Update for me is complete trash. I swear they lower my levantine each update. I think in a few more updates I will be 0% levantine while being half saudi and half egyptian. Thats almost what it is now...
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Update for me is complete trash. I swear they lower my levantine each update. I think in a few more updates I will be 0% levantine while being half saudi and half egyptian. Thats almost what it is now...
This is easy to distinguish and 23andme can do it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gannicus
23&Me and MyHeritage assign 18-20% French. I have a great grandparent from France directly so those numbers make sense.Quote:
Originally Posted by Flashball
All of my Germanic % went into Scotland and Northern Ireland, so I have 0% German now. I have even more recent German and French/Spanish ancestry than I do Scotland and Ireland. Ancestry can't seem to decide whether I'm jewish or not. First it was Ashkenazi, then it dissappeared, now its Sephardic.Attachment 143719
The old model was better at it. Must be a bad time for the DNA industry.Quote:
Originally Posted by Flashball
For me its good
Paper trail (quite certain): 56.25% (9/16) Roma, 37.75% Serb (6/16), 6.25% Russian (cossack) (1/16)
Vague mentioning by relatives someone on my mums side was hungarian or hungarian gypsy maybe mixed little hungarian
No known jewish ancestry though but its possible just 2% that means a great grandparent was ten Impossible to know whether that is true or not since i also do not know thoroughly my family tree
https://i.ibb.co/847G06qV/Screenshot...oid-chrome.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/k2ZHKh4K/Screenshot...oid-chrome.jpg
And this happened to all Hungarians, because we have nothing in this update...Quote:
Originally Posted by J. Ketch
(also Bulgarians and Austrians)
Quote:
Originally Posted by J. Ketch
Very diverse, second only to New York early on. It turns out that they’ve increased genetic groups include Pennsylvanians from 12 all the way to over 80!
https://www.paancestors.com/pennsylv...c-communities/
2/3ds of my own ancestry groups overlap with your highlighted region, while two out of three of my 23andme groups also are in the same region.
https://i.ibb.co/xS1FzwQ4/IMG-5987.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/67NxY6yx/IMG-5985.jpg
The hop and skip of my Chesapeake group is reflected by 23andme’s St. Mary’s colony. It is obvious from the hop over to Kentucky.
And the first listed group in that link, “Early Connecticut & New York Settlers” is a group that many of my closest relatives share that I missed out on.
Northwestern Balkans 72 %
Slovakia 10 %
Western Ukraine 9 %
Western Balkans 3 %
Southern Poland 2 %
Southern Italy 2 %
Southern Greece 1 %
Lithuania 1 %Attachment 143725
Yeah, without a Hungarian region the algorithm is forced to pick the next best fits.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gergő Marosvári
Here's my sister's results... Hungarian is the paternal side, as I think you know.
https://i.imgur.com/ewCyZBa.png
https://i.imgur.com/V5E1Aiy.png
My AncestryDNA results were absolutely tremendous, absolutely tremendous, some German some Scottish, really the best. I mean, the accuracy, it was incredible. But Melania, she was whining about her results, whining and complaining, and I don't know what she's whining about, I really don't. I get Slovenia and Slovakia mixed up all the time, I really do, and it really angers her, believe me. Anyway, my DNA is the best DNA, the best DNA, my doctors told me they've never seen a body kill the coronavirus like mine, it's incredible, absolutely incredible.
Attachment 143731
Obviously, it couldn't catch the Romanian contribution - also in parent 1 / parent 2 is visible that it cannot assign properly Romanian.
Btw, some people from Romania and Bulgaria to compare how homogeneous or not the results are (these results are in yellow below):
Romanians:
https://i.imgur.com/tC9mtXP.png
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https://i.imgur.com/HK6MFZ1.png
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https://i.imgur.com/leAD7X4.png
Bulgarians:
https://i.imgur.com/6PD4ljp.png
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https://i.imgur.com/Q5B6sE8.png
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https://i.imgur.com/S35Gr4r.png
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https://i.imgur.com/Ce8ngAy.png
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https://i.imgur.com/vJN2fs4.png
don't like mine
Madeira ! Behave:picard2:
North Af up to 4%....shocking :mad:
https://i.imgur.com/PyDOuKp.jpg
I already knew you were Spanish.:coffee:Quote:
Originally Posted by majevica
I posted an explanation in my AncestryDNA sub, but I am pretty disappointed with the update it was underwhelming IMO. I don't hate it as much as the 23andme update though.
