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Description
Almost 120 Ropers have been measured so far, and they lie in more than 39 different families.
It has been shown that the large Massachusetts-origin (1637) Roper family and the large Virginia-origin (~1650) Roper family are related, which I call the Majority USA Roper family (MUR). Three Ropers from the border area of Suffolk & Norfolk, England are shown to be related to MUR, so the larger family is called EMUR.
12 markers are enough to decide if two Ropers are related. However, I highly recommend doing the 25-markers or 37-markers test, as it allows distinguishing the branches of the major families.
Also, a Rooper has been measured. See http://www.roperld.com/RoperHoxne.htm .
Requirements
A Surname Project traces members of a family that share a common surname. They are of the most interest in cultures where surnames are passed on from father to son like the Y-Chromosome. This project is for males taking a Y-Chromosome DNA (Y-DNA) test. Thus, the individual who tests must be a male who wants to check his direct paternal line (father's father's father's...) with a Y-DNA12, Y-DNA37, Y-DNA67, or Y-DNA111 test and who has one of the surnames listed for the project. Females do not carry their father's Y-DNA. Females who would like to check their father's direct paternal line can have a male relative with his surname order a Y-DNA test. Females can also order an mtDNA test for themselves such as the mtDNAPlus test or the mtFullSequence test and participate in an mtDNA project. Both men and women may take our autosomal Family Finder test to discover recent relationships across all family lines.
Surnames In This Project
Musard, Rooper, Roper, Roper-Curzon, Ropere, Ropier, Ruppiere, Trevor-Roper