Sara Paxton
Paxton in 2011, s_bukley / Shutterstock.com
Place of Birth: Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: April 25, 1988
Ethnicity:
*father – Irish, Scottish, English, very distant French (convert to Judaism)
*mother – Mexican [of Spanish and Dutch Jewish, some German and Chilean, descent] (born into the Jewish faith)
Sara Paxton is an American actress, singer, and model. She is known for her roles in the films Aquamarine, Superhero Movie, The Last House on the Left, The Innkeepers, and The Front Runner, and the show Summerland, among many other works. She is married to actor, writer, and director Zach Cregger.
Sara’s father, Steven Ray Paxton, who was born in California, is of Irish, Scottish, English, and very distant French, descent. Steven is a convert to Judaism.
Sara’s mother, Lucía (Menchaca Zuckerman), was born and raised in Monterrey, Mexico. Lucía was raised Jewish. Lucía’s maternal grandfather was a Dutch Jewish immigrant, while the rest of her family is of Mexican ancestry, along with 1/16th German and 1/16th Chilean. Lucía’s maternal grandmother almost certainly converted to Judaism when marrying her grandfather, and Lucía’s father, who was buried in a Jewish ceremony, almost certainly converted to Judaism when marrying her mother.
Sara was raised Jewish.
Sara stated in an interview that she is able to speak some Spanish, but not fluently. She also mentioned that her mother stopped speaking to her in English to make her learn Spanish.
Sara’s paternal grandfather is Raymond Emery Paxton (the son of Russell McQuiston Paxton and Vita Marie Gerard). Raymond was born in Colorado. Russell was the son of James Emry Paxton and Eva Carolyn McQuiston. Vita was the daughter of Charles Raymond/Ray Gerard and Carrie May Warner.
Sara’s paternal grandmother is Barbara Lou Layne (the daughter of Lewis Libourn Layne and Beulah Bunch). Barbara was born in California. Lewis was born in Texas, the son of William Howard Layne and Maude/Maud Lewis. Beulah was the daughter of Earnest C. Bunch and Florence M. Inman.
Sara’s maternal grandfather was Rafael Menchaca Villareal (the son of Eduardo Menchaca Constancia and Jesusita [also known as María de Jesús] Villarreal Guerra). Sara’s grandfather Rafael was born in Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila. Eduardo was born in Jiménez, Coahuila, the son of Rafael Menchaca de la Garza and Gabina Constancia Rubio. Jesusita was also born in Jiménez, Coahuila, the daughter of Anacleto Villarreal Villarreal and Victoriana Guerra Martínez.
Sara’s maternal grandmother is María Guadalupe Zuckerman Riebeling (the daughter of Max/Moisés K. Zuckerman and Carolina Riebeling y García Conde). Sara’s grandmother María Guadalupe was born in Puebla, Puebla. Sara’s great-grandfather Max was a Dutch Jewish immigrant, from Amsterdam, and was the son of Max Zuckerman and Sara Kaufman. Sara’s great-grandmother Carolina was born in Mexico City, the daughter of Clemente Ricardo Riebeling/Rievelig Rivera and Teresa García Conde y Albiano. Ricardo’s father, Manuel Ernest Riebeling, was a German emigrant, from Kassel, and Ricardo’s mother, Dolores Rivera Jiménez, was a Chilean immigrant. Teresa’s likely maternal great-great-grandfather, Salvador de Torres y Guerrero, was from Binondo, Manila, Philippines, and participated in the Manila galleon trade, settling in Mexico City.
