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Order your complete kit with easy-to-follow instructions.
Return a small saliva sample in the prepaid envelope.
Your DNA will be analysed at more than 700,000 genetic markers.
Within 6-8 weeks, expect an email with a link to your online results.
Irish? Scandinavian? What are you?
AncestryDNA can estimate your origins to more than 1000 regions around the world—2x more geographic detail than other DNA tests.
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Connect with relatives you never knew you had.
Once you've taken your test, we'll search our global network of AncestryDNA members and identify the people who share your DNA. There's no limit to what you might discover—together.
A Comprehensive List of AncestryDNA Regions
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America
- Native American
- New Mexico
- Central & Southern New Mexico
- Northern & Central New Mexico
- Jalisco, Aguascalientes, Guanajuato & Michoacán
- Western & Central Mexico
- Central Mexico
- Colima & Western Michoacán
- Jalisco
- Northeastern Michoacán
- Northwestern Michoacán
- Chihuahua & Durango
- Chihuahua Altiplano
- Durango
- Northeastern Chihuahua & Far West Texas
- Northern Chihuahua & Southwest New Mexico
- Southeastern Chihuahua
- Zacatecas & Aguascalientes
- Northwest Mexico & the Southern California Coast
- Baja Peninsula & Southern California Coast
- Sinaloa
- Sonora & Southern Arizona
- Northeastern Mexico & South Texas
- Coahuila & South Texas
- Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas & South Texas
- San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon & South Texas
- Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon & South Texas
- Nuevo Leon, Northern Tamaulipas & South Texas
- Ecuador, Peru & Chile
- Nicaragua & Costa Rica
- Central America
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Africa
- Africa North
- Ivory Coast/Ghana
- Benin/Togo
- Cameroon/Congo
- Mali
- Nigeria
- Senegal
- Africa Southeastern Bantu
- Africa South-Central Hunter-Gatherers
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Europe
- Europe East
- Northeast Italy, Croatia & Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland & Lithuania
- Czech Republic
- Lesser Poland
- Lithuania
- Malopolska & Swietokrzyskie
- Mazovia & Lodz
- Małopolska & the Tatras
- Pomerania
- Poland, Slovakia, Hungary & Romania
- Eastern Hungary, Eastern Slovakia, Northwest Romania & Western Ukraine
- Eastern Slovakia
- Eastern Slovakia & Southern Poland
- Hungary & Slovakia
- Ireland/Scotland/Wales
- Ulster, Ireland
- Derry & Inishowen
- Donegal East
- Donegal Southwest
- North Midlands
- Ulster East
- Connacht, Ireland
- Connemara
- Galway
- Mayo & Galway
- Mayo & Sligo
- North Connacht
- Munster, Ireland
- Cork
- Kerry
- Limerick & Kerry
- Southern Ireland
- West Cork
- West Kerry
- Scotland
- Central Scotland & Ulster, Ireland
- Northeast & Central Scotland
- Scottish Highlands & Eastern Nova Scotia
- Scottish Highlands & Nova Scotia
- Europe South
- Greece, Turkey & Albania
- Sicilians in Sicily & Calabria
- Sicilians in Sicily & Reggio Calabria
- Southern Italy
- Calabria
- Campania
- Campania & Basilicata
- Campania & Molise
- Lazio & Campania
- Puglia
- Salerno
- Umbria, Abruzzo & Lazio
- Northern Italy
- Scandinavia
- Sweden
- Götaland & Svealand
- Western Götaland & Eastern Norway
- Western Svealand
- Western Norway
- Hordaland & Rogaland
- Rogaland & Vest-Agder
- Sørlandet
- Vestlandet
- Central Norway
- Hedmark & Akershus
- Trøndelag & Hedmark
- Eastern Norway
- Buskerud & Oppland
- Østlandet
- Østlandet & Sør-Trøndelag
- Østlandet & Vestlandet
- Great Britain
- Northern England & the Midland
- East Midlands
- West Midlands & North West England
- Yorkshire & Pennines
- Wales & the West Midlands
- North Wales
- South Wales
- West Midlands
- Southern England
- Devon & Cornwall
- East Anglia & Essex
- South East England
- Northern England
- Europe West
- Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium & Luxembourg
- Western Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium & Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- Northern Germany
- Schleswig-Holstein & Lower Saxony
- Brandenburg & Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- Germany & the Midwestern United States
- Alsace-Lorraine & North Dakota
- Baden-Württemberg & the Dakotas
- Saxony, Iowa & Illinois
- Hessen, Kansas & Nebraska
- Northwest Germany & the Midwest
