Birth Name: Steven Lee Lukather
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: October 21, 1957
Ethnicity:
*37.5% Ashkenazi Jewish
*12.5% Sephardi Jewish
*18.75% Irish
*12.5% Swedish
*12.5% English
*6.25% Scottish
Steve Lukather is an American musician, singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer. He is the guitarist and vocalist of the rock band Toto. The band’s members also include or previously included Bobby Kimball, David Paich, Steve Pocaro, and Joseph Williams.
Steve is the son of Kathleen Edith (Johnson) and William Lee Lukather. Steve’s father is three quarters Ashkenazi Jewish and one quarter Sephardi Jewish descent. Steve’s mother is of approximately three eighths Irish, one quarter Swedish, one quarter English, and one eighth Scottish, ancestry.
Steve’s paternal grandfather was William Lee Lukather (the son of Max Lukaczer and Rose Fraad). William was born in Pennsylvania. Max was an Austrian Jewish immigrant, the son of Samuel Lukaczer and Mollie Ausschmitt. Rose was a Russian Jewish immigrant, the daughter of David Fraad and Hannah Arenstamm.
Steve’s paternal grandmother was Phyllis Pinto (the daughter of Samuel Pinto and Pauline “Polly” Rose). Samuel was a Sephardi Jew, who was born in Spain, the son of Jacob and Mary, with his own father having been born in Morocco. Pauline was born in New York, to Jewish parents, Samuel and Dora. On the 1910 U.S. Census, her parents’ birthplaces are listed as “Austria”. On the 1920 U.S. Census, they are listed as “Germany”.
Steve’s maternal grandfather was William Elof Johnson (the son of Elof H. Johnson and Bessie Dolan). Elof was Swedish. Bessie was Irish.
Steve’s maternal grandmother was Jean Schrom Myles (the daughter of Charles Richard Myles and Celia Jane McGraw). Charles was born in Pennsylvania, to English parents, David C. Myles and Sarah Lane. Celia was born in Pennsylvania, to Peter McGraw, who was Scottish, and Mary Jane Dailey, who was born in Pennsylvania, to Irish parents.
Sources: Genealogy of Steve Lukather (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Marriage record of Steve’s parents – https://familysearch.org
Steve’s father, William Lee Lukather, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Steve’s paternal great-grandparents, Max Lukaczer and Rose Fraad – https://familysearch.org
Steve’s paternal grandmother, Phyllis Pinto, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Phyllis Pinto on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Steve’s paternal great-grandparents, Samuel Pinto and Pauline “Polly” Rose – https://familysearch.org
Steve’s maternal grandfather, William Elof Johnson, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
William Elof Johnson on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Steve’s maternal grandmother, Jean Schrom Myles, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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