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Description
How often have you met another Keating (or some variant of the surname) and asked each other if and how you were related? The aim of this project is to answer these questions.
With historical documented sources and with new genetic resources (autosomal, Y-DNA, and mtDNA), together, we can begin to definitively answer these questions.
We are already seeing several distinct family groups. Some go back over a thousand years, while others are newer. Which group are you in? Or are you part of a newly discovered branch?
Join us and confirm your Keating heritage!
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
Askeaton, Cating, Caton, Cattan, Cayton, Ceitinn, Cienfuegos, Kading, Kaitting, Katenkamp, Keaten, Keating, Keatinge, Keaton, Keatting, Keaty, Keeton, Keyton