Megyn Kelly
Birth Name: Megyn Marie Kelly
Place of Birth: Champaign, Illinois, U.S.
Date of Birth: November 18, 1970
Ethnicity:
*50% Irish
*25% Italian
*25% mix of German and Czech
Megyn Kelly is an American journalist, political commentator, and corporate defense attorney. She was the host of the shows The Kelly File, from 2013 to 2017, and Megyn Kelly Today, from 2017 to 2018. She hosts The Megyn Kelly Show on SiriusXM.
She is the daughter of Linda and Edward Francis Kelly, Ed.D., who taught in the School of Education at SUNY in Albany. When she was nine, her family moved to Delmar, New York, an Albany suburb. She is married to novelist and entrepreneur Douglas Brunt, with whom she has three children. She has also been billed as Megyn Kendall, the surname of her former husband.
Megyn’s paternal grandfather was Edward J. Kelly (the son of Edward Francis Kelly and Hannah Barrett).
Megyn’s paternal grandmother was Elinor R. Tonry (the daughter of Alfred J. Tonry and Theresa McGuigan). Alfred was born in New York, the son of Robert H. Tonry, who was born in Ireland, and of Mary Ann Murphy.
Megyn’s maternal grandfather was Angelo Anthony DeMaio (son of Luigi DeMaio and Maria Teresa/Theresa Abate). Angelo was born in Calitri, Province of Avellino, Campania, Italy. Luigi was the son of Leonardo Antonio DiMaio and Giovanna Cialeo. Maria Teresa was the daughter of Angelo Abate and Maria Gesu Cerreta.
Megyn’s maternal grandmother was Frances Antoinette Holzworth (daughter of Edward Holzwarth and Lillian Christine Switz). Frances was born in New Jersey. Edward was born in New York, to German parents, Jacob Holzwarth and Dorothea Kern, from Miltenberg and Raunheim, respectively. Lillian was born in New Jersey, the daughter of Joseph Switz and Antonia Lankash/Lockland, who were from Prague, Czechoslovakia.
Sources: http://www.elle.com
Genealogy of Megyn Kelly (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://www.wikitree.com
Megyn’s maternal grandmother, Frances Antoinette Holzworth, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Megyn’s maternal great-grandmother, Lillian Christine Switz, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Paternal grandfather Edward J. Kelly (1910-1989) was the son of Edward Francis Kelly and Hannah (Barrett) Kelly. Paternal grandmother Elinor R. Tonry was the daughter of Alfred J. Tonry (1883-1964) and Theresa Mc Guigan (1895). Alfred was born in Brooklyn to Robert H. Tonry and Mary Ann Murphy. Robert was an Irish immigrant to Brooklyn, NY. It appears that Megyn Kelly’s fathers side is or at least is close to 100% Irish.
Italian (maternal grandfather), Irish, German, Czech
or
*Irish, possibly other (father)
*Italian (maternal grandfather)
*German, Czech (maternal grandmother)
Joseph Switz and Antonia Lankash were from Prague, Czechoslovakia.
I didn’t mean to imply that they were ethnic Czechs. Antonia identified as German here:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9NJ-36V
Although Lankash (Lankaš) appears to be a Czech surname, so she probably had some Czech ancestry as well. I don’t know if there is a Czech surname similar to Switz.
correction: Calitri, Province of Avellino, Campania, Italy.
http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kelly-7539
Parents names: Edward Kelly and Linda R. DeMaio
maternal grandparents: Angelo DeMaio (son of Luigi DeMaio and Maria T. Abate) and Antoinette Holzwarth (daughter of Edward Holzwarth and Lillian C. Switz)
so her ancestry is
Irish, possible other (father)
Italian (maternal granfather)
German, Austrian (maternal grandmother)
I am probably wrong but I found a record on ancestry.com of Edward Francis Kelly born May 19, 1940 in Brooklyn NY and died December 1985. If this is the right person (father or Megyn Kelly) the paternal grandparents were Edward J Kelly and Elinor R Tonry. https://www.bustle.com/articles/138801-who-was-megyn-kellys-father-edward-kellys-death-influenced-the-now-famous-fox-news-anchor