Birth Name: Rory Hugh Culkin
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: July 21, 1989
Ethnicity:
*Irish, German, English, Swiss-German, French (father)
*German, Norwegian (mother)
Rory Culkin is an American actor. He is the son of Patricia Brentrup and actor Kit Culkin (Christopher Cornelius Culkin). Among his siblings are actors Macaulay Culkin (Macaulay Carson Culkin) and Kieran Culkin (Kieran Kyle Culkin). His aunt (father’s sister) is actress Bonnie Bedelia (Bonnie Bedelia Culkin).
Rory’s father has Irish, German, English, Swiss-German, and French ancestry. Rory’s mother is of German and Norwegian descent.
Rory’s paternal grandfather was Philip Harley Culkin (the son of Philip Joseph Culkin and Amanda J. Ferrier). Rory’s great-grandfather Philip was born in Michigan, the son of Irish parents, Philip Clemens Culkin and Margaret Doyle. Amanda was the daughter of Henry Ferrier and Rosina Loeffel. Given the surnames “Ferrier” and “Loeffel”, it is likely that Amanda had French and German ancestry.
Rory’s paternal grandmother was Marian Ethel Wagner (the daughter of Joseph Franklin Wagner and Ethel Herrold). Marian had German, English, and Swiss-German ancestry. Some of her family had lived in the United States since the 1600s.
Rory’s maternal grandparents were Hubert M. Brentrup (the son of John M. Brentrup and Katie) and Mildred D. Narum (the daughter of Julius Olaf Narum and Inga Christine Jordet). John was German. Katie was born in Minnesota, to a German-born father and an American-born mother. Julius was born in Minnesota, to Norwegian parents. Inga was born in North Dakota, also to Norwegian parents.
Sources: Genealogy of Rory Culkin – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Rory’s maternal grandmother, Mildred D. Narum, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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