My Heritage – French Surname But English Genetic Ancestry

While I wait for the results of the mt-dna (maternal) tests from ftDNA, I have been contemplating the results of my Y-dna (paternal) 37 markers tests. The Verge name is linguistically French / Norman – French but so far the tests are showing that my genetic haplogroup roots are predominantly connected to Britain / Ireland / Germany. All the research, prior to the dna testing, was suggesting some form of connection to the Channel Islands and Normandy although I had no direct proof of this connection. It seems that genetic and linguistic data may not necessarily go hand in hand as commonly assumed.

Now Germany I can sort of see as it has a more intimate geographical relationship to France & Normandy. I do understand that the English and French have had such a long and odd historical relationship with each other that language and surnames can sometimes get blurred between which side of the fence they may belong on.

So either my research regarding the trail leading towards the Channel Islands is incorrect, or that it is a more recent stop over for the family while the long term roots are tied to the British Isles / central Western Europe. Either way, with the results being presently what they are, I am very much “British” in regard to my father’s bloodline. I should state that the results may shift when / if I get the 67 markers test done which can expand the field a bit. I also plan to eventually add the autosomal test to get a feel for the wider genetic data that may apply to my heritage.

Sooooo, … I guess I am a British Canadian ………… or am I?

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