About us
This BETZ DNA Surname Project will be a genetealogy surname project (combining genetics with genealogy) that is being created to determine the unique Y-DNA chromosome markers for various BETZ family groups around the world. This grouping may also include variant spellings such as PETZ, BEITZ, BETZEN, BETZER, and BETZLER. (There is a separate DNA surname group for BETTS lines on Family Tree DNA.)
This project will determine if the descendants of various BETZ immigrants to the USA had common ancestors in Germany or elsewhere in Europe and eventually, if possible, determine their ancestral home villages or regions in Europe. We will also explore possible connections with existing Betz lines in Germany.
I recommend that you get at least a 25-marker paternal test and if you can afford it, go for the 37-marker paternal test. The more markers, the better the resolution between family lines who are more distantly related.
A surname project such as this, traces members of a family that share a common surname. Since surnames are passed down from father to son like the Y-chromosome, this test is ONLY for BETZ males taking a Y-DNA test. Females do not carry their father’s Y-DNA and acquire a new surname by way of marriage, so the tested individual must be a BETZ male that wants to check his direct paternal line (father’s father’s father’s…) with a paternal Y-DNA12, Y-DNA25, or Y-DNA37 marker test. Females who would like to check their direct paternal line can have a male relative (cousin, uncle, brother, father, etc.) with the BETZ surname order a Y-DNA test. Females can also order an mtDNA test for themselves such as the mtDNA or the mtDNAPlus test and participate in an mtDNA project.
This project will determine if the descendants of various BETZ immigrants to the USA had common ancestors in Germany or elsewhere in Europe and eventually, if possible, determine their ancestral home villages or regions in Europe. We will also explore possible connections with existing Betz lines in Germany.
I recommend that you get at least a 25-marker paternal test and if you can afford it, go for the 37-marker paternal test. The more markers, the better the resolution between family lines who are more distantly related.
A surname project such as this, traces members of a family that share a common surname. Since surnames are passed down from father to son like the Y-chromosome, this test is ONLY for BETZ males taking a Y-DNA test. Females do not carry their father’s Y-DNA and acquire a new surname by way of marriage, so the tested individual must be a BETZ male that wants to check his direct paternal line (father’s father’s father’s…) with a paternal Y-DNA12, Y-DNA25, or Y-DNA37 marker test. Females who would like to check their direct paternal line can have a male relative (cousin, uncle, brother, father, etc.) with the BETZ surname order a Y-DNA test. Females can also order an mtDNA test for themselves such as the mtDNA or the mtDNAPlus test and participate in an mtDNA project.