The McMeans Family Project- Background

Background

The McMeans Family Project is primarily a Y-DNA surname project intended to serve as a tool for all those who are researching the McMeans family and all of its variant spellings.

A Y-DNA surname project traces members of a family that share a common surname. Since surnames are passed down from father to son like the Y-chromosome, this test is for males taking a Y-DNA test. Females do not carry their father's Y-DNA and acquire a new surname by way of marriage, so the tested individual must be a male that wants to check his direct paternal line (father's father's father's...) with a Y-DNA37 or Y-DNA67 marker test. Females who would like to check their direct paternal line can have a male relative with this surname order a Y-DNA test.

WE RECOMMEND BYPASSING THE Y-DNA12 AND Y-DNA25 TESTS. THE Y-DNA37 TEST PROVIDES THE BEST VALUE AND NARROWS YOUR FOCUS QUICKLY. YOU CAN ALSO UPGRADE LATER TO ESTABLISH CLOSER RELATIONSHIPS.