Birth Name: Andrew Walter Reid
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: March 19, 1958
Ethnicity:
*50% Scottish
*25% Swedish
*25% German
Andy Reid is an American professional football coach. He has been head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs since 2013. He was previously assistant coach of the Green Bay Packers, from 1992 to 1998, and head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, from 1999 to 2012.
Andy is the son of Emma Elizabeth and Walter William Reid. His paternal grandparents were Scottish, from Aberdeenshire. His mother is of half Swedish and German ancestry. Andy is married, and has had five children, including professional football coach Britt Reid. Andy is a member of the LDS (Mormon) church.
Andy’s patrilineal line can be traced to his third-great-grandfather James Reid, who was born, c. 1757, in Glenbuchat, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Andy’s paternal grandfather was John Reid (the son of John Reid and Catherine Farquharson). Andy’s grandfather John was born in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Andy’s great-grandfather John was born in Glenmuick, Aberdeenshire, the son of Donald Reid and Harriet Clark. Catherine was born in Castleton, Aberdeenshire, the daughter of John Farquharson, from Strathdon, and of Catherine MacArthur.
Andy’s paternal grandmother was Margaret “Maggie” Jane Hall (the daughter of Alexander Hall and Margaret “Maggie” Fyfe). Andy’s grandmother Maggie was born in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Alexander was born in Aberdeen, the son of Alexander Allan Hall and Robina Davidson. Andy’s great-grandmother Maggie was born in Dyce, Aberdeenshire, the daughter of William Fyfe, from Rhynie, and of Helen Winton Wilson, from Forgue.
Andy’s maternal grandfather was Adolf Leonard Eric Leon (the son of Jon/Johann/John Lennart/Leonard Naslund/Noselund Leon and Emma Sophia Rydberg). Adolf was born in Providence, Rhode Island, to Swedish parents. John was born in Härnösand, Västernorrland, the son of Erik Michael Naslund and Katharina Elisabet Ahlquist. Emma was born in Medevi, Östergötland, the daughter of Adolf Rydberg and Sofia Christina Qvafort.
Andy’s maternal grandmother was Helen Mary Miller (the daughter of Peter Müller/Miller and Helena Madaline Rice). Andy’s grandmother Helen was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania. Peter was born in Adelsdorf, Bavaria, Germany, the son of Sebastian Müller, from Merching, and of Barbara Nagensgast. Andy’s great-grandmother Helena was born in Meadville, to German emigrants Johann/John Reiss/Rice, from Prussia, and Elisabetha/Elizabeth Zimmermann, from Bavaria.
Andy’s matrilineal line can be traced to his seventh-great-grandmother Catharina, who was born c. 1680.
Source: Genealogy of Andy Reid – https://www.familysearch.org
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