Surnames that are included in the Westfall DNA project are: Westfall, Westphal, Westfahl.  Males with these surnames or any other variant
spelling are welcome and encouraged to join the project.

The DNA test is easy and painless. You simply rub a swab over the inside of your cheek and mail the kit back to FamilyTree DNA.
They are the only company that tests male Y-DNA for genealogical purposes, and groups them into databases.

Women are obviously not able to participate directly; however, they can get a Westfall father, brother, uncle, nephew, or cousin to get tested.  

The purpose of the Westfall DNA Project is to create a database which will enable us to identify the various families bearing the name of
Westfall, or its variant surnames. The results may make it possible to tell which families are connected in the male line, and as the database
grows, to differentiate between branches within each family. DNA testing is not a substitute for traditional paper genealogy research.
Genetic testing can often lead the way in getting past “brick walls” by suggesting a direction for the paper research to go. Though DNA
results alone cannot prove the paper trail, they can help to back up that research, and a negative result can certainly disprove many
incorrect assumptions.

The males who have been tested are grouped by their earliest Westfall (or variant surname) listed, if known. If you suspect a
Misattributed Parentage Event (MPE) or discover that you must have had an MPE in your lineage, please contact me if you have questions.
If your surname is not Westfall or any other of the variant surnames listed above, please tell us why you've joined the Westfall project or why
you would like to join the project. Please understand that the results shown on our website are ONLY Y-DNA results. We do not publish a list of
autosomal (Family Finder) DNA Results, as there is no way to group them. You should look at your own matches to find common ancestors or
cousins.

We also do not display mtDNA results.