooki, and Michael Sorrentino.

JWoww has said that she is not of Italian descent, but rather of Spanish and Irish ancestry. She mentioned this on Fox’s Strategy Room.

JWoww has two children with her former husband Roger Mathews.

A 23andMe DNA test whose results were displayed on YouTube stated that JWoww’s genetic ancestry is:

*99.1% European
——–*24% British & Irish [Ireland]
——–*23.9% Broadly Northwestern European
——–*16.9% French & German
——–*7.3% Italian
——–*5.9% Iberian
——–*2% Eastern European
——–*1.1% Finnish
——–*0.7% Sardinian
——–*0.2% Balkan

Jwoww’s paternal grandfather was Herbert F. Farley (the son of Charles Emile Farley and Agnes Madeline Higgenbottom). Herbert was born in New York. Charles was born in New York, to Canadian parents, Stanislaus/Stanislas Farley and Melvina/Malvina/Vinnie Dalpé, who was French-Canadian. Agnes was the daughter of William Higgenbottom, who was English, and of Mary N. Jennings, who was Irish.

Jwoww’s paternal grandmother was Eleanor Gardner (the daughter of Edward John Gardner and Eleanor Olivia Carlson). Jwoww’s grandmother Eleanor was born in New York. Edward was born in New York, to German parents. Jwoww’s great-grandmother Eleanor was born in Massachusetts, to Swedish parents, Eric Carlson and Matilda Mattson.

Source: http://www.usmagazine.com

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67 Responses

  1. Kim says:

    she is spanish and irish when u mean spanish its from spain idk about spanish being latino/hispanic but spanish and latinos are a bit related

    • ant says:

      Not at all totally different ethnic group

    • ummm... says:

      Really people? Really? They’re more than a bit related, Spainards are latinos/hispanic. Let me break it down for you folks who need to get off the internet and read a book! Latinos are those who speak a latin based language like hispanic, Italians, etc… Hispanics are those of Spanish decent. All Spanish speaking countries are because of Spain and their conquoring. They are more than a bit related the reason we speak Spanish is because of Spain. The spainard people are called Spanish as well as our language (do you see why?) because we hispanics are all of Spanish decent just changed because of geography and culture mix. Damn read a book!

      P.S Italians are Latinos and so are Spainards!

      • James says:

        This has got to be the most ignorant comment I have read on that site, and that’s pretty hard to beat! Italians are NOT Latinos, either are Spaniards. They are EUROPEANS. Aka Caucasians by race. Latinos are mixed with Spaniards who concurred South America as well as an admixture of Indian and African blood. YOU need to read a damn book. Or go to school.

        • Jarocho says:

          Italians, French, Spaniards, Portuguese, Romanians, Angolans, Filipinos, Cape Verdans ect. are all latinos because our languages comes from the LATIN language you dumb moron, Latino has nothing to do with race lmfao. So I think the one who needs to go to school or pick up a book is YOU. I’m of Italian ancestry and I know this, god you stupid US Americans are so retarded and stupid lol

          Now Hispanic is very different, Hispanic has to do with someone’s culture, Brasilians are latinos but not Hispanic because their culture doesnt come from Spain, it comes from PORTUGUAL, spanish speaking countries are Hispanics

          Latinos included Haiti also Latin Europeans, Latin Africans, Latin Americans and Latin Asians

          • Alice says:

            Angolans are African and Filippinos are from Asia. They are not Latinos. Hardly no Filipinos speak Spanish and the vast majority do not have any Spanish ancestry. They have never been called Latinos. The Portuguese were in Angola mostly on the coastal strip and practiced slavery. Angola though is not a Latina country with nearly all of the Portuguese leaving Angola when it got its independence in 1975. Angolas are not a mixed population but are Africans. The people speak Portuguese as well as their Native African languages. Spanish, Italian, French, Romanian etc are Latin languages but in Europe people would call a person Italian, Spanish or French they are very different people. Latino is really just used in the United States mostly for Mexican & South American people. It was first used in the Nixon era to lump all these people together.

          • marjanel says:

            Alice but that was the worst idea that they had. Now people think that Hispanic and Latino is a race and that all have the same ethnicity, when they are not. Is Giselle Bündchen, the same than Pele and Salma Hayek? .Also not all South Americas are latino. There are Dutch, English- Speaking people in South America and any Indigenous south American would like to used a white word to define themselves. Americans must search another word because it is stupid to used a word that have an already meaning.

