Was Robert Kardashian an Armenian Gypsy?
Very doubtful. First off, Kardashian is an ethnic Armenian name, not like anything a traditional Roma family would use. Second I do not think he was actually from Armenia, (again, he is an ethnic Armenian), and his ancestors probably immigrated to this country prior to the formation of the modern Armenian state (The 1915-1920 period). Therefore, if he was a Gypsy, he would just call himself a Gypsy, ‘Armenian’ gypsy would be meaningless, unless he was a Gypsy from the Armenian highland. Third, the Gypsies (or Rom) make up a very small percentage of modern Armenia. Armenia is 98% Armenian, with Kurds and Russian making up most of the other two percent. Pure Rom could only make up, at most 0.3 % of Armenia. Even speaking nationally rather than ethnically, there is little chance of him being a rom.
