Was Marilyn Monroe Irish?

[Princefan]

What was her ethnic background?

 

[Molotoff]

Clan Munro ( listen (help·info); Scottish Gaelic: Clann an Rothaich [ˈkʰl̪ˠãũn̪ˠ ə ˈrˠɔhɪç]) is a Highland Scottish clan of Irish origins. Historically the clan was based in Easter Ross in the Scottish Highlands. Traditional origins of the clan give its founder as Donald Munro who came from the north of Ireland and settled in Scotland in the eleventh century, though its true founder may have lived much later.[5] It is also a strong tradition that the Munro chiefs supported Robert the Bruce during the Wars of Scottish Independence. The first proven clan chief on record however is Robert de Munro who died in 1369; his father is mentioned but not named in a number of charters. The clan chiefs originally held land principally at Findon on the Black Isle but exchanged it in 1350 for Estirfowlys. Robert's son Hugh who died in 1425 was the first of the family to be styled "of Foulis", despite which clan genealogies describe him as 9th baron.

 

[Finesse]

Marilyn Monroe was not her real name, it's a stage name. Her real name was Norma Jeane Mortenson.

Mortensen or Mortenson (in US) is a surname of Danish and Norwegian origin, meaning son of Morten

Maybe she's partially Irish from her mother's side,

Gladys Pearl Monroe was born on May 27, 1902 in Piedras Negras, Coahuila in Mexico. Her mother, Della Mae Monroe (née Hogan), was from Arkansas, and her father, Otis Elmer Monroe

 

[Molotoff]

Definetly Irish. Monroe is an old Irish clan.

 

[Finesse]

Definetly Irish. Monroe is an old Irish clan.

Monroe was not her real name, it's a stage name.

 

[Chun Li]

Are you doing a project on her or something

 

[Princefan]

Are you doing a project on her or something

Nope just wondering