Adoptees

Project Background

Many individuals that were adopted would like to try to find some information about their biological parents, or even some general information about the family origins.

Family Tree DNA is the testing outfit that gives you the best chance to find relevant information because it has the largest Y-DNA and mtDNA databases in the world:

For males -- with the current database size, and as the database grows there will be increasing chances to find the actual surname of the paternal line. Additionally you’ll be able to determine the branch of mankind that your direct male ancestor came from (i.e. Native American, Semitic, Western European, etc.)

Females -- do not carry the same surname every generation, so the likelihood of finding a close connection to the maternal line is much lower, however general ancestral background information on your maternal direct line can also be gleaned from your mtDNA. The same is valid for the maternal line of males