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Surname & Geographical Projects

Family Tree DNA SURNAME, LINEAGE and GEOGRAPHICAL PROGRAMS

Family Tree DNA encourages customers' participation in lineage and geographical projects. By transferring routine data management tasks to project administrators we are able to offer a discounted testing rate to those who order through a project.

Those who take a Y-DNA Test may join:

  • A Paternal Lineage project. This may take the form of a Surname Project for all who have the same surname or a variant. It may also be a project specific to a suspected shared ancestor.
  • A Y-Chromosome Geographical Project to verify a possible point of origin for the paternal line. Membership is free and voluntary. You may join or leave a project at any time.

Those who take an mtDNA Test may join:

  • A Maternal Lineage Project for individuals that have or suspect having the same maternal line.
  • A Mitochondrial Geographical Project to verify a possible point of origin for the maternal line.

Below is an index of the 5,799 that are currently run through Family Tree DNA. You may join or leave a project at any time.

Y-DNA SURNAME PROJECTS
Y-DNA GEOGRAPHICAL PROJECTS
mt GEOGRAPHICAL PROJECTS
DUAL GEOGRAPHICAL PROJECTS
mt LINEAGE PROJECTS

If you do not see a project that fits your needs then you might consider starting one. We understand that there are situations when a project could and should be started with any number of members, and we are flexible to accommodate those situations.

As a Project Administrator, you will have access to a secure site where your project's status is updated daily. It includes tools for interpreting and presenting your participants' results. Family Tree DNA will distribute legal release forms allowing for the sharing of the test results with the Project Administrator. Test kits and payments may be submitted individually or as a group to Family Tree DNA for processing.

You are welcome to e-mail us with your questions about starting a project with any number of participants. Family Tree DNA will consult with you about your goals and the right amount of testing for them.

To receive more information about how to start your own Surname, Lineage, or Geography based project, please e-mail DNA Projects.