      • toogood4utoknow says:

        Italians are not hispanic. Are you kidding me. People from Spain don’t even want to be considered Hispanic. I dont understand this hispanic/spanish nonsense. If you look at the map of Europe if anything Italy is right next to Africa which is why most italians are dark with kinky hair. Because of slavery we are all mixed up. But Italians are not Hispasnic. Hispanics want to be Italian and that is the problem. Latin is a language which spanish is derived from but there are different dialects. Dominicans and Puerto Ricans do not sound like people from Spain. I wish you would tell someone from Spain that they are the same as Dominicans you would get slapped. So you really need to read the right history book. Not all hispanics are of Spanish decent. Look at the Dominican Republic which also is on the same island as Haiti. This island was empty and african slaves were placed there. Spain took over what is called the dominican republic and the french took over the part which is Haiti but dont tell a Dominican he’s Haitian…Spanish people are just screwed up people. You guys just want to be white so damn bad. Let’s just keep it real. If Hispanics are anything they are black and so are Italians..Just keeping it real! remember if you have a drop of black blood you are considered black..that has not changed

        • Alice says:

          Italians and Spanish people are not African. Genetic testing shows that African genes are minimal in these populations. The countries on the other side of the Mediterranean are Morocco, Algeria, Libya etc. Crossing these waters to Europe is extremely dangerous and many people drown today trying to get to Europe. It is not like people could freely mix in the past. African genes in these populations are from Berbers and Arabs with very little Sub-Saharan African. I wish people would read more about what they are claiming. All people originated from Africa so all people can claim to be African but Italians and Spanish are no more African than any European population.

          • Alice says:

            Also the Latin culture stems from Europe specifically Italy. Italy is the motherland of the Latin people.

          • ONLY ANGLO-SAXONS ARE WHITE says:

            Italians, Spaniards, and Portuguese are not white, Alice. They are not Anglo. Everyone agrees with this. Check Tom Hanks’ page.

          • nina says:

            I hope you know that berbers and arabs aren’t like black so if someone from spain has arab blood he would still be white

  2. myspace celebrity says:

    I’ve known this for a long time,but I’ve always wondered why being a “guido/guidette” is considered to be a sub-culture or a fad…
    She looks just like her mom. Does she mean Spanish from Spain,or did she use Spanish as a broadly used term for Latina/Hispanic?

  3. Krys says:

    Is she half Irish half Spanish?

  4. Anon says:

    It was Obv She wasnt Italian,Farley gave it away.

    • Melanie Lombardi says:

      What does a last name have to do with it?! Many people who immigrated to the states changed their last names to sound American. A last name does not classify what ethnicity you are, my cousins are full Italian but their dad changed their last name to Smith to sound American, does it mean their American? No, their Italian. Don’t base someone ethnicity on just a last name, that’s completely stupid.

    • Puntacana baby says:

      Thats not at all correct..What do you live in a bubble, My father is Italian and my mother i Irish, My parents got divorced when i was young, And because i resided with my mother, And grew close to her husband, I actually called him dad cus i was raised more with him then my biological dad, So i never went by a Italian last name growing up.

      • Melanie Lombardi says:

        Ahm, did I say ALL? No I said “most”, thank youu(:

        • Melanie Lombardi says:

          BTW, your comment made no sense into the statement I said. All you really said was that you weren’t raised by your dad but your step-dad. Okay well I was talking about how matching someone’s ethnicity to the origin of last name is dumb. Your just saying you didn’t go by your bio-dad’s last name, okay. so?

          • AutumnM says:

            I’m pretty sure she was talking to the original poster, and was not trying to be confrontational with you, lol. Take a chill pill.

  5. clark kent says:

    why pretend then? what’s wrong with being who you are? Be proud to be Spanish and Irish! that is a beautiful mix.

    • Melanie Lombardi says:

      I understand what you mean. At my school, there is only like 10 TRUE Italians. And once Jersey Shore got so much buzz then a bunch of kids out of no where would be saying, “Oh, I’m part Italian!” and then us “the true italians” would ask them what part of Italy is your family from they’d go “Uhh I don’t know I forgot” I’m annoyed that so many people pretend to be Italian.

    • toogood4utoknow says:

      im sorry but spanish and white do not make beautiful kids. look at matthew mccaunehey and his children..those are some ugly kids..they look like white mexicans..black mixed with any race makes beautiful babies.

      • Selene-The-Immortal says:

        Those who are Spanish by ethnicity are white. Matthew Mcconaughey’s wife is a mixed race Brazilian. His kids are not cute, though.

      • Alice says:

        Black and white could be ugly or could be beautiful it’s all in the eyes of the beholder. Spanish is white. I’m presuming you mean Spanish and Native American. It all depends on what genes you inherit some unattactive parents can have beautiful children and some beautiful parents can have unattractive children. It is not really a racial thing. It is not a given that a person of mixed ancestry will be beautiful.

      • marjanel says:

        what are you talking about? Mathew Mccaunehey´s wife is not Spanish at alll( how you wrote). Really most Americans have a real problem in talking about thing that they don´t know.

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