2. List of Y-Chromosome DNA Studies being undertaken by Family Historians
7 Regional & 293 Surname Y-chromosome DNA Projects
Figures in bold indicate the number of tests completed or underway.
The name at the close of each entry gives the email address of the study's organiser.
Please Email me if you know of a project that is not on this list or has
grown in scope since this version of the list was published!
To understand what a DNA testing programme can do for genealogists and one-name study organisers, read through the projects presented on the Duerink, Graves, Mumma, Pomeroy, Stidham, Walker and Wells websites.
This page has just celebrated its first birthday! When I started it a year ago I knew of only a handlful of tests other than the Pomeroy study I was running. Now the picture looks completely different. One can only wonder what will happen in the next few years...
The regional DNA studies underway are looking at the:
- Irish clans ~150 (academic) Patrick Guinness
- Scottish clans ~90 (GeneTree) John A Hansen
- Wirral (Cheshire) & West Lancashire ~300 (University of Nottingham)
- India's Chitpavans 15 (Oxford Ancestors > FamilyTree DNA) Dr Jay Dixit
- Melungeon descendants on the eastern US seaboard ~150 (University of Virginia-Wise)
- families of Osturna, Slovakia (FamilyTree DNA) Megan Smolenyak
- families of Zimmerwald & Englisberg, Canton of Bern, Switzerland ~34 (FamilyTree DNA) Daniel Guggisberg
- Adams, Adam 2 (FamilyTree DNA) John Walden
- Agin, Egan, Eagan, Hagan 10 (FamilyTree DNA) Tom Agin
- Allison, Ellison 22 (FamilyTree DNA) Mary Allison Yonan
- Allred, Alred 14 (FamilyTree DNA) Linda Allred Cooper
- Amirault, Mireault 12 (FamilyTree DNA) Jacques Amirault
- Ariola 8 (FamilyTree DNA) Dell Boone Ariola
- Armstrong 2 (Ancestry) Eve McCann
- Arnold 4 (FamilyTree DNA) Nancy Kay Arnold
- Baker, Beaker, Becker, Beck, Baeker 57 (FamilyTree DNA) Byron Brown
- Ball 1 (FamilyTree DNA) Steven Perkins
- Balsinger 1 (FamilyTree DNA) Daniel Guggisberg
- Barnes 23 (FamilyTree DNA) Larry Bowling
- Barrett 6 (FamilyTree DNA) Jim Barrett
- Barton 52 (BYU; now Relative Genetics) Terry Barton
- Bassett 38 (FamilyTree DNA) Jeffrey Bassett
- Bates 45 (FamilyTree DNA) Wayne Witt Bates
- Baughman, Bachmann 20 (Oxford Ancestors) J Ross Baughman
- Beal, Beale, Beall, Bell 42 (FamilyTree DNA) Chuck Beal
- Bennison 4 (privately tested) Michael Bennison
- Benson 6 (FamilyTree DNA) Richard Benson
- Benton 15 (FamilyTree DNA) Sharron Spencer
- Blair 36 (FamilyTree DNA) John Blair
- Blakely, Blakeslee, Blakley, Blakely, Blakeslee, Blakeney 13 (FamilyTree DNA) Gary Blakely
- Blanchard 11 (FamilyTree DNA) John Chandler
- Blanton 6 (Relative Genetics) Jenelle Blanton-Wilcox
