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Birth Name: Richard Reyes Faulkerson, Jr.
Place of Birth: Quezon City, Philippines
Date of Birth: January 2, 1992
Ethnicity: *75% Filipino [Ilocano, Kapampangan] *25% mix of Cornish, Dutch, English, French, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish, remote Belgian Flemish and Norwegian
Alden Richards is a Filipino actor, host, model, and entertainer. He was one-half of love team AlDub, alongside Yaya Dub (Divina Ursula Bokbokova Smash), played by Maine Mendoza .
His father, Richard Peralta Faulkerson, Sr., is of half American and half Ilocano descent. His mother, Rosario “Rio” Reyes, was a native of Pampanga. Alden was raised in Santa Rosa, Laguna.
Alden’s paternal grandfather was William Marion Faulkerson (the son of William Ney Fulkerson and Ida Estella May Tennant). Alden’s grandfather William was American, born in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Alden’s great-grandfather William was the son of Marion Montgomery Fulkerson and Harriet Hinchman. Ida was the daughter of Scottish immigrant William James Tennant, of Glasgow, and of Jane Coveney.
Alden’s paternal grandmother was named Erlinda Concepcion “Linda” Peralta (the daughter of parents surnamed Peralta and Concepcion). Erlinda was Ilocana, from Sinait, Ilocos Sur.
Alden’s maternal grandmother is named Linda.
Sources: Genealogy of Alden’s paternal grandfather, William Marion Faulkerson – http://www.genealogy.com
Marriage record of Alden’s paternal great-grandparents, William Ney Fulkerson and Ida Estella May Tennant – https://familysearch.org