Jake Paul

LOS ANGELES – AUG 13: Paul arrives for the Teen Choice Awards 2017 on August 13, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA, DFree/bigstock.com

Birth Name: Jake Joseph Paul

Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.

Date of Birth: January 17, 1997

Ethnicity: German, Irish, Polish, Slovak, Scottish, Welsh, English, Swiss-German, about 1/16th Ashkenazi Jewish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish

Jake Paul is an American mixed martial artist, YouTuber, internet personality, professional boxer, influencer, and actor. He co-starred on the show Bizaardvark. He is nicknamed The Problem Child and El Gallo De Dorado.

Jake is the son of Pamela and Gregory Paul. Jake’s brother, Logan Paul, is a media personality, podcaster, actor, and professional wrestler. He was partly raised in Westlake, Ohio. Jake grew up in a practising Christian household.

Jake’s paternal grandfather was Robert James Paul, Jr. (the son of Robert James Paul and Annamae Velma Olson). Jake’s grandfather Robert was born in Lancaster, Ohio. Jake’s great-grandfather Robert was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Joseph James Paul, whose parents were from Germany, and whose father’s surname was Powalski/Powolski; and of Magdalena “Madge” Feil, who was from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and was of German descent. Jake’s great-grandmother Anita was born in Cleveland, the daughter of James Parnell McDonnell, whose father was from Dublin, Ireland, and whose maternal grandparents were also Irish; and of Clara E. Tanney, who also had Irish grandparents.

Jake’s paternal grandmother was Arlene Ruth Krisko (the daughter of Joseph J. Krisko and Agnes E. Garsteck/Garstek). Arlene was born in Berea, Cuyahoga, Ohio. Joseph was born in Strongsville, Ohio, the son of Slovak parents, John Stephen Krisko, from Sántos, and Mary Salivi/Silvoji. Agnes was born in Berea, the daughter of John Garsteck and Sophia Golecki, who were of Polish heritage.

Jake’s maternal grandfather was Wilbur Robert “Spike” Meredith III (the son of Wilbur Robert “Rob” Meredith II and Lillian Max/Mae Buxbaum). Jake’s grandfather Wilbur was born in Ohio. Jake’s great-grandfather Wilbur was the son of Wilbur Robert Meredith and Mary Davis/Davies, whose parents were Welsh. Jake’s great-grandmother Lillian was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Her father, Isidore “Harry” Buxbaum, was the son of Samuel Buxbaum and Hermina Greenhood, who were Jewish emigrants from Germany and Hungary. Lillian’s mother, Lillian McLean/Maclean, was the daughter of a Canadian father, and of a mother who had German parents. Jake’s mother mentions her Jewish heritage here.

Jake’s maternal grandmother is Joanne Hofstetter (the daughter of Charles A. Hofstetter and Isabelle Katherine/Kathryn Budden). Charles was the son of Alfred Benjamin Hofstetter, who was Swiss-German, and of Frida Kleiner, who was German. Isabelle was the daughter of Harry/Henry David Budden, whose parents were English; and of Margaret M. Denniston, who was born in Scotland, with roots in Gourock, Inverclyde and Crieff, Perth and Kinross.

Sources: Genealogies of Jake Paul – https://www.geni.com
https://gw.geneanet.org

Jake’s paternal great-grandfather, Joseph J. Krisko, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Joseph J. Krisko on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Jake’s paternal great-great-grandparents, John Stephen Krisko and Mary Salivi/Silvoji, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Obituary of Jake’s maternal grandfather, Wilbur Robert “Spike” Meredith III – http://www.findagrave.com

Jake’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Lillian McLean/Maclean, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Lillian McLean/Maclean on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Jake’s maternal great-great-great-grandmother, Emma Habekorn, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org