Surname DNA project

A surname DNA project is a Genetic genealogy project which uses genealogical DNA tests to trace male lineages. Because surnames are passed down from father to son in many cultures, and the Y chromosome is passed from father to son with a predictable rate of Mutation, people with the same surname can use genealogical DNA testing to determine if they share a common ancestor within a genealogical timeframe.

When two males share a surname, a test of their Y-chromosome markers will determine either that they are not related, or that they are related. If they are related, the number of markers tested and the number of matches at those markers determines the range of generations until their Most recent common ancestor (MRCA). If the two tests match on 37/37 markers, there is a 50% probability that the MRCA was fewer than five generations ago and a 90% probability that the MRCA was fewer than 17 generations ago.

Note: Some current Surname DNA Projects by ISOGG members are listed to the right. In some listings Haplogroup projects are included in the listings of Surname Projects.

Testing companies

Surname projects are best run with a testing company which provides project management facilities such as a courtesy website. There are currently two companies which offer these facilities: Family Tree DNA, which hosts the majority of surname projects, and Ancestry.com DNA. Family Tree DNA offers a discount for kits ordered through a surname project. Surname project facilities were previously provided by the British-based company DNA Heritage. DNA Heritage was acquired by Family Tree DNA in April 2011, and project members were given the option of transferring their results to the FTDNA database free of charge.

See also

• One-name study
• Guild of One-Name Studies
• Surname mapping
• Geographical project
• Haplogroup project
• MtDNA lineage project
• Family Finder project
• 23andMe project

External links

• Surname DNA studies and projects on Cyndi's List
• Surname project list on the World Families Network
• Surname projects with 50+ members
• ISOGG comparison of project management features
• ISOGG Y-DNA testing comparison chart

A

• Adamthwaite DNA Project established Oct 2008 Administrator: Sue Mastel
• Applebaum DNA Project established Oct 2007 Administrator: Phillip Applebaum

B

• Beaugrand DNA Project (FTDNA) Also External Beaugrand site established 2005 Administrators: Jacques Beaugrand and Raymond Beaugrand-dit-Champagne
• Blake DNA Project established Mar 2007 Administrators: Bill Bleak and Elizabeth Kipp
• Blofeld DNA Project established Apr 2008 Administrator: Gillian Stevens
• Bobb DNA Project established 2002 Administrator: Kathi Bobb
• Bonstein DNA Project established 2007 Administrator: Nelda L. Percival
• Brackett DNA Project Administrator: Kathi Bobb
• Brandenburg DNA Project established Mar 2006 Administrator: John Brandenburg
• Brookshire/Brookshier DNA Project established Aug 2007 Administrator: Nora Probasco
• Bush Surname DNA Project established Feb 2005 Administrator: Gordon Hamilton

C

• Campbell DNA Project established 2001 Administrator: Kevin Campbell
• Carpenter Cousins Y-DNA Project established in 2002 Administrator: John R. Carpenter
• Caverly DNA Project established Apr 2004 Administrator: Paul Caverly
• Champagne DNA project
• Conard-Conrad DNA Project established Apr 2007 Administrator: Emily Aulicino
• Covel DNA Project Administrator: Kathi Bobb
• Cox/Coxe/Cock/Cocks DNA Project established 2002 Administrator: Les Sutton
• Crabtree DNA Project established Mar 2008 Administrator: Peter Crabtree
• Cruwys/Cruse/Crewes DNA Project established Sep 2007 Administrator: Debbie Kennett
• Cupp DNA Project established 2009 Administrator: Nelda L. Percival

D

• DeGraaf DeGraff DNA Project established May 2008 Administrator: Brian DeGraaf
• Derby DNA Project established Jul 2007 Administrator: Emily Aulicino
• Dewees(e) Surname Project established June 2010 Administrator: Andrew Deweese
• Doolin DNA Project established Mar 2005 Administrator: Emily Aulicino
• Driscoll DNA Project established Mar 2004 Administrator: Colin Ferguson

F

• Fergus(s)on DNA Project established Aug 2003 Administrator: Colin Ferguson
• Fitzpatrick DNA Study established 2000 Administrator: Colleen Fitzpatrick
• Forrest Surname DNA Project established Dec 2005 Administrator: Gordon Hamilton

