Kristin Cavallari
Cavallari in 2011, s_bukley / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Kristin Elizabeth Cavallari
Place of Birth: Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Date of Birth: January 5, 1987
Ethnicity:
*Italian (father)
*German (mother)
Kristin Cavallari is an American television personality, fashion designer, actress, and author. She is known for appearing on the MTV reality series Laguna Beach and The Hills. She has stated that she is a fan of reality series Jersey Shore, based on the lives of Italian-Americans, and that her favorite character is “The Situation.”
Kristin has three children with her former husband, professional football player/quarterback Jay Cutler. She has also been known as Kristin Cutler.
Kristin’s paternal grandfather was Henry Cavallari, Sr. (the son of Conrad Frank Cavallari/Cavillari and Adela/Adele Esposito/Esposti). Henry was born in New York, to Italian parents, from Fano, Province of Pesaro and Urbino, Marche. Conrad immigrated to the U.S. in 1903.
Kristin’s paternal grandmother was named Irma (the daughter of Peter and Angela). Irma’s parents were from Genoa, Liguria, Italy.
Kristin’s maternal grandfather was Edgar E. Eifrig (the son of The Rev. Charles William Gustave Eifrig and Marie Karolina Meyer). The Rev. Charles was born in Döbeln, Sachsen, Germany, and was a Lutheran minister. He was the son of Friedrich Wilhelm Eifrig. Marie was the daughter of Johann/John Christoph Meyer, who was born in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany, and of Marie Schroeder.
Kristin’s maternal grandmother was Mary Patricia Diehl (the daughter of Albert Fredrick Diehl and Emma G. Schmaltz). Mary was born in Ohio. Albert was the son of Christian Diehl, who was German, and of Mary Rautz. Emma was the daughter of William Albert Schmaltz and Matilda Sophia Conn.
Sources: Kristin talks about her Italian ancestry – http://kristincavallaridaily.com
Genealogy of Kristin Cavallari – https://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Kristin’s paternal grandfather, Henry Cavallari, Sr. – http://obits.arizonagravestones.org
Genealogy of Kristin Cavallari (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com
She has an Italiano nose. :P
To Nick the Historian
Nick you are correct in stating the Greeks are white but so are Italians and you should be aware that Sicilians as confirmed by genetics are at least 50 % Greek via DNA. Remember that that Sicily and S Italy in ancient days was known as Magna Grecia cause were more Greeks via colonization living in Italy then Greece itself in ancient days and that Syracuse in Sicily was the 2nd cultural center of the Greek world next to Athens.
Do to a common genetic hertitage Greeks and Italians ( yes Sicilians are Italian) Greeks and Italians look similar. Sylvester Stallone has what people would describe as a GreoRoman look. and Greeks and Italians can range from blond to dark brunette hair.
While no race is 100% pure and yes there is some Germanic blood in Italians and some Slavic blood in Greeks genetic studies show that the ancient genes still predominate thats why Greeks and italians loiok similar
Take it from me a Greek Italian Historian and the latest DNA research
Well, I dont know how many natural blonds you can find in either Greece or south Italy..
I think it’s strange how when Italians are brought up, all people want to do is discuss the Moors. But their history is so much more than that. The Moors impact on Italy is overstated and grossly exaggerated genetically and historically. It’s kind of annoying because that is all you ever hear about on the Internet. It’s like people know of nothing else.
Italians are Europeans just like the French and Germans. Sicilians are also Italians. Yes, it is a possibility that some have mixed with North Africans and Greeks (which by the way are also Europeans) which have given them darker olive-toned complexions but I assure you…..I am full Italian and nothing else and everyone, EVERYONE is convinced I’m Irish due to the fact that I have very fair skin and blue eyes with red hair. I have also been compared to a slew of actresses who are EITHER at least half Irish OR are of either Swedish or Norweigan descent in part! Italians are Europeans. They are not Africans or Turkish. This is such a misconception because hollywood only chooses to display Italians that are darker in complexion. Jersey Shore hasn’t helped either. Half of the Jersey Shore cast are not even Italian and if they are they are only half! Unless Italy has moved from where I remember it on the map, it is still considered European. It annoys me when I tell people I’m Italian and everyone says that my ancestors MUST be from northern Italy! Italy is Italy and I have researched on the origins of the names of all my great grandparents and they all were names derived from Naples which is in mid-Italy! We are Europeans!
I know so true im European and i have never heard the likes of people im guessing American saying that Spanish and Itilians are not white all the time on this site its ridicilous,
By the way Turks are Asian not African :)
Skin, hair and eye color dont always have to do with race… but the truth is very fair skin, blue eyes and red hair is not the typical Mediterranean person..
Hey ethnic, I think Kristin Cavallari is also German, hence her mother’s maiden last name is “Eifrig” which is a German last name. So I think she’s Italian & German.
Cavallari is not sicilian, at least not according to my grandmother and grandfather. We are definately Italian. Also, having that dark golden blonde hair myself, I assure you all that she is italian too.