- Blatter 2 (FamilyTree DNA) Daniel Guggisberg
- Blencowe, Blincoe, Blenko 48 (Oxford University) Jack Blencowe
- Bolling, Boling, Bowling, Bowlin 82 (FamilyTree DNA) Larry Bowling
- Boone, Bown, Bohun, Boon, Bunn 40 (FamilyTree DNA) Dell Boone Ariola
- Braatz, Bratz (to be decided) Ned E Braatz
- Bradway 2 (Laboratory Corp) Betty Innes Bradway
- Bronnimann 1 (FamilyTree DNA) Daniel Guggisberg
- Brooking 7 (Oxford Ancestors) Ian Logan
- Brown, Browne, Braun, Broun, Browning, Brownlee 20 (FamilyTree DNA) Byron Brown
- Bumpus, Bumpas, Bumpass, Bompas, Bompass 8 (FamilyTree DNA) Barbara Good
- Burgess 2 (FamilyTree DNA) Michael Burgess
- Burns 0 (Oxford Ancestors) Randall Burns
- Calder, Caddell, Cadell 4 (GeneTree) Bill Caddell
- Campbell, Campble, MacCampbell, Kumble - (FamilyTree DNA) Kevin Campbell
- Canterbury 4 (FamilyTree DNA) Don Schmidt
- Carden, Cardin, Carding, Carwardine, Calladine, Carradine, Cardon, Kerwin, Kenderdine 30 (Oxford Ancestors; now FT DNA) Arthur Carden
- Causton, Cason, Caxton, Caston, Corston, Coston ~30 (UCL) John Causton
- Chambers, Chalmers, Cameron, Chamberlin, Chamberlain 2 (FamilyTree DNA) Charlene Chambers
- Claiborne, Cliborn, Cliburn, Clibborn, Cleburne, Clayburn 16 (FamilyTree DNA) Alex Waldrop
- Clare (~100) (Leicester University) Roland Clare
- Clark, Clarke 10 (FamilyTree DNA) Clarke Glennon
- Clifford, Clyfford 24 (BYU) David Clyfford
- Cline, Klein, Clein 9 (FamilyTree DNA) L David Roper
- Clough, Cluff, Clow 11 (Oxford Ancestors) Sheila Andersen
- Collett 6 (FamilyTree DNA) Barry Collett
- Cook 0 (FamilyTree DNA) Glen Cook
- Cooper 11 (FamilyTree DNA) H Ben Cooper
- Correll 5 (FamilyTree DNA) Vince Correll
- Cory, Corey, Corie, Corrie, Corry 6 (UCL & FamilyTree DNA) Jean Hayes
- Cotton, Cotten 5 (Oxford Ancestors) Hikaru Kitabayashi
- Cowick, Cowhick, Cohick 6 (Relative Genetics) Tina Cowick McRorie and Mary Alice Cowhick Tuxhorn
- Cracroft, Cracraft, Craycraft, Craycroft 9 (FamilyTree DNA) Dan Craycraft
- Creekmore, Crickmer, Crickmay 0 (FamilyTree DNA) Steven Perkins
- Culp, Kulp, Kolb (FamilyTree DNA) Gregg Bonner
- Cuni 1 (FamilyTree DNA) Paul Cuni
- Curnow 13 (UCL)
- Daniel, Daniels, Dannell, Daniell 10 (FamilyTree DNA) Kevin Daniel
- DeRevere 6 (FamilyTree DNA) Donn Devine
- Devine 9 (FamilyTree DNA) Donn Devine
- Donald, MacDonald, McDonald, McDonell, MacDonnell, McDaniel, Mc Connell, Connell, MacAllister, Alexander 54 (Leiden University) Mark MacDonald
- Dooley, Dulay 31 (FamilyTree DNA) Joyce Marschman
- Dorling 0 (FamilyTree DNA) Karen Dorling
- Dorsett 1 (BYU) Elaine Dorsett
- Dorsey, Darsey, Dossey, Dawsey 2 (FamilyTree DNA) Nancy Custer
- Drake 13 (FamilyTree DNA) Alan Drake
- Dresser, Dressler 3 (FamilyTree DNA) Mary Dresser Taffet
- Dressner 2 (FamilyTree DNA) Donn Devine
