Zac MacMath

Birth Name: Zachary Michael MacMath

Place of Birth: St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.

Date of Birth: August 7, 1991

Ethnicity:
*father – Irish, English
*mother – Ashkenazi Jewish

Zac MacMath is an American professional soccer player.

Zac’s father has Irish and English ancestry and Zac’s mother is Jewish. Zac was raised Jewish and had a Bar Mitzvah ceremony at a Conservative temple.

Zac’s paternal grandfather was William Henry MacMath, Jr. (the son of William Henry McMath and Cecelia Cathrine Plunkett). Zac’s grandfather William was born in Pennsylvania, and was of Irish descent. Zac’s great-grandfather William was born in Pennsylvania, to Irish parents, James McMath and Mary Polly Johnson. Cecelia was the daughter of Edward Plunkett and Sarah Carlton.

Zac’s paternal grandmother was Lorna Evelyn North (the daughter of James Howard North and Lorna Agnes Parker). Zac’s grandmother Lorna was born in New Jersey. James was the son of Dr. Joseph Henry North and Ina Norton Ross. Zac’s great-grandmother Lorna was the daughter of Ellis B. Parker and Mary Lena Durell.

Zac’s maternal grandfather was Fival Lee Eggnatz (the son of Meyer Eggnatz and Rena Schapiro). Fival was born in Maryland. Meyer was born in Maryland, to Russian Jewish parents, Isaac Eggnatz and Sadie Levin. Rena was also born in Maryland, also to Russian Jewish parents, David Schapiro and Annie Goldberg.

Zac’s maternal grandmother was Marian Siegel (the daughter of Henry Siegel/Seigel and Betty Glassman). Henry was born in Maryland, to Russian Jewish parents, Max Seigel and Sarah Fienstien. Betty was also the daughter of Russian Jewish parents, Charles Glassman, from Kiev, and Celea Mandel.

Sources: Obituary of Zac’s paternal grandmother, Lorna Evelyn (North) MacMath – http://www.legacy.com

Obituary of Zac’s maternal grandfather, Fival Lee Eggnatz – http://www.legacy.com

Zac’s maternal great-grandfather, Meyer Eggnatz, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org