Brian Van Holt – “The Bridge” Los Angeles Premiere – Arrivals – DGA Theater – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Photo Credit: Andrew Evans / PR Photos
Birth Name: Brian Edward Van Holt
Place of Birth: Waukegan, Illinois, U.S.
Date of Birth: July 6, 1969
Ethnicity: Norwegian (paternal grandmother), Irish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, German, English, possibly Dutch
Brian Van Holt is an American actor. He is the son of Barbara L. (Frailey) and Keith Ole Van Holt.
Brian has said:
I’m actually Scotch-Irish. My nickname is Dutch, but my family’s part of the McGregor clan. No one really knows where ‘Van Holt’ came from.
Brian’s paternal grandmother was of Norwegian descent. His paternal grandfather had Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), German, English, and possibly Dutch, ancestry. Brian’s mother is of at least part Irish descent.
Brian’s paternal grandfather was Stewart Grier Van Holt (the son of George Washington Van Holt and Martha Mae “Mattie” Grier). Martha was the daughter of Robert Stewart Grier and Kathryn Earle Pierce.
Brian’s paternal grandmother was Cora Beatrice Evanson (the daughter of Oscar Evenson and Amelia/Emelia Otilie Larson). Oscar was born in Wisconsin, to Norwegian parents, Martin Evenson and Marie Erickson. Amelia was also born in Wisconsin, also to Norwegian parents, Ole Larson and Amanda Swenson.
Sources: Marriage record of Brian’s paternal grandparents, Stewart Grier Van Holt and Cora Beatrice Evanson – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Brian’s paternal grandfather, Stewart Grier Van Holt (focusing on his own mother’s side) – https://www.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Brian’s paternal great-grandmother, Martha Mae “Mattie” Grier – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Brian’s paternal grandmother, Cora Beatrice Evanson (focusing on her mother’s side) – https://www.ancestry.com