Birth Name: Taylor Harry Fritz
Place of Birth: Rancho Santa Fe, California, U.S.
Date of Birth: October 28, 1997
Ethnicity:
*father – possibly German
*maternal grandfather – Ashkenazi Jewish
*maternal grandmother – Irish, English, German
Taylor Fritz is an American professional tennis player. He is ranked No. 5 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
His maternal great-great-grandfather, David May, a Jewish emigrant from Kaiserlautern, Germany, founded the The May Department Stores Company, which merged with Macy’s. His maternal great-grandmother “Kitty” Prest was married to film director and producer Mervyn LeRoy, until his death.
Taylor is a first cousin, twice removed, of philantropist and art collector Morton D. May.
Taylor’s maternal grandfather was David May II (the son of Thomas S. May and Anita Kay Keiler). David was born in Missouri, to a Jewish family. Thomas was born in Colorado, the son of David May, who was Oberhausen, Wallhalben, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, and of Rosa Shoenberg, whose parents were from Germany. Anita was born in Kentucky, the daughter of John William Keiler and Blanche Christie Friedman, whose parents were from Germany.
Taylor’s maternal great-grandmother was Rita Rend (the daughter of William P. Rend and Kathryn/Katheryn/Katherine “Kitty” (Prest) Spiegel). Rita was born in Illinois. William was the son of Joseph Paul Rend, a prominent financier, who owned many coal properties, and of Agnes Robinson English. Joseph’s father, William Patrick Rend, was born in County Leitrim, Ireland, and was president of the W.P. Rend Coal company. Joseph’s mother was from New Brunswick, Canada. Taylor’s great-grandmother Kathryn was the daughter of Francis C. Prest and Ollie Belle Batt.
Sources: Genealogy of Taylor Fritz (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Obituary of Taylor’s maternal step-grandfather, Herbert Roedling – https://alumniassociation.mayo.edu
Genealogy and obituary of Taylor’s maternal great-grandmother, Rita (Rend) Roedling –
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