DNA

DNA is not an answer, it is a tool, a really great tool, but it cannot be the source of all answers.

That said, I now admit to having taken a number of tests with a number of companies

As of 18 August 2026

Ancestry DNA – 58,669 matches

MyHeritage DNA – 15,968 matches

MyHeritage DNA (Ancestry download as input) 16,917

MyHeritage DNA (full genome test) 15,788

MyHeritage DNA (Health Reporting) 13,558

FamilyTree DNA – atDNA 6,137 matches

FamilyTree DNA – y-DNA (111, 67) 16

FamilyTree DNA – Big_Y 26

FamilyTree DNA – mtDNA 21

23andMe – 5,000 matches (maximum number it will show at one time)

LivingDNA – 776 matches upload from Ancestry results

Do not submit a DNA test unless you are willing to accept the results. DNA does not lie — parents, grandparents, etc. might have. Whatever the results you will have to go forward with that knowledge.