About us
06 Sep 2007 - Project pages created.
25 Dec 2008 - Project has 70 members.
21 Jan 2009 - Added link to the Genetic History of Europe (Wikipedia) on the Project Background page.
13 Mar 2009 - Added link to Eupedia Origins, age, spread and ethnic association of European haplogroups and subclades.
08 Oct 2009 - Project reaches 100 members. 27 January 2010 - Project reaches 110 members.
03 Jul 2010 - Project reaches 120 members. 4 August 2010 - Two new members, with Istroromanian roots.
14 Sep 2010 - One new member, with Dalmatian and Herzegovinian Vlach ancestry.
05 Mar 2011- Based on new Y-DNA classifications, all Y-DNA subgroups adjusted. Subgroup colors also changed, to indicate clusters of related subgroups.
29 Sep 2011 - Project reaches 150 members.
13 Jun 2013 - Project reaches 200 members.
06 Sep 2015 - Project reaches 300 members.
26 May 2016 - Project reaches 350 members.
15 Feb 2017 - Project reaches 400 members.
20 Feb 2018 - Project surpasses 500 members.
22 May 2019 - Project surpasses 600 members.
12 Sep 2019 - Project surpasses 625 members.
23 Aug 2021 - Project has 732 members.
25 Dec 2008 - Project has 70 members.
21 Jan 2009 - Added link to the Genetic History of Europe (Wikipedia) on the Project Background page.
13 Mar 2009 - Added link to Eupedia Origins, age, spread and ethnic association of European haplogroups and subclades.
08 Oct 2009 - Project reaches 100 members. 27 January 2010 - Project reaches 110 members.
03 Jul 2010 - Project reaches 120 members. 4 August 2010 - Two new members, with Istroromanian roots.
14 Sep 2010 - One new member, with Dalmatian and Herzegovinian Vlach ancestry.
05 Mar 2011- Based on new Y-DNA classifications, all Y-DNA subgroups adjusted. Subgroup colors also changed, to indicate clusters of related subgroups.
29 Sep 2011 - Project reaches 150 members.
13 Jun 2013 - Project reaches 200 members.
06 Sep 2015 - Project reaches 300 members.
26 May 2016 - Project reaches 350 members.
15 Feb 2017 - Project reaches 400 members.
20 Feb 2018 - Project surpasses 500 members.
22 May 2019 - Project surpasses 600 members.
12 Sep 2019 - Project surpasses 625 members.
23 Aug 2021 - Project has 732 members.
13 Aug 2023 - Project reaches 800 members.
16 Nov 2024 - Project has 825 members.
Family Search has made available the Moldova Church Books, 1811-1936: https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A%2F%2Ffamilysearch.org%2Frecords%2Fwaypoint%2FMMBT-YCY%3A1059718407%3Fcc%3D1943763
Statistics - updated 7 Apr 2024
Number of total FTDNA tested individuals with paternal/maternal/autosomal connections or roots related to Romania, as indicated by those tested in the FTDNA database:
Romania
Family Search has made available the Moldova Church Books, 1811-1936: https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A%2F%2Ffamilysearch.org%2Frecords%2Fwaypoint%2FMMBT-YCY%3A1059718407%3Fcc%3D1943763
Statistics - updated 7 Apr 2024
Number of total FTDNA tested individuals with paternal/maternal/autosomal connections or roots related to Romania, as indicated by those tested in the FTDNA database:
Romania
- Y-DNA, 12 markers - 1,156
- Y-DNA, 25 markers - 806
- Y-DNA, 37 markers - 769
- Y-DNA, 67 markers - 444
- Y-DNA, 111 markers - 282
- Low-res mtDNA (HVR1) - 1,094
- High-res mtDNA (HVR1 & HVR2) - 719
- FGS (HVR1, HVR2 & Coding Region) - 495
- Y-DNA, 12 markers - 212
- Y-DNA, 25 markers - 176
- Y-DNA, 37 markers - 168
- Y-DNA, 67 markers - 82
- Y-DNA, 111 markers - 42
- Low-res mtDNA (HVR1) - 156
- High-res mtDNA (HVR1 & HVR2) - 120
- FGS (HVR1, HVR2 & Coding Region) - ???
We hope to continuously increase project membership and expand testing of existing members.
For reference and comparison, on 26 Jan 2015, the Family Tree DNA Database had:
Y-DNA
- 520,735 12-marker records in the database
- 209,911 25-marker records in the database
- 189,139 37-marker records in the database
- 92,250 67-marker records in the database
mtDNA
- 190,556 mtDNA HVR1 records in the database
- 48,247 mtDNA FGS records in the database