Birth Name: Eric Frederick Trump
Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York
Date of Birth: January 6, 1984
Ethnicity:
*German, Scottish (father)
*Czech (mother)
Eric Trump is an American businessperson and philanthropist. He is the son of Ivana Trump (born Ivana Marie Zelníčková), a model, and Donald Trump, a businessman and television personality. His father is of half German and half Scottish descent. His mother is Czech. His siblings are Donald Trump, Jr. and Ivanka Trump, who work in business, and his half-siblings are Barron and Tiffany Trump. Eric’s great-uncle (his paternal grandfather’s brother) was John G. Trump (John George Trump), an electrical engineer, inventor, and physicist.
Eric is married to Lara Yunaska, an associate produce in TV.
While it is sometimes stated that Eric’s great-grandfather was born under the surname “Drumpf”, this is not accurate. The family surname was simply “Trump” going back at least several generations.
Eric’s paternal grandparents were Frederick Christ Trump (the son of Friederich/Frederick Trump and Elisabeth Christ) and Mary Anne MacLeod (the daughter of Malcolm/Calum Macleod and Mary Smith). Eric’s grandfather Frederick was born in New York, to German parents, from Kallstadt, Rheinland-Pfalz. Eric’s grandmother Mary was Scottish, born in Stornoway, on the Isle of Lewis.
Eric’s maternal grandparents are František Milan Zelníček and Marie Francová.
Sources: Genealogies of Eric Trump – http://www.geni.com
http://www.wikitree.com
Genealogy of Eric’s father (focusing on his own father’s side) – http://www.wargs.com
Information about some of Eric’s Scottish ancestors – http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
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