The WeAreCousins DNA Project

Thank you David...

The autosomal DNA tests are more popular than the Y-DNA and mtDNA tests. There are also many distant cousins of ours in Mexico. FTDNA is in English and it makes it less likely many of our primos would find this place, let alone test themselves. The origin of your paternal line also plays a role in all this. I've managed to trace my paternal line to the state of San Luis Potosi. Those from the central or Southern part of Mexico may be less likely to cross over to the US compared to those living in the Northern part of Mexico. In my own Y-DNA test, I had zero matches. But when I tested someone whose lineage has been in Nuevo Leon for centuries, there were over 50 matches. The number of children your ancestors had is also a factor. Those from larger families have more possibilities of having other cousins with an interest in genealogy and DNA testing. I have a Ramos uncle I have been meaning to test. I have no direct contact with him, but I have been waiting for the chance to ask him to test for me. Been holding onto a kit for him for years now. I am starting to see a small chance of crossing paths with him in the next year. I saw him a few years ago during a wedding and missed my chance. Won't miss the next chance I see him. You can try to find other Ramos through the different genealogical sites you visit and talk them into taking a Y-DNA test. That would be one way to get matches. It is also possible some Ramos ancestor of yours was not the biological son of the man that gave him his surname.