Sources: Article on Sara’s Jewish background, 2007 – https://jweekly.com
Genealogy of Sara Paxton – https://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Sara Paxton (focusing on her father’s side) – http://famouskin.com
Marriage record of Sara’s paternal grandparents, Raymond Emery Paxton and Barbara Lou Layne – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Sara’s mother – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Sara’s maternal grandfather, Rafael Menchaca Villareal – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Sara’s maternal grandfather, Rafael Menchaca Villareal – http://www.jewishjournal.com
Birth record of Sara’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Rafael Menchaca de la Garza – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Sara’s maternal great-grandmother, Jesusita [also known as María de Jesús] Villarreal Guerra – https://familysearch.org
Baptismal record of Sara’s maternal great-grandmother, Carolina Riebeling y García Conde – https://familysearch.org
Baptismal record of Sara’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Clemente Ricardo Riebeling Rivera – https://familysearch.org
Death record of Sara’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Teresa (García Conde y Albiano) Riebeling – https://familysearch.org
English people are not that fair lol. She’s seriously blue eyed, blonde haired and fair. You’d have to go very far north in the world to find that kind of colouring.
:S english people clearly are fair a typical english person is born with blonde hair and blue eyes its very odd if one isnt im english natural blonde blue eyes very pale skin i use fake tan which alot of english people do
I don’t even think she’s Mexican, just because her mom was born and raised in Mexico doesn’t mean she’s Mexican. That’s like saying if a black person is born in Italy that automatically makes then African American-Italian, no their not. Their just black.
That Does Men Shes Mexican Cuz Her Mom Was BORN There And RAISED So Her Whole ChildHood Was In Mexico Son Her Mom Would Be Considered Mexican Which Would Make Sara Half Mexican Get It Now ?
No she is not Mexican by blood so she isn’tMexican at all. Will.I.Am has said before he grew up around Mexicans but still considers himself black or whatever he is. Just because you live a certain lifestyle and in a different country that doesn’t change her ethnicity. Unless SP’s mom’s fkd a person of Mexican descent the mom nor SP is any Mexican whatsoever.
PLUS, Kobe Bryant was born & raised Italy his first years. Does that make him Italian? Of course fkn not!
Yeah I definitely agree with you!
I hate it when people think that just because someone was raised in a certain country, they are automatically of that descent.
And there are a lot of non-hispanics who live in Mexico, they aren’t actually considered Mexican..
stupid people.
that is a nationality and a part of her heritage.. nothing refered to that, but there are several races everywhere in other countries.. if a person is born in another country they are that of nationality and sometimes ethnicity.. everyone belongs somewhere in the world even if there are issues.. they are several races in mexico.. italian, french,spaniard,german, mestizo, so forth.. they are there, and do show in tv,books, newspapers, and schools..
You are a douch, that is stupid like saying each nation is a certain race.. some have a majority, but the same thing is in USA.. not everyone is white, and there are other races.. Mexico has the same.. just the majority is mestizo but it also has many other races..
Besides, Mexican is a nationality only, not a race and not an ethnicity! Kobe is still Italian citizen cause of his rights to that nation. that is his nationality, race black of course or mulatto, and ethnicity multiple in this case..
you look like an idiot for responding to something that is months old. she probably doesn’t G.A.F. what you have to say lol. No offense, but it’s the truth.
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HEY whoever you are get your own site name,stop stealing mine
Sorry but she is.Most of her ancestors have being in México for centuries and have Spanish last names.Also ccording to your logic Americans are not Americans.
Mexican is a nationality. A black living in the United States is still an American. An Asian living in Mexico is Mexican by nationality. If her mother is Mexican by nationality, all SP has to do is go dow to Mexico and be confirmed as a Mexican citizen. It’s called dual citizenship people.
I would of never thought she was mexican but I have seen many mexicans that are blond with blue eyes
Just because someone doesn’t have that certain “mexican” look doesn’t mean their not mexican or other ethnicity. Mexicans are not darked hair, brown or green eyes. Some are naturally blonde depending on how much native american or european blood they have. Mexicans are a mix of many races, mostly it’s the european, but sometimes it can be asian, african, white, and etc. I hope my comment was helpful
Mother is from Monterrey, Mexico interesting background
btw, she’s from woodland* hills not woodlawn.
She went to my high school El Camino.