Kim Kardashian
Birth Name: Kimberly Noel Kardashian
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: October 21, 1980
Ethnicity:
*father – Armenian
*mother – English, as well as Scottish, Irish, German, Dutch, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Welsh, remote Jersey Channel Islander and Cornish
Kim Kardashian, also known as Kim Kardashian West, is an American television and social media personality, actress, socialite, and model. She is the daughter of Robert Kardashian, an attorney who was one of O.J. Simpson’s lawyers at his murder trial, and Kris Jenner (born Kristen Mary Houghton), a socialite. O.J. Simpson was Kim’s godfather. Her siblings are Kourtney Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, and Rob Kardashian, and her half-siblings are Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner. Through her ex-stepparent, Caitlyn Jenner, she was a stepsister of musician Brandon Jenner and socialite Brody Jenner. Kim has four children, including singer and actress North West, with her former husband, rapper, record producer, and fashion designer Kanye West. Her niece is Penelope Disick.
Kim’s father was of Armenian descent. Kim’s mother is from a family that has lived in the United States for many generations, and has English, as well as Scottish, Irish, German, Dutch, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Welsh, and remote Jersey Channel Islander and Cornish, ancestry. Kim once stated that she gets her curves from her Armenian heritage. Kim has said that she did not speak Armenian at home, but does occasionally at family get-togethers. She once stated in an interview, “being Armenian is a big part of who I am,” and that her grandfather instilled a lot of Armenian culture in her. In 2019, she was baptized in the Armenian Apostolic Church with the name Heghine.
A 23andMe DNA test whose results were displayed on the show Keeping Up with the Kardashians (2018) stated that Kim’s sisters Khloé and Kourtney’s genetic ancestry is:
*53%-58% European
——–*4.5% French
*41.6% Middle Eastern & North African
The test also evidently stated that the Kardashians have a fraction of Native American DNA, presumably under .4% in Khloé’s case, given her 58% European and 41.6% Middle Eastern results.
Kim’s paternal grandfather was Arthur Thomas Kardashian (the son of Tatos Saghatel “Thomas”/Tom Kardashian and Hamas “Hanna” Shakarian). Arthur was born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, to parents from Kars, Russian Empire. The family were ethnic Armenian Molokan Jumpers from Karakale, now Turkey. Tatos was the son of Saghatel/Sam Kardashian/Kardaschoff and Harom “Mary” Varsoff/Yuzbashian. Kim’s family’s last name was spelled Kardaschoff in Russia. Kim’s great-grandmother Hamas was the daughter of Demos/Tom Shakarian and Goolisar/Grace Yesilbashian/Thomson.
Kim’s paternal grandmother was Helen Jean Arakelian (the daughter of John Arakel Mgrditchian Arut Arakelian and Vartanoosh/Rose Miroyan/Mirayan). Helen was born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California. John was born in Getap, Vayots Dzor, Armenia. Vartanoosh was born in Erzurum, Erzurum, Turkey, of Armenian descent, the daughter of Hovhannes Miroyan and Luciag Chorbajian.
Kim’s maternal grandfather was Robert True Houghton (the son of True Otis Houghton and Mary Lee Pickens). Robert was born in San Diego County, California. Kim’s great-grandfather True was born in Oklahoma, the son of Otis Sewall Houghton, who had deep New England roots, and of Lula Laura Barnard/Bernard. Mary Lee was born in Texas, the daughter of Charles/Charlie Luran A. Pickens and Lizzie/Elizabeth Mae/May/Mary A. Douglas/Douglass.
Kim’s maternal grandmother is Mary Gorden/Gordon/Jo Campbell (the daughter of Gorden/Gordon Lowe Campbell and Lou Ethel Wyatt). Kim’s grandmother Mary was born in Arkansas. Kim’s great-grandfather Gorden was born in Mounds, Creek, Oklahoma, the son of Jefferson Davis Campbell and Freedonia/Fredonia/Fredom May Teaney. Lou was born in Mississippi, the daughter of Walter Alba Wyatt and Mary Tiny VanZandt/Van Zandt.
Kim’s matrilineal line can be traced to her great-great-great-great-grandmother, S. Margaret “Maggie” Gray, who was born, c. 1833, in Mississippi.
Sources: Genealogies of Kim Kardashian – https://www.geni.com
http://famouskin.com
https://www.wikitree.com
Genealogies and obituaries of Kim’s paternal grandparents, Arthur Thomas Kardashian and Helen Jean (Arakelian) Kardashian – http://www.findagrave.com
Kim’s maternal great-grandmother, Mary Lee Pickens, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Kim’s maternal great-grandparents, Gorden/Gordon Lowe Campbell and Lou Ethel Wyatt – https://www.familysearch.org
Kim’s maternal great-grandmother, Lou Ethel Wyatt, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
she look so armenian
for example this is how typical armenian girls look http://cs9265.vk.me/u51493767/116852237/y_8b594d60.jpg http://cs9264.vk.me/u51493767/126469823/y_724acc76.jpg
http://cs7001.vk.me/c412331/v412331767/71e7/UZZvuAKDt0M.jpg
you should update her picture,or put most recent pictures,she looks “whiter” with blonde hair
how can you rely on that family tree chart as a source for her ancestry on her mothers side when you proved that she has different paternal grandparents than the ones on that chart?? also on george lopez all the sisters have done separate dna tests and native american came up as a % result. CORRECTION
What are you correcting? Yes, that rootsweb tree is wrong about her paternal grandparents. If you know that they listed Kardashian’s maternal grandfather’s ancestry wrong as well, then tell me what is incorrect.
As for George Lopez’s DNA tests, they turned up 37% Native American ancestry for Larry David, so I don’t know how reliable they are.
the question is how can u use that tree as a source if one side is wrong and is there any other source that backs up the paternal side beyond her grandfather at all??
i mean maternal soozzy
I looked at Kris Jenner’s autobiography, “Kris Jenner . . . And All Things Kardashian”, which is where I found information about Kim’s maternal grandmother. As for Kim’s maternal grandfather, what rootsweb has on there seems right (and the purpose of the rootsweb tree is to connect the treemaker to Kim through Kim’s maternal grandfather, so they probably paid more attention to that). The same man, Robert True Houghton, is also listed here.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~houghtonfamily/p1162.htm
Armenians are very similar to the turkish
Bulgarians and the darker russians…most of
Them have arab blood in them because they are
Closer to the middle east…khloe on the other hand looks
More white compared to her siblings which is understandable
Because of her mothers very white heritage, my cousin has blue eyes but both her parents have brown eyes
Its all to do with genetics in the past your ancestor could have been lighter kim is armenian end of story.
i that she was mexican or puerto rican.
KIM and her sisters are product of Hollywood, either you play ball or your out.