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The Venter Surname DNA Project

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Project Surnames:

Deventer	Fender	Fenter	van Deventer
Venator	Venter	Venters	Venture

Project Background:

The origins of the Venter surname are believed to be limited to just a few (possibly very few) geographic areas. One major cluster of Venter surnames is located within the triangle approximated by the cities of Kaiserslautern, Trier and Mainz, in southwestern Germany. Another major cluster is in South Africa. Are these two clusters related or do they represent two, or more, completely unrelated Venter lines? Obviously, the Venter surname did not originate in South Africa. It is believed to have come from the Netherlands by way of Germany. Did the German cluster of Venters originate in the Netherlands as well? Could the name have been shortened from van Deventer? These are just some of the questions to which we hope to determine the answers.

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www.venter.org/soke1/dna/dna_project.htm

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Project Goals:

Some of the goals of this project are to determine: 1) How many unique Venter blood lines there are; 2) where did these lines originate; and 3) are they related to other surnames such a van Deventer? Other goals include providing a means by which researchers of the Venter surname may communicate and share resources and information.

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