- Northwest Germany, the Netherlands & the Midwest
- Southern Germany & the Midwest
- European Jewish
- Jewish Western & Central Europe
- Jewish Western Ukraine, Moldova & Eastern Romania
- Jewish Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg
- Jewish Central & Eastern Europe
- Jewish Lithuania, Latvia & Belarus
- Jewish Poland, Slovakia, Hungary & Moravia
- Jewish Northeast Poland, Lithuania, Latvia & West Belarus
- Jewish Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine & Western Russia
- Iberian Peninsula
- Finland/Northwest Russia
- Finland
- Lakeland & Lapland
- Pohjanmaa
- Western Finland & Oulu
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Asia
- West Asia
- Caucasus
- Armenians
- Middle East
- Syrian-Lebanese
- Asia Central
- Asia East
- Philippines & Guam
- Asia South
- Pacific Islander
- Melanesia
- Polynesia
- Hawaiʻi, Tonga & Samoa
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European Migrations
- Portuguese
- Azores, Madeira & Hawaii
- Portugal & Brazil
- Azores & San Francisco Bay Area
- Madeira & Hawaii
- Central California Portuguese
- Portuguese Islanders
- Azores
- Mississippi & Louisiana Settlers
- South Mississippi & Alabama Gulf Coast Settlers
- South Central Mississippi Settlers
- Southwest Mississippi Settlers
- Mississippi-Louisiana Border Settlers
- Central Louisiana Settlers
- Southwest Mississippi & Greater New Orleans Settlers
- Eastern North Carolina Settlers
- North Carolina Coast & Virginia Coastal Plains Settlers
- Eastern North Carolina & Tennessee-Kentucky Border Settlers
- North Carolina, Virginia Coast & Maryland Coast Settlers
- Southeastern North Carolina Settlers
- North Carolina Coast Settlers
- South Carolina Settlers
- South Alabama & Florida Panhandle Settlers
- South Carolina Midlands & Coastal Plains Settlers
- Carolina Sandhills & Central Louisiana Settlers
- Coastal Carolinas Settlers
- Georgia & Florida Settlers
- Coastal Georgia & Northeast Florida Settlers
- North & Central Florida Settlers
- Southeast Georgia Settlers
- South Carolina, Georgia & Northeast Florida Coast Settlers
- Central Georgia Settlers
- Southern States Settlers
- Central Georgia & Central Alabama Settlers
- Carolina Border Settlers
- Central Alabama Settlers
- Western South Carolina & Central Mississippi/Alabama Settlers
- Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi & Tennessee Settlers
- Tennessee & Southern States Settlers
- East Tennessee & Blue Ridge Mountains Settlers
- West Tennessee Settlers
- Upper Middle Tennessee Settlers
- Western Kentucky & Southern Illinois Settlers
- Middle Tennessee Settlers
- West Tennessee, Western Kentucky & Virginia-North Carolina Piedmont Settlers
- West Tennessee, Arkansas & Northeast Texas Settlers
- Northern Arkansas & Middle Tennessee Settlers
- Arkansas Wine Country Settlers
- Tennessee Upper Cumberland Settlers
- Northern Arkansas Settlers
- Central Arkansas & Tennessee Tri-State Area Settlers
- Northwest Arkansas Settlers
- Southeast Tennessee Settlers
- Arkansas River Valley Settlers
- Northeast Arkansas Settlers
- Middle Tennessee & Ozarks Settlers
- Western North Carolina Settlers
- North Carolina Foothills & Upstate South Carolina Settlers
- Western North Carolina & North Georgia Settlers
- Great Smoky Mountains Settlers
- Western North Carolina & Northeastern Georgia Settlers
- Northeast Georgia & Upstate South Carolina Settlers
- North Carolina Blue Ridge Mountains Settlers
- North Alabama Settlers
- Greater Atlanta, Georgia, Settlers
- Southern Appalachia Settlers
- Tennessee River Valley Settlers
- Greater Birmingham, Alabama, Settlers
- Northeast Mississippi & West Central Alabama Settlers
- Northwest Alabama Settlers
- West Central Alabama Settlers
- Northwest & Central Alabama Settlers
- Central Alabama Settlers
- Central North Carolina, Southeast Missouri & Southern Illinois Settlers
- Central North Carolina Settlers
- Southwestern North Carolina & Southern Illinois Settlers
- North Carolina Sandhills Settlers
- Southeast Missouri Settlers
- Carolina Piedmont Settlers
- Central Appalachia Settlers
- Southern West Virginia Settlers
- Southwestern Virginia & Eastern Kentucky Settlers
- Southwestern West Virginia Settlers
- Virginia Blue Ridge Highlands Settlers
- Southeastern Kentucky & Southwestern Virginia Settlers
- Lower Midwest & Virginia Settlers
- Virginia Settlers
- Potomac River Valley & Central Kentucky Settlers
- Lower Midwest Settlers
- Shenandoah Valley & Northern Virginia Settlers