- Duffus 1 (Oxford Ancestors) David Duffus
- Duerink, Duerinck, Duerinckx 16 (FamilyTree DNA) Kevin Duerinck
- Dunham, Donham, Denham 14 (FamilyTree DNA) Paul Dunham
- Eagleson (to be decided) Pam Eagleson
- MacEgan, Egan, Eagan, Eagen, Keegan 3 (FamilyTree DNA)
- Ellis 3 (FamilyTree DNA) Rick Ellis
- Etxeto, Etcheto (to be decided) Dan Etcheto
- Etheredge, Etheridge, Everidge 7 (FamilyTree DNA) George Weaver
- Fairservice 2 (Oxford Ancestors) Robin Fairservice
- Faux 2 (FamilyTree DNA) David Faux
- Fayns, Fyan, Fyans, Fines, Foynes, Fynes 3 (Relative Genetics) Diane Fyans Roos
- Fisher 7 (FamilyTree DNA) John Fisher
- Fitzpatrick 14 (Relative Genetics) Colleen Fitzpatrick
- Franklin 12 (FamilyTree DNA) L David Roper
- Fraser 4 (FamilyTree DNA) Robert J Andrews
- Freeman 4 (FamilyTree DNA) Hope Freeman Carnicle
- Gann, Ganne 35 (FamilyTree DNA) joygannbrown@triad.rr.com">Joy Brown
- Garner, Gardner - (FamilyTree DNA) Marilynn Masten
- Garvey 1 (FamilyTree DNA) Dennis W Garvey
- Gatter 39 (FamilyTree DNA) Peer Gatter
- George 9 (FamilyTree DNA) Monte George
- Girdner, Gordner, Gurtner, Goerdner" 2 (FamilyTree DNA) Byron Brown
- Gleason, Leeson 6 (Relative Genetics) Alan Gleason
- Glennon 37 (FamilyTree DNA) Clarke Glennon
- Grace 2 (FamilyTree DNA) Mark Grace
- Graves, Greaves, Grave, Grieve, Greve and (.pdf results) 138 (FamilyTree DNA) Ken Graves
- Gray 1 (Oxford Ancestors) Mark Vygus
- Green, Greene 7 (FamilyTree DNA) Robert Green or James W Green
- Greenshields 5 (Oxford Ancestors) Wendy Greenshields
- Greenspan 11 (FamilyTree DNA) Bennett Greenspan
- Grigg, Gregg 8 (FamilyTree DNA) Dan Wharton
- Guinness, Magennis, McGuinness ~115 (TCD) Patrick Guinness
- Guggisberg 20 (FamilyTree DNA) Daniel Guggisberg
- Hadath, Haddath 2 (UCL)
- Halliday, Holliday 4 (Oxford Ancestors) Glenn Holliday
- Hambrick, Hamrick 6 (FamilyTree DNA) J. R. McKinney
- Harper 2 (FamilyTree DNA) Steven Zuraff
- Hatcher 20 (FamilyTree DNA) Nel Hatcher
- Hathcoat, Hathcock, Haithcoat, Haithcock, Harthcock, Hathcoat, Hathcoate, Hathcock, Hathcote, Hathcox, Heathcoat, Heathcoate, Heathcoatt, Heathcock, Heathcoe, Heathcote, Heathcott, Heathcox, Hethcoat, Hethcoatt 3 (FamilyTree DNA) Paul Hathcoat
- Hayes, Hays, Hase 0 (FamilyTree DNA) Bill Hayes
- Highmoor 19 (Oxford Ancestors) Eddie Bennett
- Hill 31 (FamilyTree DNA) E Ray Hill
- Hite, Hide, Hyde, Hight 6 (FamilyTree DNA) Hikaru Kitabayashi
- Hodgson 11 (Oxford Ancestors) Geoffrey Hodgson
- Hoffacker, Hoffecker, Huffaker, Halfaker, Halfacre 5 (Relative Genetics) Jim Huffaker
- Holden, Holder, Haldein, Halden, Holdin, Holding, Holdren, Houldin, Holderness, Holdengraber 1 (FamilyTree DNA) Keith Harris
- Hooper 11 (FamilyTree DNA) Wade Glascock
