Karrion Kross
Birth Name: Kevin Kesar
Place of Birth: Nyack, Rockland, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: July 19, 1985
Ethnicity: *father – Puerto Rican, other
*mother – German, English, Scottish, Dutch, French, likely Polish
Ancestry/Genealogy:
Karrion Kross is an American professional wrestler. He has worked for wrestling promotions such as WWE, AAA Wrestling, Lucha Underground, and Impact Wrestling. He is also known as Killer Kross, Kevin Kross, and The White Rabbit.
Karrion grew up in Stony Point, New York. He is married to professional wrestler Scarlett, also known as Scarlett Bourdeaux.
Karrion has stated that his father has “Puerto Rican, Central American, Italian and Greek” ancestry and moved to New York from Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Karrion also stated that his mother has “Croatian, Scandinavian and Irish/English/Welsh” ancestry. Karrion’s Central American, Italian, Greek, Croatian, Scandanavian, Irish, and Welsh ancestry has not been verified. Kesar can be a Croatian surname but most likely was changed from the German surname Kieser.
Karrion’s mother, Debra, was born in New York. Karrion’s maternal grandmother, Marilyn, was born in New York Marilyn’s father, Kenneth Baker, was born in New York with deep roots in the state. He had Dutch, English, Scottish, German, and French ancestry. Marilyn’s mother, Helen, was born in New York to Anna and Maxwell Stach/Stack who were both born in Germany.
Karrion’s maternal grandfather, Robert Kesar, was born in New Jersey. Robert’s father, John, was born in New York with deep roots in the state. He had German, English, Dutch, French, and Scottish ancestry. The surname Kesar can be traced back to Karrion’s maternal great-great-great grandfather, Charles Kieser/Kesar, who was born in Germany. Robert’s mother, Marion, was born in New York the daughter of Mary and Frank Pruchnovski who were both born in Germany. Pruchnovski is typically a Polish surname.
Genealogy of Karrion Kross’ maternal grandparents:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/G1NY-42F
Tweet in which Karrion states his ancestry:
https://x.com/realKILLERkross/status/1836877393203548619
Interview in which Karrion talks about his Puerto Rican ancestry:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve0xk3iuymo
Photo of Karrion and his father:
https://x.com/realKILLERkross/status/1654243643912335360/photo/1
Photo of Karrion and his mother:
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