- Missouri Ozarks & East Tennessee Settlers
- Kentucky Cumberland Plateau Settlers
- South Central Appalachia Settlers
- Southwestern Virginia & Northwestern North Carolina Settlers
- North Carolina Piedmont Settlers
- North Carolina High Country Settlers
- Great Smoky & Blue Mountains Settlers
- Eastern Kentucky & Northeast Tennessee Settlers
- Northeast Tennessee & Southwestern Virginia Settlers
- Appalachian Kentucky & Virginia Settlers
- Kentucky Eastern Pennyroyal & Tennessee Upper Cumberland Settlers
- Southeastern Kentucky & Holston River Valley Settlers
- Eastern Kentucky & Southwestern Virginia Settlers
- Southeastern Kentucky Settlers
- Kentucky Eastern Pennyroyal Settlers
- Ohio River Valley, Indiana, Illinois & Iowa Settlers
- Upper Ohio River Valley Settlers
- Western Ohio, Indiana, Illinois & Southeast Iowa Settlers
- West Virginia Settlers
- Potomac River Valley Settlers
- Central Ohio & Potomac River Valley Settlers
- Mid-Atlantic States Settlers
- Delmarva Peninsula Settlers
- Maryland & Delaware Settlers
- Chesapeake Bay Settlers
- New Jersey Settlers
- Delaware Valley Settlers
- Pennsylvania Settlers
- South Central Pennsylvania & Western Maryland Settlers
- Southeast Pennsylvania & Ohio Settlers
- Central Pennsylvania Settlers
- Susquehanna River Valley Settlers
- Poconos & North Jersey Settlers
- Western Pennsylvania Settlers
- Pennsylvania, Ohio & Indiana Settlers
- Southwest Pennsylvania & Western Maryland Settlers
- Pennsylvania Dutch Country Settlers
- Northern Ohio Swiss Settlers
- Alleghenies & Northeast Indiana Settlers
- South Pennsylvania & Central Maryland Settlers
- Pennsylvania Highlands Settlers
- Northeastern States Settlers
- Rhode Island & Southeastern Massachusetts Settlers
- New England & Eastern Great Lakes Settlers
- New York Settlers
- Metropolitan New York Settlers
- Southeastern New York Settlers
- New York City & Long Island Settlers
- Lower Hudson Valley & North Jersey Settlers
- Mountain West Mormon Pioneers
- New England Settlers
- Massachusetts, Vermont & New Hampshire Settlers
- Maine Settlers
- Western New Brunswick & Maine Coast Settlers
- Nova Scotia & Massachusetts Coast Settlers
- Massachusetts, Vermont, Rhode Island & Connecticut Settlers
- Saint Lawrence River French Settlers
- Montreal & Detroit French Settlers
- Capitale-Nationale, Québec, French Settlers
- Montérégie, Québec, French Settlers
- Beauce, Québec, French Settlers
- Québec Rouge River Valley French Settlers
- Acadians
- Southwestern Louisiana Acadians
- Greater New Orleans Acadians
- Canadian Maritimes Acadians
- East Central Louisiana Acadians
- Gaspé Peninsula, New Brunswick & Maine French Settlers
- Bas-Saint-Laurent & Northern Maine French Settlers
- New Brunswick & Eastern Maine French Settlers
- Gaspésie, New Brunswick & Northern Maine French Settlers
- Newfoundland English Settlers
- Germans from Russia
- Spaniards, Cubans, Dominicans & Venezuelans
- Dominicans
- Spaniards, Cubans & Venezuelans
- South Africa
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North and South Migrations
- Colombians
- Colombians & Ecuadorians
- Puerto Ricans
- Western Puerto Rico
- Eastern Puerto Rico
- Northwest Puerto Rico
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African Americans
- Virginia & Southern States African Americans
- Northern & Central Virginia African Americans
- Southeastern Virginia African Americans
- Southern States African Americans
- North Carolina African Americans
- Mid-Atlantic Coast African Americans
- Eastern North Carolina & Southeast Virginia African Americans
- Northeastern North Carolina & Southeast Virginia African Americans
- North Carolina Northern Coastal Plain African Americans
- Louisiana Creoles & African Americans
- Louisiana & Mississippi Gulf Coast Creoles & African Americans
- Southern Louisiana Creoles & African Americans
- Mississippi African Americans
- South Carolina African Americans
- Carolina Midlands African Americans
- Savannah River Basin African Americans
- South Carolina-North Carolina Border African Americans
- Georgia African Americans
- North Carolina Coastal Plain African Americans
- South Carolina Pee Dee Country African Americans
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African Caribbeans
- Greater Antilles African Caribbeans
- Lesser Antilles, Jamaica, Puerto Rico & Hispaniola African Caribbeans
- Mid-Atlantic States African Americans
More people tested means more ways to connect.
