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
Why do we pretend she isn’t fully white when we all know racially she is as western Asians are genetically identical to all other Europeans? She even looks European fully. Is it the word white itself that’s creating this issue?
That girl had better thank her lucky stars that her mother’s ancestry is predominantly English with small doses of Scottish, Dutch, and a smaller bit of Irish. Las night I heard Charlemagne Tha God say she was “Armenian and Irish”!
People are uninformed and arrogant.
i think she can pass through india, middle east /// north africa, pakistan turkey syria she seems differentiated to europe pulled Armenian and european characteristics at the same time is extravagant
SHUT UP and go away.
Oaken05, your hostility is completely uncalled for. @isberry is allowed to discuss where celebs would most commonly resemble appearance wise without you harassing them.
The comment is nearly four years old, and it’s not even on the newest page, so you’d have to search to find it.
Wtf is wrong with you? What is this obsession? Stop harrassing me, weirdo.
It was the latest page when I commented. and you should apologize to IsBerry. Nothing that user commented deserved your hostility.
I see you accusing Jackson9 of harassing you while you were clearly harassing is berry to begin with for no reason. Intelligence isn’t really your thing is it?
Sign, Michael Dubs
She couldn’t pass turkish! She doesn’t look like people from Turkey, she isn’t turkish and turkish people are whiter than Armenians. Pakistan, syrians, north africans and indians have no ethnnic links with Turkish people and are brown, they don’t have features like turkish people and are darker. You are stupid and ignorant..
O God., what is wrong with you? What are you imagining about your ‘whiter than’? Seriously what are you thinking about turks?? You knkw what? Get your dna results done – it will help you to keep your stupid mouth sht for the rest of your pathetic life.
She is exotic even for an Armenian
not even a little
I agree, she looks North Indian
She looks what she is, Armenian and English with a goodly amount of plastic from the surgeon.
Without her plastic surgery she looked West or possibly south Asian.
https://www.imagevenue.com/ME15B3NS
Ya mean Arab/Turkish/Indian/Pakistani? Yeah for sure.
Yes. Learn geography, you wouldn’t have to ask unnecessary questions.
Considering that you ——— always say such hogwashes it was so necessary.
She is olive skinned, turned brown under the sun. I do not see dramatic plastic surgery intervention.
It’s more about her skull morphology than her skin tone.
She’s had quite a bit of plasic surgery, but it’s well done.
She looks like millions of Spaniards, Greeks, Italians to me.