Mariah Carey
Carey in 2009
Place of Birth: Huntington, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: March 27, 1969 (see here)
Ethnicity:
*paternal grandfather – Cuban/African-Cuban
*paternal grandmother – African-American
*mother – Irish
Mariah Carey is an American singer, actress, and television personality. She is the daughter of Patricia (Hickey), an opera singer and vocal coach, and Alfred Roy Carey, an aeronautical engineer.
Mariah’s paternal grandfather was a Cuban immigrant, with African-Cuban ancestry (he was almost certainly not from Venezuela, as some sources state). Mariah’s paternal grandmother was African-American. Mariah’s mother, who is white, is of Irish heritage. Mariah stated in an interview that her mother is a third generation Irish-American. A picture of Mariah with her father can be seen here. A picture of Mariah with her mother can be seen here.
Her name is from the song “They Call the Wind Maria,” of the 1951 musical Paint Your Wagon.
Mariah’s biracial family was the target of racial slurs and hostility while Mariah was growing up. Her parents divorced when she was three, and she was raised by her mother. She was raised at least partly in Greenlawn, on Long Island.
Mariah has two children with her former husband, actor and television personality Nick Cannon.
Mariah’s paternal grandfather, Roberto Nuñez (later Robert Edward Carey), was the son of Alfred and Margaret. Roberto is sometimes described as being from a family from Venezuela. Mariah stated in an interview with Latina Magazine, “we don’t know if he was Venezuelan and white or Venezuelan and black… We’re confused,” and also, seemingly speaking about Roberto Nuñez’s father, stated, “apparently he had red hair and freckles, but he could’ve been black or white. We just don’t know.” Mariah stated in the same interview that Roberto’s mother was named Margarita Nuñez, and that Robeto took the surname Carey after his own biological father (according to Mariah, Roberto’s parents were not married).
The marriage record of Mariah’s paternal grandparents lists Mariah’s grandfather as having been born in Cuba. The 1930 United States Census also lists Roberto Nuñez (then Robert Carey) as having been born in Cuba, to Cuban parents, and as having moved to the United States in 1907. The family may have covered up their background, as some other Cubans did, due to anti-Cuban sentiment in the U.S. The 1930 United States Census lists Roberto’s race as “Negro” (Black).
A picture of her grandfather can be seen here (near the bottom of the page).
Mariah’s paternal grandmother was Addie Cole (the daughter of Will/William Cole and Emma McQueen/McQuean). Addie was born in North Carolina, to a North Carolina-born father and an Alabama-born mother. Addie and her parents were African-American. Emma was the daughter of William/Bill McQueen and Eliza/Liza. A picture of Mariah’s grandmother Addie can be seen here.
Mariah’s maternal grandfather was John Wesley Hickey (the son of John Hickey and Mary Mowen). Mariah’s grandfather John was born in Illinois, and was of Irish ancestry.
Mariah’s maternal grandmother was Ann Elizabeth Egan (the daughter of Charles Thomas Egan and Anna Elizabeth Blanchfield). Mariah’s grandmother Ann was born in Illinois. Charles was born in Illinois, to Irish-born parents. Mariah’s great-grandmother Anna was the daughter of James S. Blanchfield, whose own parents were Irish, from Dublin, and of Mary A. Ryan, an Irish immigrant.
03/24/2018 – Mariah Carey – Nickelodeon’s 2018 Kids’ Choice Awards – Arrivals – The Forum – Inglewood, CA, USA – Photo Credit: David Gabber / PRPhotos.com
Sources: Interview with Mariah Carey, Latina Magazine, 2003 – http://www.mariahjournal.com
Genealogies of Mariah Carey – http://www.wargs.com
https://www.geni.com
Mariah’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Mariah’s paternal grandparents, Roberto Nuñez (later Robert Edward Carey) and Addie Cole – https://www.familysearch.org
Information about Mariah’s paternal grandparents, Roberto Nuñez (later Robert Edward Carey) and Addie Cole – http://www.genealogue.com
Mariah’s maternal grandfather, John Wesley Hickey, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
She is American white grl people!!! That’s what she is!! I don’t consider her black, although she tries And would like to be AND MOST CERTAINLY NOTTTT my ppl, Hispanic, that’s for dam sure! She is white..plus ugly weird and annoying af!!
Her father is black and Venezuelan. She has said so herself and has been on Opra to talk about it. Go to youtube and search “Mariah Carey’s mother sets the record straight about Mariah’s father” Her mom talks all about it.
she isn’t ugly and she is mixed
She’s not Cuban, she’s Venezuelan
Correction: She’s Afro-Venezuelan & Venezuelan, not Afro-Cuban & Cuban
You should read the text first.
stfu
You’re the voice of your generation.
http://afro.com/sections/opinion/story.htm/?storyid=5127 check this out and o research before making any assumptions.
Mariah is part Afro- Venezuelan, not Afro Cuban, you need to get your info ethniCelbs!!
Her grandfather was almost certainly Cuban, not Venezuelan. This is discussed in the text.
MC’s father was not Afro-Venezuelan. He was part Mestzio Venezuelan. Venezuela doesn’t have any African people living there. It’s predominately Mestizo.
Mestizo my mistake.
Her father is black and Venezuelan. She has even talked about it on Opra. Her mom talked about it too. Go to youtube and search “Mariah carey’s mother sets the record straight about Mariah’s father”
I know she’s talked about it, but records are more reliable evidence than word-of-mouth. Census and other records show Robert Carey coming from Cuba, never from Venezuela.
Her father’s name is Alfred Roy Carey, not Robert. There is a video on youtube with pictures of him and Mariah and a picture of him by himself If you look at the pictures, there is no mistaking his looks. Not only that, but on Oprah, her mother talked about the fact that he was black and Venezuelan. She said that when her mother found out that he was part black, she called the priest and disowned her. Mariah even talks about how when she was a girl, at school she was asked to draw a picture of her family. She drew her father with dark skin and her teachers laughed at her because they thought that she had done it wrong. Her mother even blatantly referred to him as black. And Mariah Carey’s father was actually born in New York. His parents immigrated there from Venezuela and changed their name to Carey to avert from discrimination. His father’s real name was Francisco Nunez. Mariah’s father never actually lived anywhere other than the U.S. I think you found the wrong person on that census.
Her father is Alfred, yes, who is American-born. I was talking about her paternal grandfather, Robert.
Mariah’s paternal grandmother, Addie Cole, was African-American, from North Carolina. She is described as such in all biographical sources and by Mariah, too, so there isn’t any issue there.
This is Alfred and his parents on the 1930 U.S. Census. Robert appears individually on a couple of other records.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X42X-3B5
What there are blacks in Venezuela.There are everything in Venezuela.In latín americans countries is a trend that all are mestizos, althoug populatin is white, black or indigenous, they would say that they are mestizo because PC
She looks Italian.
Not at all she defiantly doesn’t look Italian she looks Irish very Irish.