Edwards Y-DNA Surname Project- Background

Administrators

Surnames

Edward, Edwardes, Edwardh, Edwards, Edwardson

Background

The Edwards surname is a patronymic surname, meaning son of Edward. A patronymic name is one that takes the father’s given name and uses it as a surname. The surname Edwards was most widespread in Wales, where such patronymics are common (Thomas, Williams, Stephens, etc). and it grew to be the twentieth most widespread name in England and Wales by 1853. The surname's occurrence continues to be relatively high in the British Isles, and in parts of the world where migration from the British Isles occurred.

General Fund

Project Stats

Statistic Type Count
Combined GEDCOMs Uploaded 31
Distinct mtDNA Haplogroups 45
Distinct Y-DNA Confirmed Haplogroups 22
Distinct Y-DNA Predicted Haplogroups 9
Family Finder 47
Genographic 2.0 Transfers 2
Maternal Ancestor Information 116
mtDNA 93
mtDNA Full Sequence 27
mtDNA Plus 64
mtDNA Subgroups 7
Paternal Ancestor Information 204
Predicted Y-DNA Haplogroups 66
Total Members 275
Unpredicted Y-DNA Haplogroups 5
Unreturned Kits 5
WTY 1
Y-DNA Deep Clade (After 2008) 21
Y-DNA Deep Clade (Prior to 2008) 15
Y-DNA Subgroups 34
Y-DNA111 13
Y-DNA12 224
Y-DNA25 185
Y-DNA37 163
Y-DNA67 96