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This is a long term project that will undoubtedly develop over time. There are many Metcalfes world-wide and many more with different spellings of the name, although so far, no Metcalfe families have shown genetic links to Midkiffs who have tested.
The project is now targeting individuals who represent some of the main documented Metcalfe families to gradually build up a database of these and to find which ones are closely related to each other. The first results are just beginning to come in with some interesting results.
Approximately half the results so far have been allocated to Group A, a group of closely related Metcalfes that includes the main line of Colonial American Metcalfes. More Colonial American Metcalfes have tested through their separate project, so the proportion would be greater if these are included. It has now been possible to construct a rough tree to connect all the individuals in this group and therefore for future matches it will be easier to identify to which line an individual is most closely connected.
Group A therefore comprises a genuine pool of related Metcalfes which is of a typically European 'haplotype' (R1b1b2). At this stage, it is not possible to say how far back this line goes, but certainly several hundred years. By comparing the genetic origins, it seems likely that this line may have celtic origins, the highest proportion of matches coming from Wales and Scotland.
Group B also comprises a quite large group of the same European haplotype but of much more varied markers. Some of these may represent Metcalfes originating from lines that branched off much earlier from Group A in the very early days of the Metcalfe surname. It is likely that many are from families that have gained the Metcalfe name through a different route but share a typically British/European genetic background. Many more tests may be needed before much of this is clarified.
Groups of different haploypes (eg I) are small and likely to represent Metcalfes who have gained their name from a later name change, whether due to adoption, illegitimacy or possibly deliberate change of name.
The project is now targeting individuals who represent some of the main documented Metcalfe families to gradually build up a database of these and to find which ones are closely related to each other. The first results are just beginning to come in with some interesting results.
Approximately half the results so far have been allocated to Group A, a group of closely related Metcalfes that includes the main line of Colonial American Metcalfes. More Colonial American Metcalfes have tested through their separate project, so the proportion would be greater if these are included. It has now been possible to construct a rough tree to connect all the individuals in this group and therefore for future matches it will be easier to identify to which line an individual is most closely connected.
Group A therefore comprises a genuine pool of related Metcalfes which is of a typically European 'haplotype' (R1b1b2). At this stage, it is not possible to say how far back this line goes, but certainly several hundred years. By comparing the genetic origins, it seems likely that this line may have celtic origins, the highest proportion of matches coming from Wales and Scotland.
Group B also comprises a quite large group of the same European haplotype but of much more varied markers. Some of these may represent Metcalfes originating from lines that branched off much earlier from Group A in the very early days of the Metcalfe surname. It is likely that many are from families that have gained the Metcalfe name through a different route but share a typically British/European genetic background. Many more tests may be needed before much of this is clarified.
Groups of different haploypes (eg I) are small and likely to represent Metcalfes who have gained their name from a later name change, whether due to adoption, illegitimacy or possibly deliberate change of name.