ancestry roll call

[creekster]

100% western european mutt. There may be some mediterranean somethign in there, however, as I do brown up pretty nicely in the summer sun.

I too, have been honked at by truckloads of immigrants, but I don't think it was fo rmy bronze skin. They were also waving fingers.

[Lost Student]

I am:

1/8 German
1/8 Brazilian
3/4 Welsh/English/whatever else

My maternal grandmother was born in Brazil to a Brazillian father (don't know where his ancestors were from; perhaps Germany) and German mother.
Maternal grandfather's main ancestry was Scottish I think
Paternal Grandfather's line comes from Wales, settled in Malad with the other Welsh peoples
Maternal Grandmother's line from England-ish.

Because my last name is Welsh, I share something in common with the following people:

[cougjunkie]

Originally Posted by Lost Student

I am:

1/8 German
1/8 Brazilian
3/4 Welsh/English/whatever else

My maternal grandmother was born in Brazil to a Brazillian father (don't know where his ancestors were from; perhaps Germany) and German mother.
Maternal grandfather's main ancestry was Scottish I think
Paternal Grandfather's line comes from Wales, settled in Malad with the other Welsh peoples
Maternal Grandmother's line from England-ish.

Because my last name is Welsh, I share something in common with the following people:

Are you related to this Welsch?

[Lost Student]

Originally Posted by cougjunkie

Are you related to this Welsch?

I hope not.

Edit: although I probably play basketball like him:

"During his stint in Cleveland, Welsch was best known for frequently dribbling the ball off his foot and wildly missing open jump shots."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiri_Welsch

[SoonerCoug]

~1/3rd German
~1/3rd English
1/8th Italian
1/8th Welsh
1/16th Swiss
1/16th Irish

[SoonerUte]

7/8ths Danish
1/8th English

[BigFatMeanie]

Originally Posted by SoonerCoug

~1/3rd German
~1/3rd English
1/8th Italian
1/8th Welsh
1/16th Swiss
1/16th Irish

How can you be a 3rd of something? Is incest a skeleton in your family closet?

[Lost Student]

Originally Posted by BigFatMeanie

How can you be a 3rd of something? Is incest a skeleton in your family closet?

5 of your 16 great-great grandparents=~1/3

[SoonerCoug]

Originally Posted by Lost Student

5 of your 16 great-great grandparents=~1/3

Exactly.

[Lost Student]

Originally Posted by SoonerCoug

Exactly.

I AM SO SMRT! I AM SO SMRT! S-M-R-T!!