Birth Name: Donald McLean III
Place of Birth: New Rochelle, New York, United States
Date of Birth: October 2, 1945
Ethnicity:
*Scottish, English, Dutch, German, Swiss-German (father)
*Italian (mother)
Don McLean is an American singer, songwriter, and musician.
Don is the son of Elizabeth (Bucci) and Donald McLean. His mother was born in New York, to Italian parents. His father’s family had lived in the state of New York for many generations, and had Scottish, English, Dutch, German, and Swiss-German, ancestry.
Don has said:
I’m Scottish and I’m Italian and I feel both. I can tell in my personality what side of me is Scottish and what side of me is Italian. I’m very lyrical and there’s passion in me, organisation and a business-like aspect too. And it’s this Scottish side of me that wanted to sell all this stuff, because I wanted to get the best price I can for my family.
Don’s paternal grandparents were Donald McLean (the son of Malcolm McLean and Mary Permelia Jewett) and Olive Carnright (the daughter of John Field Carnright/Carnwright and Anna Murilla Wood).
Don’s maternal grandparents were Antonio Bucci (the son of Domenico Bucci and Santa D’Rosa) and Mariangela Salvatore (the daughter of Antonio Salvatore and Angela D’Pavlo). Don’s grandparents Antonio and Mariangela were both Italian.
Sources: Genealogy of Don McLean (through his sister, Bette Anne McLean) – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Don’s father, Donald McLean (focusing on his own mother’s side) – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Don’s paternal grandfather, Donald McLean (through his sister, Helen McLean) – https://www.geni.com
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