Biography taylor swift family 2015

When it comes to Taylor Swift, we could spend all day combing through her lyrics for clues about her family, friends, lovers, etc.

Remember when she crafted a sentimental paean to her mom, Andrea, with “The Best Day”—which also features shout-outs to dad Scott and her younger brother, Austin?

How could we ever forget her tribute to her grandmother, “Marjorie,” which features an actual recording of her grandma belting out opera notes in the background. (You could definitely say a love of singing runs in this family.)

But although we can learn quite a bit from the Grammy winner’s songs, there is so much about Swift’s ancestry that is not spelled out in her lyrics, from her grandpa’s military history to her great-great-grandparents’ music store.

(Okay, seriously—it’s like music was embedded in her genes.) Read on to see everything we know about Taylor Swift’s family.

Andrea Swift

The woman who brought Taylor Swift into