I get mistaken as latino all the time. I have spanish speaking peeps coming up to me at Walmart thinking I can help them with something.......I dont know a word of it, unless I learned it at Taco Bell!!!!
I too, have a very pale complexion,, I don't have the dark skin as my family does,,,,,I got my mother's coloring, except dark eyes and hair, her's hair was red and her eyes were blue.
I had a friend back in the JW days that was spanish and she had green eyes, black hair, and very pale skin. I truly believe that there is more spanish in background than what I know. The spaniards did settle in our area way back and I am sure there is more than french and indian on my dad's side.