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
She’s a beautiful and exotic Armenian goddess. She looks like she’s from the Middle East. At least she’s not a typical blonde haired blue eyed chick. Her and Cher Lloyd are one of the prettiest celebrities.
I wish we knew more about Kris’s roots, as im curious to know where she gets the dark hair and eyes from
What more do you want to know about Kris’s roots? We know the names of all of her recent ancestors.
Oh well I guess nevermind. Excuse my curiosity
She looks like a Arab
She looks Latina. I’m pretty sure she Native American in her.
“Latina” isn’t a race. The word “Latina/o” is a very vague word; you can’t look “Latina”. There are are black Latinas, white Latinas, Asian Latinas, mixed Latinas, etc.. You get what I’m saying?
No she doesnt.doesn’t.. Well. I mean her face changing with all those procedures.
LOL clearly you have never met a native or a halfie/ quarter native person. We look nothing like this. She looks middle eastern, like many of my friends do. Natives are very diverse and different looking depending on the tribe ( and no, i’m not talking about those people who claim cherokee as 1/300th of their mix.. they aren’t native.)
Also, Native DNA is inaccurate at the moment, we are truly a unique race. People who aren’t even Native get our Dna showing up in their results when they have none whatsoever.. I mean come on, if someone was 25% native, wouldn’t their parents know? wouldn’t they know?)
Natives are distinct looking. But we don’t look like this. If she was native it would be documented and she would be enrolled if it was recent.. but clearly there’s no ancestry. We are the most documented people in North America. We don’t need to prove it to anyone else, our history relays in the archives, governments, traditions, and different cultures.
That’s what you people who freely claim everyone and their dog being native american is hilarious. Few people are mixed Native ancestry. We are a minority in the USA too.
It’s a damn shame Cherokee Nation starting letting in a bunch of 1/500ths in, because now the majority of the tribe isn’t even native.. giving fuel to people who have fairytale stories of having a “native ancestry” credibility..
All and all, stop the non-sense. The major of natives aren’t mixed, and the few who are in the limited, minorities. Stop using our race so freely to sound cool or exotic people, it’s disgusting.
like many of my friends who are middle eastern do*
She has no native in her
Are you all referring to that dna test in George lopez show lol?
He said she was only Armenian and some native.
It’s obviously fake because her mom is European and it didn’t show up on the results.
That show was a joke