I've always wanted red hair, but unfortunately it only occurs naturally in 1-2% of the population. 
I actually had red hair as a child, but now I have black hair believe it or not!
I believe it. I was born with red hair, but now it's brown and gray. I've heard it occurs more frequently in people or northern or western European ancestry. 
That is interesting I wonder why that is. My momhas red hair but it did not stick with me I suppose
by high levels of the reddish pigment pheomelanin and relatively low levels of the dark pigment eumelanin, it is associated with fair skin color, lighter eye color, freckles, and sensitivity to ultraviolet light.
Cultural reactions to red hair have varied from ridicule to admiration with many common stereotypes in existence regarding redheads. The term redhead has been in use since at least 1510.
Geographic distribution.
Geographic distribution Modern.
Geographic distribution Modern Northern and Western Europe.
Red hair is most commonly found at the northern and western fringes of
, Stevens is supposed to have told Lincoln "I believe I told you he would not steal a red hot stove. I will now take that back." Stevens's ill-fitting wigs were a well-known topic of discussion in Washington, but when a female admirer who apparently did not know asked for a lock of Stevens's hair as a keepsake, he removed his hairpiece, held it out to her, and invited her to take any curl she found acceptable.
Steven Spielberg's 2012 film "Lincoln