Miley Cyrus
Cyrus in 2010, kathclick/bigstock.com
Birth Name: Destiny Hope Cyrus
Place of Birth: Franklin, Tennessee, U.S.
Date of Birth: November 23, 1992
Ethnicity: English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, possibly other
Miley Cyrus is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She has starred on the series Hannah Montana, Crisis in Six Scenes, and Black Mirror: Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too, in the films Bolt, Hannah Montana: The Movie, The Last Song, LOL, and So Undercover, in the blockbuster concert movie Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert, and in the documentaries Miley: The Movement and Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions). Her songs include “He Could Be the One,” “See You Again,” “7 Things,” “Party in the U.S.A.,” “The Climb,” “We Can’t Stop,” “Wrecking Ball,” “Without You,” “Malibu,” “Flowers,” and “Used to Be Young.” She is nicknamed the “Pop Chameleon,” having recorded in teen-friendly pop rock, country-pop, dance-pop, R&B, hip-hop, rock, and psychedelic music, and has been referred to as a 2000s “Teen Queen.” She founded the charity Happy Hippie Foundation, for which she filmed the web series Backyard Sessions. She was a coach on The Voice, and hosts the Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party specials.
Miley is the daughter of Leticia and singer, songwriter, and actor Billy Ray Cyrus. Her paternal grandfather, Ron Cyrus (Ronald Ray Cyrus), was a Democratic politician and public worker. Among her siblings are actress and singer Noah Cyrus, musician Trace Cyrus, and actress and DJ Brandi Cyrus. Her stepfather is Australian actor Dominic Purcell. Born Destiny Hope Cyrus, she has officially changed her name to Miley Ray Cyrus. She has also been credited as Ashley O, the name of her Black Mirror character, and Miley Ray Hemsworth, while married to actor Liam Hemsworth.
Miley’s mother was adopted, as she has stated.
Several family trees indicate that the Cyrus surname was spelled Siers many generations back. Most or all of Miley’s father’s ancestors since the start of the 1800s were born in the United States. Much of her father’s ancestry is English, along with Scottish, Irish, and Welsh.
Miley has stated that she has Cherokee Native American ancestry, as has her father. It is not clear if this Cherokee ancestry has been verified/documented. As of yet, no evidence of Miley’s Native American ancestry has been produced.
Miley’s paternal grandfather was Ronald Ray Cyrus (the son of The Rev. Eldon Lindsey/Lindsay Cyrus and Verlina Adeline Hay). Ronald was born in Kentucky. He was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, from 1975 to 1996, and Executive Secretary and Treasurer of the Kentucky AFL-CIO, from 1984 to 1986. The Rev. Eldon was a Pentecostal preacher, and was the son of Joseph Morgan Cyrus and Sarah Elvessa Hayes. Verlina was the daughter of Martin Alexander Hay and Mary Jane Hayes.
Miley’s paternal grandmother is Ruth Ann Casto (the daughter of William Clayton Casto and Mary Guila/Guilla Boggs). Ruth was born in Kentucky. William was the son of Joseph C./Johnsey Casto and Josie E. Johnson. Mary was the daughter of Clement Alexander Boggs and Leora Olive McAtee.
Miley’s adoptive maternal grandfather was Glenmore Finley (the son of Benjamin Harrison Finley and Ada Cornett). Glenmore was born in Kentucky. Benjamin was the son of John Patton Finley and Nancy Louisa Berry.
Miley’s adoptive maternal grandmother was Loretta Jean Palmer (the daughter of Neville Hardy Palmer and Nellie Burch Howard). Loretta was born in Kentucky. Neville was the son of Andrew Jackson Palmer and Fannie Pink Woolum. Nellie was the daughter of Adren/Adron D. Howard and Fronie/Frony Hill.
Sources: Genealogy of Miley Cyrus – https://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Miley Cyrus (focusing on her father’s side) – http://www.wargs.com
Genealogy of Miley’s father – http://www.castoconnections.com
Obituary of Miley’s great-uncle (the brother of Miley’s adoptive maternal grandfather, Glenmore Finley) – http://www.richmondregister.com
Miley’s adoptive maternal grandmother, Loretta Jean Palmer, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
She is a true WASP.
She is mestiza, the American type is mestizo to me, but most of Americans are just white. And those people who tell here that Americans want to be Native American, i say that they should go to South America, where most of them are Native American.
No she is not a Mestiza a Mestiza is a South American term a person who is a mixture of White Spanish and American Indian ancestry.
Miley I voted all for u about your streak is 70 percent and u all this is like me our two family’s who lives and born in Franklin Tennessee and I spend 129.66 of your items I won’t stop until u become my wife I really don’t like the other people is treating u this way I wll never do that to u cause u are human is what i’am giving u and my ture love and is not done of u cause u have the Lewis strong heart and I will do anything to be with u and I love u get naked I like to join u only if u and selena gomez could help me clint Lewis of your and selena gomez twitter and Facebook inside my I pad most of all I will do anything to get your wreaking ball cd and your other naked CDs and your DVDs I hope u gotten your Christmas gift from me that Santa c brings to u it’s your birth stone to wear on your finger be 4 I go just don’t leave me alone cause u are everything to me and I will never stop loving u until I will risk my life to save yours in my fantasy u and I taking a shower butt naked
She is mestiza she is not white. She looks like Mexican, so she look Cherokee or any other Native American
That’s the dumbest thing I’ve heard all day.
she’s so white
Lol if she was mestiza she would look well
Darker…..you’re the strangest person…
Miley could very well be native american. I myself have Cherokee in me and I have fair skin and blue eyes. My grandmother is full Cherokee indian and yes its documented. She has very dark skin and brown eyes and black hair while me and my mother have very pale skin and blue eyes, it’s not all about appearance. I live in North Carolina and it seems alot of people claim to be Cherokee but who knows. I do believe she has some in her though.