Birth Name: Ryan James Eggold
Place of Birth: Lakewood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: August 10, 1984
Ethnicity:
*50% German, with a small amount of Austrian
*25% Yugoslavian
*25% Ashkenazi Jewish
Ryan Eggold is an American actor. He is the son of Karen Gail (Benik) and James Frederick Eggold. He has a sister, Nicole.
Ryan’s father is of German, and more distant Austrian, descent. Ryan’s mother is of half Yugoslavian (from her own father) and half Austrian Jewish (from her own mother) descent.
Ryan’s paternal grandfather was Elmer Francis Eggold (the son of Henry John Eggold and Clara Wilhelmine Rosa Guelzow). Henry was the son of Heinrich Johann Eggold, whose parents were from Austria and Prussia, and of Lisette Marie Fischer, whose parents were German. Clara was born in Illinois, to German parents, Karl Christian Ludwig Guelzow and Fredericke Dorothea Christine Marie Kohn. Elmer’s stepmother was Helen Marie Burdorf, who was born in Nebraska, and was also of German descent.
Ryan’s paternal grandmother was Ruth Ungrodt (the daughter of John Arthur Ungrodt and Esther Stoffel). John’s father was born in South Africa. Esther was the daughter of Peter T. Stoffel, who was of German descent, and of Wilhelmine/Wilhelmina Mary Palm, whose parents were German.
Ryan’s maternal grandfather was Michael “Mike” P. Benik (the son of George Benik and Katie/Katherine Yarnovich/Pavlopovich). Michael was born in Ohio, to Yugoslavian parents.
Ryan’s maternal grandmother was Martha Spitz (whose mother’s maiden name was “Lichtblau”). Martha was born to a Jewish family in Vienna, Austria. She moved to London, England, in 1939, and to California in 1949.
Sources: Genealogy of Ryan’s Eggold family – http://www.genealogy.com
Genealogy of Ryan’s paternal grandfather, Elmer Francis Eggold (focusing on his own stepmother’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Death record of Ryan’s paternal grandfather, Elmer Francis Eggold – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Ryan’s mother – https://familysearch.org
Ryan’s maternal grandfather, Michael “Mike” P. Benik, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Ryan’s maternal grandmother, Martha (Spitz) Benik – http://www.legacy.com
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