Why do many African Americans have Irish surnames?

[SupaThug]

Also a reason why african americans can grow facial hair Lol. Just sayin. but yes a lot of them interbred with white folk.

Africans can grow facial hair without any admixture.

[AverageKorhonen]

Africans can grow facial hair without any admixture.

Not likely. How many full blacks are in Brazil ? As far as I know all your ''blacks'' are actually mutts. Full west africans aren't known for thick beards, maybe a mustache or goathee but a full beard ? Could you share your sources ?

West Africans with full beards = sex slave bastards of Arabs

[SupaThug]

Not likely. How many full blacks are in Brazil ? As far as I know all your ''blacks'' are actually mutts. Full west africans aren't known for thick beards, maybe a mustache or goathee but a full beard ? Could you share your sources ?

West Africans with full beards = sex slave bastards of Arabs

I am not talking about blacks in Brazil,but blacks in Africa:

[AverageKorhonen]

I am not talking about blacks in Brazil,but blacks in Africa:

Arab admixture from slavery times for sure both of them.

[Freeroostah]

Because back then African-Americans and Irish were both treated equally by the English(low class people). That made them live together and eventually mix thus having Black people with Irish surnames.

[Smitty]

Because back then African-Americans and Irish were both treated equally by the English(low class people). That made them live together and eventually mix thus having Black people with Irish surnames.

Irish-Americans lived with blacks? They may have been lower class, but they weren't that low class.

[Freeroostah]

Irish-Americans lived with blacks? They may have been lower class, but they weren't that low class.

The majority of African-Americans I've met were part Irish and some of them even part Native American.

[Smitty]

The majority of African-Americans I've met were part Irish and some of them even part Native American.

Some of that is probably distant blood from slaveholders. There may have been some Irish (along with most any other ethnic group) who mixed with blacks, but those people then essentially became black. I just doubt that blacks and Irish were living together or mixing to any great degree. While both groups were lower on the totem pole than, say, WASPs, they were hardly considered to be at the same level.

[Freeroostah]

Some of that is probably distant blood from slaveholders. There may have been some Irish (along with most any other ethnic group) who mixed with blacks, but those people then essentially became black. I just doubt that blacks and Irish were living together or mixing to any great degree. While both groups were lower on the totem pole than, say, WASPs, they were hardly considered to be at the same level.

I still dont get the fact that black people with the slaveowners blood were still considered as slaves. I mean they were the owner's kids lol

[LightHouse89]

Also a reason why african americans can grow facial hair Lol. Just sayin. but yes a lot of them interbred with white folk.

sources?