Galen Marek
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So during the NorCal/SoCal match Hicksta and I spoke about the DNA tests. My mom got me one those DNA tests from Ancestry.com and here are my results. Anyone else taken one of these tests? Results you'd care to share?
Scandinavia 31%
Iberian Peninsula 27%
Native American 16% New Mexico From your regions: Native American, Iberian Peninsula, Europe South
Great Britain 6%
Europe West 5%
Ireland/Scotland/Wales 5%
Europe South 4%
Caucasus 3%
Asia Central 2%
Middle East 1%
Europe East 1%
Nigeria 1%
There were no real big surprises. The Scandinavian is from my father's side. They came from Norway to the US in 1906 and changed their last name to something more American sounding. My father's side wasn't very accepting of my mother so we aren't very close and I've never felt any connection to the Norwegian side so I don't know much about them. I was basically raised to believe I was American of Mexican descent.
The Iberian Peninsula (Spain), Native American, Middle East and African regions are from my mother's side in basically half the percentages her test showed and are basically the Mexican makeup. They came from Spain to Mexico in the 1400's and settled in Northern Mexico and intermingled with the indigenous people. The Ireland/Scotland/Wales comes from my grandma on my mom's side. Looking at our family tree the other family names were Salazar, Rodriguez, Espinoza, etc but she was a McKenzie and married my grandpa Espinoza. Interestingly enough due to an affair my mother's maiden name should have been Rodriguez rather than Espinoza.
Just make sure you haven't committed any crimes cause law enforcement is checking public DNA profiles.
Scandinavia 31%
Iberian Peninsula 27%
Native American 16% New Mexico From your regions: Native American, Iberian Peninsula, Europe South
Great Britain 6%
Europe West 5%
Ireland/Scotland/Wales 5%
Europe South 4%
Caucasus 3%
Asia Central 2%
Middle East 1%
Europe East 1%
Nigeria 1%
There were no real big surprises. The Scandinavian is from my father's side. They came from Norway to the US in 1906 and changed their last name to something more American sounding. My father's side wasn't very accepting of my mother so we aren't very close and I've never felt any connection to the Norwegian side so I don't know much about them. I was basically raised to believe I was American of Mexican descent.
The Iberian Peninsula (Spain), Native American, Middle East and African regions are from my mother's side in basically half the percentages her test showed and are basically the Mexican makeup. They came from Spain to Mexico in the 1400's and settled in Northern Mexico and intermingled with the indigenous people. The Ireland/Scotland/Wales comes from my grandma on my mom's side. Looking at our family tree the other family names were Salazar, Rodriguez, Espinoza, etc but she was a McKenzie and married my grandpa Espinoza. Interestingly enough due to an affair my mother's maiden name should have been Rodriguez rather than Espinoza.
Just make sure you haven't committed any crimes cause law enforcement is checking public DNA profiles.