Miranda Cosgrove
LOS ANGELES – SEP 8: Miranda Cosgrove at the EIF Presents: XQ Super School Live at the Barker Hanger on September 8, 2017 in Santa Monica, CA photo by kathclick
Birth Name: Miranda Taylor Cosgrove
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: May 14, 1993
Ethnicity: Irish, English, French, one eighth Mexican, some degree of German [including Alsatian], distant Welsh, possibly other
Miranda Cosgrove is an American actress, singer, songwriter, and host. Her roles include the series Drake & Josh and iCarly, the films School of Rock, Yours, Mine & Ours, Keeping Up with the Steins, The Wild Stallion, The Intruders (2015), 3022, North Hollywood, and, in voice role, Khan Kluay, the Despicable Me franchise, and A Mouse Tale; and as the host of Mission Unstoppable with Miranda Cosgrove. She is also known for her song “Kissin U.”
On her Twitter account, she stated:
I’m Irish, English, and French. People always think I’m a lot of different nationalities though which I think is pretty cool :)
Oddly, Miranda did not mention her one eighth Mexican ancestry. Miranda’s maternal grandfather’s mother, Mary Castimello/Costano/Coseton, was born in Mexico, as were Mary’s parents. The spelling of Mary’s surname varies from record to record.
A picture of Miranda with her mother can be seen here.
A picture of Miranda’s paternal grandmother can be seen here.
Miranda’s maternal grandfather was William Frank Casey (the son of William John Casey and Mary Cecilia Castimello/Costano/Coseton). Miranda’s grandfather William was born in California. Miranda’s great-grandfather William was Irish, born in Brosna, County Kerry. Miranda’s great-grandmother Mary was Mexican, born in Juárez, Chihuahua. A picture of Miranda’s maternal grandfather can be seen here.
Miranda’s maternal grandmother was Lois Ann Core (the daughter of Robert Herman Core and Ida Marie Bishir/Bishop). Lois was born in Oklahoma. Robert was the son of John W. Core and Birdie Harrell. Ida was the daughter of John Bunyan Bishir/Bishop and Effie I. Jones. A picture of Miranda’s maternal grandmother can be seen here.
Miranda’s distant Bishir ancestors were Alsatian German.
Cosgrove in 2010
Sources: Genealogy of Miranda Cosgrove (focusing on her mother’s side) – https://www.wikitree.com
Miranda’s maternal grandfather, William Frank Casey, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Miranda’s maternal grandfather, William Frank Casey – http://www.legacy.com
Miranda’s maternal great-grandparents, William John Casey and Mary Cecilia Castimello/Costano/Coseton, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Miranda’s maternal grandmother, Lois Ann (Core) Casey – http://www.legacy.com
her parents
http://www.fanpix.net/picture-gallery/miranda-cosgrove-picture-15689613.htm
mom
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Her mother looks if she could have very distant N/A ancestry.
Yeah, I knew she said that.
According to http://icarly.wikia.com/wiki/Miranda_Cosgrove, in an interview with People Magazine, Miranda said she was of Irish, English, and French descent but thinks it is “cool” how people think she is of so many different ethnicities.
Miranda’s parents are Tom Cosgrove and Chris Cosgrove. Her mom’s maiden name is Casey. What origin are Cosgrove and Casey? Irish? You can do some digging of your own since you have ancestry.com.
Anyway, People Magazine and Biography Today sort of report her ethnicity as being similar.
I love this picture, by the way. She looks absolutely beautiful in it.
I thought she was Jewish.
On Twitter, she only mentioned French and Irish, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t have Italian, Welsh, Russian, and Armenian as well. It could be that she is just mostly of those two ethnic groups and identifies with them more.
What origin is Cosgrove?