Ryan Trahan
Birth Name: Ryan Trahan
Place of Birth: Eagle Lake, Texas, US
Date of Birth: October 7, 1998
Ethnicity: Irish, English, Scottish, French, one eighth Czech, German, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Swiss, Welsh, Spanish, Swedish
Ryan Trahan is an American YouTuber, vlogger, and former cross country runner from Texas.
Ancestry/Genealogy: Ryan’s paternal grandmother was Winifred Marie Trahan (born to Wilton Antonio Trahan and Lucille Marie Lamb). Winifred was born in Sugar Land, Texas. Wilton was born in Lafayette, Louisiana, and was of Acadian French descent, as well as some Spanish, English, and Swiss-French. Lucille was born in Houston, Texas, and was of English, Irish, Northern Irish, and Swedish descent.
Ryan’s maternal grandfather is Kevin Robertson (born to Lawrence Russell Robertson and Mary Eileen McKenna). Kevin was born in Ohio. Lawrence was born in Russell, Kentucky, and was of English, Scottish, Welsh, Scots-Irish, and German descent. Mary was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to Irish parents.
Ryan’s maternal grandmother was Tommi Elizabeth Collins (born to Thomas Elmer Collins and Viola Lura Marek). Tommi was born in Norman, Oklahoma. Thomas was born in Temple, Texas and was of English, Scottish, Irish, German, French, and Welsh descent. Viola was born in Oklahoma to a Czech father and a mother of English, Irish, Scottish, and Swiss descent.
Ryan is a tenth cousin, seven times removed, of American Founding Father Thomas Jefferson. Ryan’s great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandparents, Thomas Jefferson II and Virginia Mary Field, were Thomas Jefferson’s grandparents.
Ryan has revealed that he got 69% Irish on his DNA test. He has also stated that he is 25% Costa Rican, which may be the ethnicity of his paternal grandfather.
Source: Obituary of Winifred Marie Trahan: findagrave.com
Genealogy of Ryan’s paternal grandmother: familysearch.org
Genealogy of Ryan’s maternal grandfather: familysearch.org
Genealogy of Ryan’s maternal grandmother: familysearch.org
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