The Atkinson Family Project is open to all who are interested in working together to find their common heritage through sharing of information and DNA testing. All variant spellings are welcome. If your Surname is missing and should be included, we'll be glad to add it. In the Atkinson Project we are grouping Atkinson (and variant surnamed ) y-DNA kits into matched related Y-DNA family groups to provide additional evidence about which Atkinson and variant surnamed families are related on their direct paternal lines, even if the paper connections have not yet been made. We also encourage all autosomal DNA testers with an Atkinson or variant surname within 6 generations to join our project. Even small autosomal matches with others in the project will move our research forward. This will give us clues to family relationships with the y-DNA lines in the project. Help us please! Thank you! This project is affiliated with the Atkinson Name Study at WikiTree . https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Atkinson_Name_Study We use FTDNA as the DNA data repository and WikiTree for collaborative genealogy. Please create your personal profile (free) on WikiTree and add the fact that you have DNA tested. No DNA goes to WikiTree. Please add your WikiTree ID to your FTDNA profile under Settings>Genealogy .