Wednesday, December 26, 2018

DNA from ancestry. com update and Interesting names on the family tree

In December 2018, I was notified by ancestry.com that my DNA estimate has been updated due to  better tools for telling regions apart, especially closely related regions like Ireland and Great Britain. They also have 16,000 reference samples now instead of 3,000, which helps screen out less-likely regions.

I am now Norway16%Sweden4%Great Britain-(includes France, Germany, north west Europe) 65%; Ireland/Scottish/Wales-15%; Iberian Peninsula-3%.})


I was: Scandinavian-30%;  Western European-26%; Great Britain-24%; Ireland-17%; and others-

Finnish/Northern Russia region, Iberian Peninsula-3%.


Anamaria's has changed also, 

It was 65% Native American, or  indigenous peoples of the Americas, (both North and South America-ancestry does not have breakdown for each group) 15% Great Britain, 8% Italy/Greece, 6% Iberian Peninsula, 1% Ireland, 4% Africa, 1% Middle East,

It is now: 70% Native American, or  indigenous peoples of the Americas, (North, Central, South America), Spain16%, Portugal4%,France 3%, Basque2% North Africa1%,  Great Britain 1%,  Cameroon, Congo, & Southern Bantu Peoples 1%, Sardinia 1%, European Jewish 1%, 

I now have 19543 name3s on my family tree and many of the names are interesting and fascinating.
Here, I will give some names that I find interesting and give some meaning and context to them.

Wimer oGressenhale- 28th GGF, from  Gressenhall, Norfolk, England in the 11th century. He was Steward to William, 1st Earl of Warren and Surrey. His son was Roger FitzWimer, 
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Wimer is the 9139th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3571 individuals. Wimer is most common among White (94.37%) individuals. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wimer
Apparently this an individual's name from Anglo-Saxon England  that eventually became a surname in the United States.

The surname Wymer was first found in the Saxon village of Weymouth in Dorset. The place name dates back to at least 934 when it was first listed as Waimouthe. Literally the place name means "mouth of the River Wey," an ancient English river name of unknown origin and meaning. 
The surname Wymer was first found in the Saxon village of Weymouth in Dorset. The place name dates back to at least 934 when it was first listed as Waimouthe. Literally the place name means "mouth of the River Wey," an ancient English river name of unknown origin and meaning.