Have I likely found my surname?!?

[Adoptee]

So my FTDNA Y37 results are in! At 37 markers there are no close matches (only genetic distance of 4 and one at 3) but at 25 there are some close matches and at 12, well it's basically useless at 12.

Anyways, at 37 and 25 markers I have a bunch of matches who have the same surname as each other and also have the same YDNA haplogroup that 23andMe gave me (FTDNA only gave me a very general one, 23andMe was more specific).

I recognized that the people who all had one surname seem to share a common ancestor in the early 1700s on their family trees. I have some of them as matches on my family finder as well (though, not close matches) and I checked 23andMe and I have matches with the same surname on there as well! It's not a super common surname like "smith" or something but it is English.

Is it likely I've found people with a common paternal ancestor and identified my surname?

[Dick]

It's possible but even at 37 makers is iffy tbh. 67 or 111 would seal the deal. Anyway good luck. I'm also trying to find our real paternal surname also.

[Adoptee]

It's possible but even at 37 makers is iffy tbh. 67 or 111 would seal the deal. Anyway good luck. I'm also trying to find our real paternal surname also.

That's a shame. I thought maybe with the multiple matches and matches on 23andme etc that it was alright but yeah. Damn shame, I haven't learned anything at all from the test then, really. There's so many names that match more distantly, it could be anything

[Daos777]

That's a shame. I thought maybe with the multiple matches and matches on 23andme etc that it was alright but yeah. Damn shame, I haven't learned anything at all from the test then, really. There's so many names that match more distantly, it could be anything

Do they only focus on Y-DNA with the 37? Or would they give me ancestry raw data with my y-37 as well?

[Adoptee]

Do they only focus on Y-DNA with the 37? Or would they give me ancestry raw data with my y-37 as well?

No, it's just Y-DNA. It's expensive for what it is, I know. But its the best YDNA test there is, still. I learned nothing from mine, lol.

[Daos777]

No, it's just Y-DNA. It's expensive for what it is, I know. But its the best YDNA test there is, still. I learned nothing from mine, lol.

damn it I ordered it last week while being half asleep and drunk didn’t read what I was getting. Here’s to hoping it actually helps me out lol.

[Ljubic]

I had an exact match at Y-37 and it disappeared at Y-67 completely. I wouldnt believe anything at Y-37. Propably only if the two individuals share a surname.

[Adoptee]

I had an exact match at Y-37 and it disappeared at Y-67 completely. I wouldnt believe anything at Y-37. Propably only if the two individuals share a surname.

You don't think matching with people from that same paternal line on Family Finder and 23andMe lends any credence to it?

[Ljubic]

You don't think matching with people from that same paternal line on Family Finder and 23andMe lends any credence to it?

Its propably very far back.