- Hosmann 2 (FamilyTree DNA) Daniel Guggisberg
- Houston, Hoston, Huston, Hoseson, Houseson, Housenson 6 (FamilyTree DNA) Byron Brown
- Howell 5 (FamilyTree DNA) Jean Howell
- Howery, Hauri, Haury, Howry, Howrey 3 (FamilyTree DNA) Justin Swanstrom
- Hoyt, Haight, Hight 6 (FamilyTree DNA) Dan Wharton
- Hugi 2 (FamilyTree DNA) Daniel Guggisberg
- Hull, Holl, Hohl 40 (FamilyTree DNA) James Reynolds Hull
- Hunt 4 (FamilyTree DNA) Dennis Hunt
- Huntley 9 (FamilyTree DNA) Virgil Huntley
- Jarman, Jarmon, German, Gearman, Jermyn 16 (FamilyTree DNA) John German
- Johnson, Johnston 26 (FamilyTree DNA) Suzanne Johnston
- Katzman 16 (FamilyTree DNA) Neil Katzman
- Kay, Kaye, Key 57 (Oxford Ancestors) Suzan Kaye
- Kelley 2 (FamilyTree DNA) Nancy Custer
- Kerchner, Kircher, Karcher, Kaercher, Kaerchner 8 (FamilyTree DNA) Charles Kerchner
- Killian, Kilian, Killion 2 (FamilyTree DNA) Mac Hayes
- Kincaid 22 (FamilyTree DNA) Peter Kincaid
- Kinney, McKinney 3 (FamilyTree DNA) Georgia Kinney Bopp
- Knight (FamilyTree DNA) Paula Umberger Knight
- Knowles 1 (Oxford Ancestors) Steve Knowles
- Kramwinckel, Cramwinckel, Kraewinkels, Krehenwinkel, Kranwinkle, Krawinkel, Krahwinkel, Krauwinkel, Kraywinkel, Kraamwinkel, Krewinkel, Kranwinkel 10 (FamilyTree DNA) Pieter Cramwinckel
- Lance, Lentz 6 (FamilyTree DNA) Gregg Bonner
- Lavender 3 (FamilyTree DNA) Abe Lavender
- Lawrence, Lorentz 8 (FamilyTree DNA) James H Lawrence
- Layman, Laymon, Lemon 34 (Oxford Ancestors) Stephen Laymon
- Lennon, Lennan 1 (FamilyTree DNA) Ken Lennan
- Lindsay 35 (GeneTree) Ron Lindsay
- Little 3 (FamilyTree DNA) L David Roper
- Lonsdale 1 (Oxford Ancestors) Michael Lonsdale
- Lovett, Lovitt, Lovette, Lovick 20 (FamilyTree DNA) Sheryl Alvernaz
- Low, Lowe 14 (FamilyTree DNA) Bill Bailey
- Maguire 1 (TCD) Ken Lennan
- Mason 1 (Relative Genetics) Emmett Mason
- Maxwell 10 (FamilyTree DNA) Donald P Maxwell
- May 23 (FamilyTree DNA) Mark May
- McCeney, McCeney, MacAneany, MacEneany, MacKenny, MacKenna 1 (FamilyTree DNA) Bill McCeney
- McCown 12 (Laboratory Corp) Leonard McCown
- MacGregor 14 (Oxford Ancestors & FamilyTree DNA) Richard McGregor
- MacLeod - (UCL, London) Don MacLeod
- McTiernan, MacTiernan, McTernan 20 (FamilyTree DNA) Michael McTiernan
- Meates, Meats, Mates 14 (FamilyTree DNA) S C Meates
- Mellick 2 (FamilyTree DNA) Chuck Beal
- Middleton 6 (FamilyTree DNA) John Middleton
- Millican, Milligan, Milliken, Millikin 7 (multiple) Paul Millican
- Mills 17 (FamilyTree DNA) Charlene Chambers
- Mitchell 21 (FamilyTree DNA) Aneita Mitchell Allen
- Mock, Mauck, Mauk 22 (FamilyTree DNA) Doug Mauck
- Moffat, Moffitt & 28 others 14 (FamilyTree DNA) Chris Stewart-Moffitt
- Mumma 53 (FamilyTree DNA) Doug Mumma
- Napier 9 (FamilyTree DNA) Greg Napier
