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Description
This surname project focuses primarily on Y chromosome DNA. Y DNA and the surname descend together from father to son relatively unchanged over the centuries. This means a man's specific Y DNA markers are unique to his surname lineage and can be used to find patrilineal matches. Matching project members form lineage subgroups that facilitate family history research and a better understanding of our surnames and their variants. This process requires that the male Y DNA prospect bear one of the project surnames............ Although less of a focus in the study, due to time restraints, we also accept Family Finder autosomal DNA results from men and women with a project surname in their family history. Since autosomal DNA changes rapidly through the centuries, we only accept autosomal DNA when the relevant ancestor lived during the previous ten generations............ Please help us by having a male from your family who bears one of our surnames join with Y DNA.
Requirements
A Surname Project traces members of a family that share a common surname. They are of the most interest in cultures where surnames are passed on from father to son like the Y-Chromosome. This project is for males taking a Y-Chromosome DNA (Y-DNA) test. Thus, the individual who tests must be a male who wants to check his direct paternal line (father's father's father's...) with a Y-DNA12, Y-DNA37, Y-DNA67, or Y-DNA111 test and who has one of the surnames listed for the project. Females do not carry their father's Y-DNA. Females who would like to check their father's direct paternal line can have a male relative with his surname order a Y-DNA test. Females can also order an mtDNA test for themselves such as the mtDNAPlus test or the mtFullSequence test and participate in an mtDNA project. Both men and women may take our autosomal Family Finder test to discover recent relationships across all family lines.
Surnames In This Project
Bawes, Beuse, Bewes, Bews, Bice, Bo, Bö, Boa, Boas, Boase, Boay, Boays, Boaz, Boaze, Boce, Boe, Boee, Boehler, Boes, Böethius, Boetius, Boewe, Boey, Bogue, Bohig, Bohill, Bohler, Böhler, Boice, Bois, Boise, Boo, Booe, Booie, Boos, Boose, Booy, Booz, Booze, Boss, Bosse, Both, Bothe, Bothi, Bothy, Bouce, Bougue, Bouse, Bow, Bowe, Böwe, Bowes, Bowey, Bowie, Bowige, Bowis, Bowrings, Bows, Bowse, Bowy, Bowys, Bowz, Boy, Boyce, Boye, Boyes, Boys, Boyse, Boze, Bues, Buice, Buie, Buist, Buo, Buoey, Buoy, Buy, Buye, Buys, Bwee, Bwoy, Bye, Byse, Debowe, DeBowes, DuBoe, DuBow, DuBowe, MacNaboe, McAboy, McNaboe