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Description
Guggisberg, Gugisberg, Gougginsperg - these are just 3 variants of our surname, whose oldest ancestor is believed to be Niklaus Guggisberg, farmer, who lived in the mid 1300's on the flank of Gurten Mountain near Bern, Switzerland. Today there are 22 branches of our surname, 90% still live in Switzerland whereas the remaining 10 % are descendants of emigrants now living in France, the United States, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Venezuela and Australia. According to the records, the oldest traces of these branches are located in the small villages of Belp, Englisberg, Köniz, Niedermuhlern, Obermuhlern and Zimmerwald all within ½ mile from oneanother and from the Gurten Mountain. The geographic proximity strongly hints to a common male ancestor from whom the surname originated from. The Y-chromosome DNA test is designed to prove that this scenario is indeed true. Anyone wishing to join is kindly requested to contact the administrator of this project for details and instructions.
For family history and background information, please peruse the following websites:
http://www.kochersperger-genealogie.de/
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
Cochensparger, Coensparger, Cogansparger, Gougginsperg, Gouggisberg, Gouggisperg, Guggesberg, Guggesburg, Guggisberg, Guggisburg, Guggisperg, Guggisperger, Gugisberg, Gugisburg, Gugisperg, Kochenberger, Kochensparger, Kochenspere, Kochensperger, Kochersberger, Kochersperger, Kokenberger, Kokensberger, Kokensparger