Mel Gibson — Ethnicity of Celebs | What Nationality Ancestry Race
by ethnic on November 15, 2012
Birth Name: Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson
Place of Birth: Peekskill, New York, United States
Date of Birth: 3 January, 1956
Ethnicity:
*87.5% Irish
*12.5% mix of English, Scottish, and Welsh
Mel Gibson is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the son of Anna/Anne Patricia (Reilly) and Hutton Gibson (Hutton Peter Gibson). He was married to Robyn Moore, with whom he has seven children. He also has a daughter with singer, songwriter, and pianist Oksana Grigorieva .
Mel’s father was born in Peekskill, New York, to an American father and Australian mother; he is of mostly Irish, with some English, Scottish, and Welsh, ancestry. Mel’s mother was Irish, and was born in County Longford. Mel and his family moved to Australia around the time he was twelve years old. His first and middle names, “Mel” and “Colm-Cille”, are the names of Irish saints.
Mel was the first person named People Magazine’s “ Sexiest Man Alive “, in 1985.
Mel’s patrilineal line can be traced back to a John Gibson, who was born, c. 1601, in England.
Mel’s paternal grandfather was John Hutton Gibson (the son of John Gerard Gibson and Susan Louisa Miller O’Farrell/Farrell). Mel’s grandfather John was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mel’s great-grandfather John was born in Savannah, Georgia, the son of John Thomas Gibson and Sarah Louise Gerard, and had English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh, ancestry. Mel’s great-grandmother Susan was born in Brooklyn, New York City, the daughter of Matthew O’Farrell/Farrell and Annie, and was of Irish descent.
Mel’s paternal grandmother was Eva Mylott (Eva Teresa Mylott, the daughter of Patrick Mylott and Mary Heffernan). Eva, an Australian opera singer, was born in Tuross Head, New South Wales, to Irish parents. Patrick was the son of Patrick Mylott and Mary McDermott. Mel’s great-grandmother Mary Heffernan was the daughter of Edmund Heffernan and Honora Ryan.
Sources: Genealogies of Mel Gibson (focusing on his father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com