Kim Kardashian
Kardashian in 2010, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com
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.
Kardashian in 2011
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
Kimberly is Armenian and white. Kim and Kourt Armenian genes are very strong. You can tell they’re middle eastern. Khloe has a lot of her white genes. That’s why they think they she isn’t really in the family but she is. She has picked up her moms roots and kourt , Kim , and rob picked up their dads roots.
Armenia is in Eastern Europe.
Armenia is in Asia, idiot, and they l.ook middle eastern
@undashing
armenia is in the caucasus region which is defined as “eurasia” often it is included as asia, but just as often the caucasus countries are included as part of europe as they have ties/connections with europe in their history and culture, particularly Armenia. Many do have middle eastern appearances but you’ll get many that have more southern/eastern european phenotypes. but regardless of them being in the middle east or europe, both middle easterns and europeans are white caucasians
Now I know the U.S considers all arabs white,no matter what they look like.However do you consider all these guy as white?
http://withfriendship.com/images/h/37869/Saudi-Arabia-national-football-team-image.jpg
they’re mixed with east africans
@andrew
(they’re mixed with east africans)
Ok but I’m fairly sure,there’s a large percentage of the middle Eastern population,that has recent African ancestry(despite outward appearance).
However that’s not what I was asking.Since many of you adhere to the U.S definition of who is white in this world.I want to know if you see all the people in that pic I provided,as white people?
ethiopians are often seen as “Caucasians”. In Saudi Arabian team there are 2,3 whites at most
@skyla bates
saying someone is armenian and white is as stupid as saying someone is french and white, armenians are white people regardless of whether you consider then europeans or middle easterns
@jj stfu
she looks Iranian
She is not white, simple as that.
no, she’s black
OK FIRST OFF, THIS ITCH IS ANNOYING & OVERRATED AS F, OK, LET’S GET THAT STRAIGHT!!! SECOND, SHE IS NOT PRETTY, EXOTIC OR A REAL ARMENIAN! SHE IS JUST A PLAIN STRAIGHT UP TRASHYYYYYYY WHITE GIRL…WHO WANTS TO BE BLACK AND WILL NEVERRRRR EVER BE!! SHE IS AMERICAN SHE IS WHIIIITE, PPL!!!!!! SHE IS A WHITE GIRL FROM AMERICA! HER ROOTS KEYWORDDDDD ROOTS IS ARMENIAN AND ONLYYYY HALF AT THAT! THAT DOES NOT MAKE HER “OH SHE’S FROM ARMENIA” NOOO, IT DOES NOT. THAT..IS..JUST..HER..ROOOOOTS!!!! SHE WASN’T BORN THERE SHE DOESN’T SPEAK THE LANGUAGE, HECK BET SHE’S NEVER BEEN THERE! IFFFFF ANYTHING YES SHE LOOKS ARAB BEING HAAALF ROOTED ARMENIAN. ALL I KNOW IS THAT THIS KRAZY ITCH IS HALF ARAB HALF HO!!! AMERICA IS OBSESSED W HER AND IT IS DISSSSGUSTING AND SAD! SHE IS A FAKE MONEY HUNGRY FAME WHORE W ABDOLUTELY NOOO TALENT! SHE DOES NOTHING AND NEVER WILL!!SHE IS USELESS!AND FOR THE RECORD LIKE HER BOOBS,…..THAT BUTT IS SOOO NASTY AND SO FAKE AS HELL!!!FIRST OFF SHE IS REALLY SHORT AND IT DOES NOT FIT HER STATURE-IT JUST LOOKS ODD.SECOND IM GOING TO GET BACKLASH BUT….WHITE PPL ARE ANATOMICALLY BUILT LIKE THAT, NOT TYPICALLY.NO!AND KIM, SLOW DOWN ON THE PLASTICS FOR GOD SAKES!ITS GETTING REALLY BAD AND UUUGLY AND UNRECOGNIZABLE!!!!!!HOLY CRAP SOON YOU’RE GONNA LOOK LIKE ALIEN LOL!EEW AND KRAZY KANYE FINDS THAT ATTRACTIVE GOOD LORD!OVERALL, AMERICA, STAY AND BE TRUE TO YOURSELF!! I KNOW I AM-SEXY CUTE NATURALLY GOD GIVEN TAN SKIN W NATURAL LONG EYELASHES HIGH CHEEKBONES LONG ALLLL REAL HAIR AND NICE NATURAL BODY THAT KIM WOULD DIE FOR!OH YES I AM A REAL TRUE PURE LATINA MAMI!!….IM DONE HERE.
you sound really up yourself and down right stupid if i’m completely honest. How can you be born with tanned skin? the whole purpose of being “tanned” is going a darker colour to your natural complexion, and i don’t think someone can be as you refer to yourself as a “REAL TRUE PURE LATINA” unless you’re of 100% spanish, portuguese, french, italian or romanian descent as they are the first/true latin speaking nations. You complain about what a dumb annoying fake woman kim kardashian is and then start going on about how good you look, so what makes you any better than her? i agree with you that she isn’t “actually” armenian and she’s a white american who just happens to have armenian ancestry, people often don’t understand that having parents or grandparents from europe doesn’t actually make you a european, just means you’re of european descent, but overall your message is long, repetitive, obnoxious, abrupt and very childish, not to mention the caps lock is highly unnecessary, perhaps think before you type and don’t work yourself up over a celebrity.
She looks arab