Did you get the Spain DNA region on your Ancestry ethnicity estimate? In this post, you’ll learn where this region is located, how you may have inherited it, as well as how to start tracing it in your family tree. Whether you are surprised to see DNA from Spain in your results, or you were …
Did your Iberian Peninsula DNA region completely disappear from your ethnicity estimate after the Ancestry DNA September 2018 update? If this happened to you, you are not alone. In this post, I’ll explain a little bit about why Iberian Peninsula might have been removed from your list, and what it may have been replaced with. …
Whether or not you know for sure that you have Basque ancestry, you might wonder if there is a way to prove it using DNA. In this post, you’ll learn how to find out whether you have Basque DNA. Speakers of Europe’s oldest surviving language, the Basque people are the subject of much curiosity. Does …
More often than not, the Iberian Peninsula DNA ethnicity shows up on DNA results when it is not expected. Whether you have only a trace of Iberian, or a whopping 20% Iberian on your DNA results, you might be interested in learning more about the ethnicity of the people of the Iberian Peninsula. There is …
Many people are puzzled when they get their Ancestry DNA, 23 and Me, or Family Tree DNA results back and see that they have a percentage of Iberian. A question that sometimes comes to mind, especially because of some misinformation that has been spreading online, is whether or not having Iberian ethnicity also means that …
Ethnicity estimates are a fascinating aspect of DNA testing, and sometimes people are surprised by what they see, and it becomes very important to explain the findings. If you have Iberian and Native American in your ethnicity results, you might be wondering if the simple explanation is that you have Hispanic or Latino ancestry. In …
Do you have extensive Colonial America roots, yet show Iberian Peninsula DNA? In this article, you will learn how it can be possible to have both Iberian and Colonial ancestry. Here’s a hint: It doesn’t mean that your tree is wrong! Before we get started, I should mention that Ancestry DNA no longer reports the …
Wonder what Ancestry DNA Hispanic DNA results look like? If you have family from Latin America, you MUST read this post about Hispanic DNA results.
Modern humans have been living in the Iberian Peninsula for many thousands of years. Before modern humans, the peninsula was inhabited for hundreds of thousands of years by other species of hominids. This all leads to a rich history that can get kind of complicated to understand completely. In this post, we’ll discuss the Iberian …