G

• Gillock DNA Project established 2007 Administrator: Nelda L. Percival
• Gilpin DNA Project Also Gilpin DNA Project (FTDNA) established 2005 Administrator: Nelda L. Percival
• Goldfoot DNA Project established Mar 2007 Administrator: Nadene Goldfoot
• Graham DNA Project established 2002 Administrator: Kathi Bobb
• Grau DNA Project established Dec 2008 Administrator: Tom Hutchison

H

• Hamilton Surname DNA Project established Dec 2002 Administrator: Gordon Hamilton
• Heaton Surname DNA Project established Jun 2007 Administrator: Katherine Borges
• Hickson/Hixson/Hixon DNA Project established Nov 2005 Administrator: Carol Botteron
• Holst DNA project established May 2010 Administrator: Anne M Berge

I

• The Clan Irwin Surname DNA Study established Nov 2005 Administrator: James Irvine

J

• Jarman/German DNA Project established 2001 Administrator: John L. German

K

• Kasbohm DNA Project established Jun 2009 Administrator: Kirsten Saxe

L

• Lamb DNA Project established Jan 2004 Administrators: Terry Barton and Carol Botteron
• Lamson DNA Project established Mar 2007 Administrator: Emily Aulicino Co-Administrator: Roger Lamson

M

• (No current web link known) Meates Family Association DNA Project - established 2001 Administrator: Susan C Meates
• Muckian DNA Project established Jun 2007 Administrator: Michael L. Muckian
• Mulvihill DNA Project established 2005 Administrator: James M. Mulvihill

O

• The O'Donoghue Society y-DNA Project established Jun 2003 Administrator: Elizabeth O'Donoghue/Ross
• Ogan DNA Project established Aug 2004 Administrator: Emily Aulicino

P

• Parry DNA Project established Oct 2007 Administrator: Barbara Griffiths
• Worldwide Phelps Y-DNA Project (FTDNA) Also Worldwide Phelps Y-DNA Project established 2006 Administrator: Douglas Phelps Co-Administrator: Cathy Roberts
• Pitts-Pitt DNA Project established Apr 2004 Administrators: David Pitts, Nancy McClellan, John Pitts, and Susan Squires
• Probasco/Bartoszewski/Bartos DNA Project (FTDNA) Also Probasco/Bartoszewski/Bartos DNA Project established Feb 2003 Administrator: Nora Probasco

S

• Sanders/Saunders DNA Project (FTDNA) Also Sanders/Saunders DNA Project established March 2009 Administrators: James Saunders and Justin Sanders
• Searcy DNA Project Administrator: Kathi Bobb
• Self DNA Project Administrator: Kathi Bobb
• Sidoroff (Sidorov) DNA Project established May 2008 Administrator: Sergey Sidoroff
• Sizemore DNA Project (FTDNA) Also Sizemore DNA Project established May 2002 Administrator: Joy King
• Smiths Official All Smiths/Schmidts/Smythes/Smythe/Smitt Worldwide DNA Project (FTDNA) Also Smiths Official Worldwide DNA Project Administrators: M Plummer and D Harper
• Smothers Tribe DNA Project established Jan 2002 Administrator: Nena Smothers Co-Administrator: Dave Dowell
• Southworth-Southard DNA Project established 2005 Administrator: Doris Wheeler Co-Administrator: John Hogg
• Stewart DNA Project established 2002 Administrator: Kathi Bobb

T

• Talley-Tally DNA Project established Jan 2005 Administrator: Emily Aulicino Co-Administrator: Cynthia Wells
• Teeple-Tipple DNA Project established 2010 Administrator: Doris Wheeler
• Thrift /Frith /Firth Surname DNA Project established Dec 2007 Administrator: Richard Thrift
• The Townsend Society of America DNA Project established Aug 2002 Administrators: Lewis Townsend and Allison Putala
• Tucker FamilyTreeDNA Project established Apr 2004 Administrators: Lee Tucker, Bill Tucker, Tracy Tucker and Tom Clark

V

• The Vick DNA Project established Mar 2006 Administrators: Lannes Ray Vick and James Larry Vick

W

• Worden DNA Project established 2005 Administrator: Doris Wheeler Co-Administrator: Pat Warden