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Explore the heritage, family histories, and connections of 18,574 people.

Maya Hawke

Actor · Musician · Model

English, as well as German, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish, 1/16th Swedish, 1/32 Danish, small amount of Cornish, distant Welsh

New York City, New York, U.S.

Meat Loaf

Actor · Musician

English, small amounts of Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, and Irish, distant Dutch, French, and German, remote Norwegian and Italian, including Sicilian

Dallas, Texas, U.S.

Meg Foster

Actor

Father: Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, English, small amount of German · Mother: English

Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Meg White

Musician

Scottish, German, English, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Swiss-German, possibly other

Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, U.S.

Megalyn Echikunwoke

Actor

Father: Igbo Nigerian · Mother: English, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, German

Spokane, Washington, U.S.

Megan Fox

Actor · Model

English, smaller amounts of Scottish, German, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, distant French, Welsh, and Dutch

Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.

Megan Young

Actor · TV Personality · Model

Father: English, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Welsh, remote Dutch, and remote German · Mother: Filipino

Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex

Actor · Model

Father: German, English, Irish, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, and remote French · Mother: African-American

Los Angeles, California, United States

Mekenna Melvin

Actor

Irish, English, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish

Saratoga, Santa Clara, California, United States

Mel Gibson

Actor

Irish (at least 87.5%), as well as English, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish, and Welsh

Peekskill, New York, U.S.

Melanie Griffith

Actor

Father: English, as well as Welsh, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Irish, and Scottish · Mother: Swedish, German, Norwegian

New York City, New York, U.S.

Melia Kreiling

Actor

Father: German, English, Irish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish · Mother: Greek

Geneva, Switzerland

Melissa Auf der Maur

Actor · Musician

Father: Swiss-German · Mother: English, French, German, as well as small amount of Scots-Irish/Northern Irish and Welsh

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Meredith Brooks

Musician

English, German, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish, Welsh, one eighth Czech, one eighth Polish, as well as remote French

Corvallis, Oregon, U.S.

Meryl Streep

Actor

Father: German, including Swiss-German · Mother: English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish, remote French and Swedish

Summit, New Jersey, U.S.

Micah Alberti

Actor · Model

Italian/Sicilian (paternal grandfather), English, German, one eighth Croatian, one eighth Slovenian, some Dutch and Scots-Irish/Northern Irish

Oregon, Wisconsin, U.S.

Michael Avenatti

Athlete · TV Personality

Father: Italian · Mother: English, as well as distant Scots-Irish/Northern Irish and Swiss-German, remote Irish and Swedish-Finnish

Sacramento, California, United States

Michael Berryman

Actor

Swedish (maternal grandfather), English, Cornish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, German, Bohemian/Czech

Los Angeles, California, United States

Michael Crichton

TV Personality

Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, English, German

Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Michael Dougherty

Father: Irish, English, German, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, one eighth Hungarian · Mother: Vietnamese

Columbus, Ohio, U.S.

* maternal grandfather – English, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, as well as German and Dutch, remote Scottish and Belgian [Flemish, Walloon] * maternal grandmother – Mexican, including possibly Yaqui, Apache, and Zuni Native American

Los Angeles, California, United States