Central & Eastern Europe
Slovakia
New
21%
Western Ukraine
New
7%
Southern Poland
New
5%
North Central Europe
New
3%
Eastern Czechia
New
2%
Northeastern Poland
New
2%
England
Southeastern England & Northwestern Europe
New
13%
Devon & Somerset
New
7%
East Midlands
New
4%
Celtic & Gaelic
Central Scotland & Northern Ireland
11%
Munster, Ireland
New
10%
Connacht, Ireland
New
2%
Western Europe
Southern Germanic Europe
New
10%
Nordic
Denmark
3%
I completely agree, never have I felt as much that these DNA website updates were going in the wrong direction or as sloppy as they ever have been.Quote:
Originally Posted by RyoHazuki
You all can try this too. I showed OpenAI my updated AncestryDNA update:
��*☠️ England (72% Total)
Southeastern England & Northwestern Europe – 52%
This region represents a major cluster that includes southern England, parts of Belgium, northern France, and the Low Countries. It reflects:
Anglo-Saxon roots (from Germanic settlers of the 5th–6th centuries),
Norman and medieval French influence, and
Post-Roman admixture overlapping with your documented French and Belgian ancestry.
Because you already know of French (Nord–Pas-de-Calais) and Belgian lines, this region is an almost perfect fit for those ancestors — plus your English ones from Stoke-on-Trent, Yorkshire, and southern England.
It also overlaps genetically with the North Sea–coastal “continuum” where English, Dutch, and northern French populations blur together. In a G25 or qpAdm sense, it’s a composite of Celtic + Germanic + Roman–era Continental European ancestry.
West Midlands – 20%
The West Midlands result reflects your English ancestry from the central to western regions of England (such as Staffordshire and the surrounding counties). This region tends to show a balance of Anglo-Saxon and native Briton DNA, often with less continental influence than the southeast.
Your ancestral connection to Stoke-on-Trent (in Staffordshire) fits exactly with this category — a strong confirmation that Ancestry’s community algorithm is aligning with your known family data.
�� Celtic & Gaelic (20% Total)
Central Scotland & Northern Ireland – 12%
This cluster captures your Lanarkshire Scottish and Northern Irish roots. It’s a genetic zone heavily shaped by Gaelic and Brittonic Celtic ancestry, with some Norse input along the coasts. Historically, families here often intermarried across the Irish Sea, explaining overlap between western Scotland and Ulster.
North East Scotland – 7%
This reflects a distinct Pictish-to-Gaelic population cluster in Aberdeenshire and Moray. While you don’t have known recent ancestry there, this likely represents deep Scottish genetic continuity, showing how regional clusters overlap northward across the Highlands.
Donegal, Ireland – 1%
Donegal aligns closely with the Gaelic Highlands and Ulster Scots-Irish migrations. This trace amount reinforces the same Celtic-Gaelic base seen in your Scotland results rather than implying a separate Irish branch.
���� Western Europe (6% Total)
Northwestern Germany – 4%
This likely reflects the German (Rhineland) branch of your ancestry. Northwestern Germany borders the Low Countries and historically supplied both Frankish and Saxon settlers to England. It’s also the same area where your Rhineland ancestors (possibly Fell region) originate.
In ancient DNA terms, this region overlaps with the Lower Rhine Iron Age and Frankish heartland, contributing both to medieval Germanic movements and English ancestry.
Southern Germanic Europe – 2%
This region can pick up southern German or eastern French signals (Alsace, Lorraine, Switzerland). It may represent a weaker trace of your French Saint-Amand-les-Eaux line, since that area has deep connections to southern Germanic migration routes.
���� Nordic (2% Total)
Denmark – 2%
This is small but meaningful. Genetically, the Danish cluster often captures Anglo-Saxon and Viking-era input into Britain and northern France. It likely represents ancient North Sea admixture rather than a recent Danish ancestor.
In a deeper context, this matches your J2a paternal lineage’s likely integration into northwestern Europe during the Roman or post-Roman era, when Mediterranean and Continental components merged with northern ones.
I think it made a slight mistake that the Southeast England & Northwest Europe would also include the native Iron Age Celtic speaking populace of Britain as well
Hola chicas, qué tal, imagino que tan rubias y flamantes como siempre...supuse que estaría este hilo, asín que aquí está mi actualización.
