Saturday, November 23, 2013

New Ancestry Results


Well with refinements to the Ancestry DNA test my brother Terry took he has gone from 

93% British Isles 7% Finnish/Volga-Ural 
to
Europe 100%
  • Europe West 62%
  • Great Britain 18%
  • Iberian Peninsula 8%
  • Ireland 6%
  • Scandinavia 5%
    • Trace Regions 1% 
           Italy/Greece < 1%

According to Ancestry.com the associated geographic areas are:

Europe West 62%
Primarily located in: Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein
Also found in: England, Denmark, Italy, Slovenia, Czech Republic

Great Britain 18%
Primarily located in: England, Scotland, Wales
Also located in: Ireland, France, Germany

Iberian Peninsula 8%
Primarily found in: Spain, Portugal
May also be found in: France, Morocco, Algeria, Italy

Ireland 6%
Primarily found in: Ireland, Scotland, Wales

Scandinavia 5%
Primarily located in: Sweden, Norway, Denmark
Also found in: Great Britain, France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, the Baltic States, Finland
(This is where the Viking ancestors come from.)

Italy/Greece <1%
Primarily located in: Italy, Greece
Also found in: France, Switzerland, Portugal, Spain, Serbia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Austria, Croatia, Bosnia, Romania, Turkey, Slovenia, Algeria, Tunisia, Montenegro, Albania, Macedonia, Kosovo

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