The Huntar DNA Project welcomes all participants and encourages you to join today!

Participating offers a valuable opportunity to uncover information beyond what traditional records provide, aiding your family research. Together, we can identify connections between family trees and, as the project develops, trace the evolution of the Huntar surname.

The Y-DNA test focuses on your direct male line—your father, his father, and so on. This test is exclusively for males with one of the surnames listed. If you believe a Huntar or its variant is present in your direct male line but carry a different surname, such as Hunter, you are still invited to participate. Females interested in Y-DNA will need to find a direct male relative to represent their lineage.

We recommend that males ordering a Y-DNA test choose the 37-marker option or greater, where possible. While you can start with fewer markers and upgrade later, this may incur additional costs.

Both men and women can explore their direct female line, tracing back through their mother and maternal ancestors. Although only women pass on mtDNA, both genders inherit it. To learn about your maternal lineage, order an mtDNA test, with the mtDNA Plus test recommended for genealogical matches. mtDNA is not required for this project and does not offer little to no options in researching a surname as maiden names change with every generation.

Many descendants of the Hunter surname may not realize its origins lie with HUNTAR.

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Founded in 2015, this Surname Project encompasses the Hunter surname and its variants, including Huntar, Huinter, Hunnter, Huntere, and Hunterr, in collaboration with the Guild of One-Name Study.

Our research is part of the Hunter one-name study. For more information about this significant research and the associated family trees, please visit the Hunter One-Name Study - https://one-name.org/name_profile/hunter/. 

Join our Surname Project to delve deeper into your ancestry and connect with your relatives.

Requirements:

This Surname Project tracks members of families sharing a common surname, especially in cultures where surnames are passed from father to son via the Y-Chromosome.

This project is suitable for:

• Males: Those taking a Y-DNA test must be male and wish to trace their direct paternal line using a Y-DNA 12, Y-DNA 37, Y-DNA 67, or Y-DNA 111 test, and must have one of the project surnames.
• Females: Since females do not carry their father’s Y-DNA, we encourage women wishing to trace their paternal line to have a male relative with that surname take the Y-DNA test. Women can order an mtDNA test for themselves, such as the mtDNA Plus or mtFullSequence test, to participate in an mtDNA project but it is not required for this project.
• All Genders: Anyone can take an autosomal Family Finder test to discover recent relationships across all family lines.

We look forward to your participation!