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
Her mom is not Mexican. People are Mexican in blood. That’s like saying a person from Asia or somthin is full on white. Their not right. The same thing applies to Mexico so don’t think it’s different in Mexico.
First,your logic is stupid.If Mexicans are only Mexican by blood.Most mexicans are not complete mexicans because most of them are mixed have blood from another places like Europe.Also ,according to your logic Americans are not Americans them?you can’t compare México with China,different history,migration etc.Second,how do you know that Sara’s mother have not Mexican blood,it seems that her family has a long history in México,and they are not different from the rest of Mexicana.I doubt that Sara’s mother and Mexicans Will agree with you
No no no she is 100% Mexican!! It says so, she is Mexican! She just dyed her hair! No English there! Y don’t ppl get itt??
Her mother is Mexican, her father isn’t. He’s American of Irish, Scottish and English descent. And I don’t think she dyes her hair.. if she does, she’s probably just a darker blonde and lightens that. Her eyebrows are blonde.
U r just a racist!!! also btw she has a little native american
So back of hater!
Hilarious.
don’t get what’s the big deal. there’s white people in mexico. there’s light skin mestizos and darker mestizos and pure native mexicans. it’s not that hard to understand people. Sara obvious is of pure european decent. which makes her white/caucasian.
dude her mom is from mexico
besides in mexico there are a lot of blonde, blue eyed people who are not jewish :p
my grandma was a very blonde, green eyed mexican( she looked irish) and she’s been mexican all her life lol
and beside some people like melina lombardi are racist cuz she cant accept than sara’s mom is mexican
just look at alexis bledel she’s mexican and she’s white
beside she has not told that her mom was only raised in mexico it says her mom is mexican of jewish descent
It says it in an editor article and here.. beside, who cares..
You wouldn’t have go to very north to find blondhaired and fair as you think.
it’s very comically to see how people attribute Sara Paxton to Latinamericans or Verynorth )))
Don’t be ignorant man. Many Latin Americans are white/of European descent. Do you Americans know anything about the world outside of your country? You seem to know nothing about race and ethnicity in your own country even.