- Norin, Noren 6 (FamilyTree DNA) Bill Norin
- O'Shea, Shea, O'Shee, Shay 1 (Relative Genetics) Patrick O'Shea
- O'Sullivan, Sullivan 1 (Oxford Ancestors) Hikaru Kitabayashi
- Page 55 (Oxford Ancestors & FTDNA) George Page
- Payne 32 (Relative Genetics; now FTDNA) Patrick Payne
- Pennington 24 (FamilyTree DNA) Nick Pennington
- Perez 1 (FamilyTree DNA) Betty Hubbard
- Perkins, Parkins, Perkin, Parkin, Parkinson, Perkinson, Perkipile, Perquin 12 (FamilyTree DNA) Steven Perkins
- Pinson 1 (FamilyTree DNA) Dan Wharton
- Plant 7 (Oxford Ancestors) John Plant
- Pomeroy, Pomroy, Pomery, Pumroy, Pummery 57 (Oxford University --> FamilyTree DNA) Chris Pomery
- Rader 1 (FamilyTree DNA) Jim Rader
- Randolph 29 (FamilyTree DNA) Sherrell Buchanan
- Rea 9 (FamilyTree DNA) Gary Rea
- Record, Richward, Rickward 3 (FamilyTree DNA) Jackie Straney
- Reeb, Reph 13 (FamilyTree DNA) John Reeb
- Rice, Royce 57 (FamilyTree DNA) Bob Rice
- Richard 1 (Oxford Ancestors) Gordon Richard
- Ritter 2 (Relative Genetics) Phil Ritter
- Rockhold, Rockholdt, Rockwell 35 (Relative Genetics) Ken Rockwell
- Roper 27 (FamilyTree DNA) L David Roper
- Rose, Rosa, Roos, Roosa 32 (FamilyTree DNA) David W Brown
- Rutledge 17 (FamilyTree DNA)Larry Rutledge
- Savin 55 (UCL & FamilyTree DNA) Alan Savin
- Sheffield, Shuffield 1 (FamilyTree DNA) LynnaKay Shuffield
- Shelton, Skelton, Chilton, Sheldon 17 (FamilyTree DNA) Margaret Shelton
- Sims, Simes, Simms, Simmes, Symms, Syms, Symmes 13 (FamilyTree DNA & Oxford Ancestors) Jim Sims
- Sisson 3 (FamilyTree DNA) David Sisson
- Sizemore 9 (FamilyTree DNA) Mark Sizemore
- Smolenyak 14 (FamilyTree DNA) Megan Smolenyak
- Soper 6 (FamilyTree DNA) Jack Soper
- Sorrells 1 (FamilyTree DNA) Russell Sorrells
- Spencer 32 (FamilyTree DNA) Sharron Spencer
- Sprenkel, Sprengel, Sprangel, Sprankel, Sprengl, Springel, Springl, Sprunkel 5 (Relative Genetics) Ken McRea
- Staple, Staples 8 (FamilyTree DNA) Arthur Staples
- Stead, Steed (-) (Leicester University) Shelagh Mason
- Stewart, Stuart 20 (FamilyTree DNA) Kathi Bobb
- Stidham, Steadham 16 (FamilyTree DNA) Richard Steadham
- Strack, Strock (to be decided) Bob Strock
- Streit 2 (FamilyTree DNA) Daniel Guggisberg
- Strickland 46 (BYU) Ron Strickland
- Strong, Strange, Strang, LeStrange, Stronge - (FamilyTree DNA) David Strong
- Strother 22 (Vanderbilt University Medical Center) Nolan Hensarling
- Stumpf 0 (FamilyTree DNA) S. C. Meates
- Strunk, Strunck Stronk 0 (FamilyTree DNA) Steven Perkins
- Swann, Swain 2 (Laboratory Corp) Lena Swann Cuscé
- Sykes 48 (Oxford University)
- Talbot 1 (FamilyTree DNA) Jeffrey T Talbot
- Tallman 4 (FamilyTree DNA) Rhonda B Tallman
- Taylor 5 (FamilyTree DNA) Wayne E Taylor