Actualización de Gallop 2025.
https://blogger.googleusercontent.co...aci%C3%B3n.jpg
My breakdown with the Iberian Peninsula. Well, apparently the darkest shade indicates the closest genetic match. In the Spain results, the strongest color shows the southeast, but I’m actually from the southwest. In northern Spain, Galicia, Asturias, and Cantabria appear, but there’s no color gradient—maybe they lack enough samples. The Canary Islands result seems like complete nonsense to me, since people from the Canaries are half Portuguese, half a mix of Spaniards, and we have no memory or records of any ancestry from the Canary Islands. The Portugal result seems excessive; it might be hiding another breakdown they didn’t want to disclose.
https://i.postimg.cc/zXNf8Cfc/Espa-a...5-Ancestry.png
https://i.postimg.cc/NFfPkC4H/Espa-a...5-Ancestry.png
https://i.postimg.cc/52wqjq5X/Portug...aci-n-2025.png
https://i.postimg.cc/rpf4thDm/Pais-v...5-ancestry.png
https://i.postimg.cc/150KJ1XG/Canari...5-ancestry.png
Here are my updated results. It's fairly good overall although i have a small amount of known Scottish ancestry (3%) it doesn't pick up on. Also i don't have known Dutch ancestry but this could just be overlap of nearby populations. I'm 6% Welsh but only get 4% total here - not far off, although i only have South-west Welsh ancestry to my knowledge. I don't have Irish ancestry on my paper trail but i'm pretty sure it's there somewhere, so 2% is probably realistic.
Also included ChatGPTs take as per Gannicus' suggestion.
England
Southeastern England & Northwestern Europe - 75%
East Midlands - 6%
North East England - 6%
The Netherlands - 7%
Leinster, Ireland - 2%
Northern Wales & North West England - 2%
Southern Wales - 2%
Your Ethnicity Estimate Breakdown
�� England – 87% total
Southeastern England & Northwestern Europe – 75%
East Midlands – 6%
North East England – 6%
���� The Netherlands – 7%
(Part of Western Europe)
☘️ Celtic & Gaelic Regions – 6% total
Leinster, Ireland – 2%
Northern Wales & North West England – 2%
Southern Wales – 2%
�� Analysis & Interpretation
���� Dominant English Ancestry (87%)
You have a strong genetic connection to England, especially Southeastern England, which accounts for a huge 75% of your DNA. This suggests:
Your recent ancestors likely lived in this region for many generations.
Southeastern England has historically been a densely populated area, especially with Anglo-Saxon roots and later Norman influences (which can sometimes overlap with "Northwestern Europe").
The additional East Midlands and North East England DNA (6% each) suggests some family roots further north, though not dominant.
�� Note: The high Southeastern England percentage may also reflect broader Northwestern European ancestry (e.g. from Belgium or northern France), due to historic migration and invasions (Romans, Normans, Saxons, etc.).
���� The Netherlands – 7%
This is interesting and could point to:
Ancient Germanic ancestry, since the Anglo-Saxons partly originated from areas now in the Netherlands and northern Germany.
Possible recent Dutch ancestry, although 7% isn’t a large enough percentage to suggest a very recent Dutch grandparent, for example.
This might also reflect shared DNA segments common across coastal northwestern Europe, especially in people from eastern or southern England.
☘️ Celtic & Gaelic DNA (6%)
Small percentages in:
Leinster, Ireland (2%)
Northern Wales & North West England (2%)
Southern Wales (2%)
These trace amounts could be from:
Ancient Celtic roots – long before national borders, populations in these areas were connected by Celtic culture and language.
Intermarriage or migration in more recent centuries. Many English families have Irish or Welsh ancestry somewhere in their tree, especially post-Industrial Revolution.
Even though these are low percentages, they still tell a story of genetic mixing across the British Isles, especially between England and the Celtic regions.
�� Historical Context
England and the Netherlands have been deeply connected for centuries: through trade, Protestant migration, and even monarchy (e.g. William of Orange).
Anglo-Saxon migrations in the early medieval period brought DNA from what’s now the Netherlands and northern Germany into England.
Your DNA reflects a strong English identity, but also hints of broader northwest European and Celtic influence — very common for people whose families have been in Britain for centuries.