A Surname itself may give us incomplete or misleading general information about the origin of the surname Seger. DNA-testing can give us some concrete evidence and clues for identifying and separating the family surname branches into the right sub-groups. Our Y-chromosome DNA testing is especially helpful because the male Y-chromosome is handed down, father to son, unchanged through the generations, except for rare mutations, which in themselves, can be helpful indicators of specific branches of the Seger surname. The latest accessibility and easier affordability of family DNA testing is doubtless the greatest technical advance in the history of genealogical research because -- at long, long last -- we have a tool to break down those brick walls and steer us in the right direction!

Scott (Seeger) Simon the SEEGER - SEGER DNA Project Administrator.