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Look up my family tree8/3/2023 ![]() ![]() If you click on the name column, it will re-sort the names in alphabetical order (by surname). Surnames contained in their tree, if they chose to add them, or if they know them.Earliest known maternal and paternal ancestors (user-reported).Y-DNA and mtDNA haplogroups (if they took these tests).If you click on your DNA match’s name, you will be able to see the following information about them, depending on which type of DNA test they took, and whether or not they have added information to their profile: It’s great to have the name of your match since you can sometimes learn about who they might be just using this information. I have not seen anyone use an alias, though I am sure that this is theoretically possible. The DNA match list has several columns, and each of those columns gives you a ton of information about that particular DNA match. The example Family Tree DNA results that we will use for this article says that this person has 500 DNA matches. This number will increase as more people do the test. This is the total number of DNA matches that you have on the website. There is a number in parenthesis next to where it says “All” on the top of your DNA list. All of the names on the list are related to you in some way, some more distantly than others. Once the screen loads, you will see a very long list of all of the people who are your DNA matches. In order to access your DNA matches, click on the “Matches” tab. It saves so much time to be able to look at matches this way. The DNA match list is super easy to search and you can see a lot of information about the match before you even click on their name. This is my absolute favorite feature of Family Tree DNA. (I write a bit about the Ancient Origins results at the end of this article) Understanding Family Finder DNA Matches Pro tip: Have as many family members test as you can! This way, you get a more complete “picture” of your family history. ![]() We share DNA with many of our ancestors, however, and that is why an ethnicity estimate is a great way to get started learning about our family’s ancestry. The way that DNA is inherited is complicated, and we don’t share DNA with all of our ancestors. The most important thing to understand about your My Origins estimate is that it is only an estimate. Ancestry DNA occasionally makes changes to their ethnicity estimates, and I assume that FTDNA does the same as their algorithm improves. I would recommend checking back every once in a while it see if your My Origins estimate updates. The technology used to provide an ethnicity estimate is still developing, so while some of these geographic regions are not as detailed as we might hope, I expect that they will change over time. ![]() As you can see, a more detailed breakdown is provided. ![]()
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