My DNA results compared

[InfamousAngel99]

I've taken multiple DNA tests, not mainly for the ethnicity results, but to try and see if I can find any relatives of my 3rd great-grandfather (he was adopted, and there are a lot of family rumors surrounding him). Although my primary purpose was not to receive new ethnicity estimates, I still find the differences fascinating. I'll say which one I think is the most and least accurate from my family research.

23andMe
- 33.3% British & Irish
- 20.7% French & German
- 11.9% Scandinavian
- 19.9% Broadly Northwestern European
- 8.2% Eastern European
- 1.4% Greek & Balkan
- 0.4% Spanish & Portuguese
- 0.2% Italian
- 0.8% Broadly Southern European
- 3% Broadly European
- 0.1% Unassigned
AncestryDNA:
- 54% England, Wales & Northwestern Europe
- 16% Ireland & Scotland
- 10% Sweden
- 5% Germanic Europe
- 5% Norway
- 4% Eastern Europe & Russia
- 1% Baltics
- 1% Portugal
FamilyTreeDNA
- 70% West & Central Europe
- 19% British Isles
- 9% Southeast Europe
- <2% Eastern European
MyHeritage
- 44% North and West European
- 38.1% English
- 11.8% Balkan
- 5.2% Iberian
- 0.9% East European

In the end, I think 23andMe is the most accurate according to my research, with the least accurate being MyHeritage.

[tipirneni]

Did you try GEDmatch or MyTrueA ? what are you matching most ?

[InfamousAngel99]

Did you try GEDmatch or MyTrueA ? what are you matching most ?

On MyTrueAncestry, my closing matching ancient populations are Celt + Frank (mixed together at #1). And yes, I've tried GEDMatch. It's interesting.

[Luke35]

I think 23andMe is the best of the bunch right now too. Thanks for posting how you score on the full line up - it's interesting to them in comparison.

What (country) is your known Eastern European ancestry from?

[tipirneni]

If you got big chunks of following DNA, you might see some Steppe infused Indian brothers on the top in GED match

Kit Number: M162111
Name: I1632 Armenia Chalcolithic [4230-4000 BC]

Kit Number: T504160
Name: EBA2 steppe

Kit Number: M375165
Name: RISE373 Maros Hungary [1886-1696 BC]

Kit Number: M235073
Name: I0354 Srubnaya Outlier [2014-1692 BC]

Kit Number: M328175
Name: I0423 Srubnaya [1850-1200 BC]
Kit Number: T075567
Name: DA381 Namazga

Kit Number: T854665
Name: DA337 ShamankaEBA

Kit Number: T739688
Name: DA358 KurmaEBA

Kit Number: T005824
Name: Sunghir6 Vladimir Rusin circa 1160AD

Kit Number: T088553
Name: USR1_Beringian

[Adamastor]

23andme is by far the most accurate for recent ancestry. G25 is the more accurate for ancient ancestry overall.

The rest is mostly made of different degrees of trash.

[InfamousAngel99]

If you got big chunks of following DNA, you might see some Steppe infused Indian brothers on the top in GED match

Kit Number: M162111
Name: I1632 Armenia Chalcolithic [4230-4000 BC]

Kit Number: T504160
Name: EBA2 steppe

Kit Number: M375165
Name: RISE373 Maros Hungary [1886-1696 BC]

Kit Number: M235073
Name: I0354 Srubnaya Outlier [2014-1692 BC]

Kit Number: M328175
Name: I0423 Srubnaya [1850-1200 BC]
Kit Number: T075567
Name: DA381 Namazga

Kit Number: T854665
Name: DA337 ShamankaEBA

Kit Number: T739688
Name: DA358 KurmaEBA

Kit Number: T005824
Name: Sunghir6 Vladimir Rusin circa 1160AD

Kit Number: T088553
Name: USR1_Beringian

I share DNA with some of those kits. I also matched with one of the Steppe matches on MyTrueAncestry.

[InfamousAngel99]

I think 23andMe is the best of the bunch right now too. Thanks for posting how you score on the full line up - it's interesting to them in comparison.

What (country) is your known Eastern European ancestry from?

I have known ancestry from Croatia and Slovenia. However, my adopted great-grandfather was the one I get my Eastern European from, and I can't find anything on my 3rd great-grandmother. However, my grandmother (one of his descendants) has a lot of 3rd to 4th cousins in Romania, Slovakia, Serbia, and Russia. I know those countries can't come from her other side of the tree, so I'm assuming there might be some ties to those countries.

[Lemgrant]

23andme is by far the most accurate for recent ancestry. G25 is the more accurate for ancient ancestry overall.

The rest is mostly made of different degrees of trash.

yes 23andme is the best right now. Myheritage will update their approach https://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?300350-MyHeritage-UPDATE
let's see how good this update will be.