- Toliver, Tolliver, Talliaferro 5 (FamilyTree DNA) Wayne Rogers
- Toole, O'Toole 11 (FamilyTree DNA) Sanford Toole
- Townsend (FamilyTree DNA) Roger Townsend
- Traylor 3 (FamilyTree DNA) C Traylor
- Turk (FamilyTree DNA) Toni Turk
- Turner - (FamilyTree DNA) Nancy Grogan
- Umberger (FamilyTree DNA) Paula Umberger Knight
- Urquhart 7 (Oxford Ancestors) Bob Urquhart
- Vandiver, van der Veer 0 (FamilyTree DNA) Jerry Vandiver
- von Duhn, vonDuhn 2 (FamilyTree DNA) S. C. Meates
- Vanhook, van Hook 3 (FamilyTree DNA) Barbara Good
- Waite 2 (FamilyTree DNA) Sue Waite-Langley
- Walden 6 (FamilyTree DNA) John Walden
- Walker 68 (FamilyTree DNA) Barbara Good or Suzanne Hallstrom
- Walts, Waltz 0 (FamilyTree DNA) John Walden
- Ward 34 (UCL) Colin Ward
- Watkins 2 (Relative Genetics) Lee Preston
- Watts 14 (FamilyTree DNA) Duane Watts
- Weatherford 2 (Ancestry) Eve McCann
- Webb 7 (FamilyTree DNA) Anne W Nelson
- Wells 190 (BYU & Relative Genetics) Orin Wells
- Wharton 13 (FamilyTree DNA) Dan Wharton
- Wilson 14 (FamilyTree DNA) Steven Zuraff
- Whiteside 8 (FamilyTree DNA) Warren Whiteside
- Wingfield, Winfield, Winkfield 18 (BYU & Relative Genetics) Lee Preston
- Witt, Whit, Whitt 16 (FamilyTree DNA) David F Whitt
- Woodward, Woodard 2 (BYU) Scott Woodward
- Wright 0 (FamilyTree DNA) Linda Magellan
- York 2 (FamilyTree DNA) Linda Allred Cooper
- Zimmermann 2 (FamilyTree DNA) Daniel Guggisberg
- Corwen
- Crumpton (Leiden University, Holland)
- Dyson (Oxford University) Story in The Daily Telegraph
- Foden (Oxford University)
- Olney (Leicester University)
- Redhead (Oxford University)
- Seabrook
- Avner 10 (FamilyTree DNA)
- Ayers
- Beatty 7 (FamilyTree DNA)
- Blackett 1 (self-tested)
- Brazil 10 (FamilyTree DNA)
- Buchanan 6 (FamilyTree DNA)
- Clingan 6 (FamilyTree DNA)
- Cohen, Cone 29 (FamilyTree DNA)
- Cole 6 (FamilyTree DNA)
- Davis 6 (FamilyTree DNA)
- Dyas, Dyess 9 (FamilyTree DNA)
- Gubbins 11 (FamilyTree DNA)
- Harris 7 (FamilyTree DNA)
- Hatcher 7 (FamilyTree DNA) (there are two independent 'Hatcher' groups)
- Hildreth 10 (FamilyTree DNA)
- Jones 6 (FamilyTree DNA)
- Kaminker 7 (FamilyTree DNA)
- Mastai-Ferretti
- Moore 6 (FamilyTree DNA)
- Monroe 18 (FamilyTree DNA)
- Mozingo 16 (FamilyTree DNA)
- O'Gara 6 (FamilyTree DNA)
- Parke 6 (FamilyTree DNA)
- Pettigrew 6 (FamilyTree DNA)
- Rials 11 (FamilyTree DNA)
- Rogers 6 (FamilyTree DNA)
- Sandison Paul Sandison
- Silbiger 7 (FamilyTree DNA)
- Skeen 9 (FamilyTree DNA)
- Skidmore 12 (FamilyTree DNA)
- Smith 8 (FamilyTree DNA)
- Souder 13 (FamilyTree DNA)
- Watkins 7 (FamilyTree DNA)
- White 7 (FamilyTree DNA)
- Williams 8 (FamilyTree DNA)
- Wood 6 (FamilyTree DNA)
- Wortmann 6 (FamilyTree DNA)
- Ziemer Eric Ziemer
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