They say I’m 83%english and French, 14% Irish and Scottish and 3%german. National Geographic said I was mostly German. But the ancestry results are more similar to my actual relatives. It may be because national geographic goes back further in time. She didn’t really know.
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From what my mother told me, I am 1/4 German, 1/4 Scotch Irish, and 1/4 Chickasaw Indian. I think I have quite a bit of English blood in me, because our family names on both sides are Anglican. Palmer and Bonham. I think “Bonham” is Norman in origin, because it’s a contraction of the French words “Bonne Homme”. “Good Man” is the English translation. It seems like a lot of the people I meet in Oklahoma have at least 1/4 German blood in them. I think the dominant strain in my existence is the Scotch Irish - the Scottish Presbyterian. I’m a born Calvinist.
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My ancestors were all Catholic.
Portuguese, Spanish, Irish and English are all the mixes I know of.
Never known my real dads family, so could be even more of a mongrel than that 
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Ancestry recently changed their results. My latest results - England, Wales & Northwestern Europe67%
Ireland and Scotland33%
They got rid of the 23% Scandinavian and 22% Western European.
Based on known paper trail they are -17% out on the Irish and Scottish.
I know that I’m part Native American but my DNA results don’t show it. They say I’m 
% European mostly British and Irish
Dad’s side German,English,Dutch, Irish. Mom’s side, Scottish,English ,Irish,sioux.
I did it with 23andme and it didn’t work or it’s because I’m alien 
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What are you guys saying? Ancestry results are wrong? My results were a total surprise not what I expected at all.
Mine are actually England Wales and North West Europe 83%,but it’s basically England and France.
I think ancestry results are more accurate, because I already knew that about my family. It was national geographic results, that surprised me.
I’m actually debating doing it now. It used to seem dumb, because I already knew my ancestry. But I think I’m partly scared, because I look so vastly different from all my relatives except my mom. I know that can happen in mixed families, but like, out of all my relatives I’m the only one who passes for white. I look distinctly adopted in family photos. I don’t want to find out I actually don’t belong.
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First time didn’t work for me too. But I redid it for free.
I’m happy with 23andme.
My dad has black hair and dark complexion. His brother white as a snow flake and blonde but they had the same parents. My aunt medium complexion brown hair I’m sure you’re not adopted don’t worry 
My sister dark complexion and black hair. Her daughter white as a snow flake and light brown hair
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I’m sure, too. It’s just weird, and it sometimes makes me feel left out.
Are you Native American on your dad’s side?
Yes. We’re supposed to be Cherokee but I have no idea.
My mom’s family is all white
@Csummers. What about you?
I’m enough Native American to be placed in a special ‘Indian’ class in Jr high. It replaced my required English class, which I was happy to get out of.
My mom’s brother had to take the YDNA test to show the Native American, and he did, but, it wasn’t really necessary, just look at a pic of our grandpa (my mom’s dad.)
You have to get one of your male relatives in the same paternal line to take the test for you (grandfather, father,brother, cousin etc.), the YDNA test can only be done on males.
Here’s a link to help explain it.
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Same. But it didn’t work 2nd time either so I got money back
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This doctor told me that most of the white people west of the Rhine are primarily Celtic in their DNA. He said there weren’t enough Normans or Anglo Saxons to alter the gene pool that much. I don’t know if that is true, but that is what he said.
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