With more than 15 million people now in our database and the unique ability to connect with Ancestry’s billions of historical records and millions of family trees, AncestryDNA can help deliver the richest family stories—and solve the toughest family mysteries.
“ProGenealogists recommends AncestryDNA as an indispensable tool for family history discoveries.”Kyle Betit
Senior Genealogy Researcher
ProGenealogists, an Ancestry Group Company
Read about some real-life discoveries.
Learn how AncestryDNA has helped people see themselves in a whole new way.
A serious ethnic mix
Australian Ali Clemesha thought she knew her ethnic background, but her DNA results revealed so much more with some exotic surprises.
New Connections
After Mark Carter found out about AncestryDNA, he discovered ancestors he never knew existed.
Connected beyond Colombia
Isabel Rojas always identified with her Bogotá roots. But her DNA results took her ancestry to unexpected places.
Ali Clemesha
I am your typical looking Aussie girl, a blonde, blue eyed, surfer who grew up in the Eastern Suburbs. Once I decided to do the AncestryDNA test, I waited eagerly for the results, discussing it with my family, my co-workers and even my clients. When I received them, I was very surprised.
“My initial thought after getting my results was, "Wow my ethnicity is a serious mix!"”
My dad’s side of the family is English, tracing back to the Norman Conquest. And my Mum’s side is Italian and Maltese. I grew up very proud of my heritage, attending gatherings with my huge Italian family and hearing stories from my Nonna. And I would bring my Mum’s creative antipasto choices and foods like the Arabic dish Molokhia to school.
Before taking the AncestryDNA test, I truly believed I was made up of only Italian, Maltese and British blood. I was surprised to find the strongest part of my ethnicity is actually from Western Europe – and that my ethnic mix included traces from 10 different world regions.
The biggest shock for me was that I was a small percentage North African. West Asian was also something I certainly did not expect, honestly they were all a big surprise. It seems there is a lot more to my heritage than I expected, which has really raised a number of questions for me.
Mark Carter
Identity is an interesting concept. Many people like to believe that they define their own identity. But in reality there’s much more to it than the decisions we make in our own lives. For example, how much is nature and how much is nurture? How much are we defined by the people around us? Or society, even?
“I started considering how much of my identity was defined by my family history.”
Having given these questions much thought, I thought a good starting point would be to look back and start researching my own family history. When I was young I always thought I was 100% British. My Dad was born in Edgware and my mum in Hampshire. Of course, none of us are truly 100% British and as I got older I learnt that my Dad had Russian great-grandparents on one side and German on the other, and that my great grand-parents on my mother’s side were Greek. So I suppose this is when I started considering how much of my identity was defined by my family history.
When I found out about AncestryDNA, I thought this could be the perfect tool to pinpoint where my family emigrated over the past few hundred years (AncestryDNA can actually go back 1000 years) and give me a focus where to take my search next. When I got the email that my results were ready I felt like a kid on Christmas day. They revealed that I was only 40% British, 25% German and 35% Greek. I’ve now focused my search on these three countries and already discovered ancestors I never knew existed.
Isabel Rojas
People often look at me and wonder what I am. I’ve always known I was a mix, like a minestrone soup, and the more I’ve found out about my family’s past and heritage, the more my own identity has changed and evolved.
“People often look at me and wonder what I am.”
I was born in NYC, the youngest of five kids. My parents and three older siblings were born in Bogota, Colombia. My name implies Hispanico/Latino roots but when I’m with my Polynesian friends people always think I’m Hawaiian or a mix of Polynesian and something else. I recently attended a Nepali church service and people asked me what part of Nepal I was from.
As my dad and I have begun to explore our genealogy over the past seven years or so, we’ve found that our family is largely from Spain, which is no big surprise. Colombians have a wide range of ethnicities, which explains why many Colombians, including my mother, have white or fair skin with blue eyes. My dad also suspects we have German ancestry somewhere back there.
A friend of mine knew I had been working on my family history and bought me an AncestryDNA kit for my birthday. My results were surprising to say the least. I discovered I’m 35% Native American, 5% African and 29% from the Iberian Peninsula. This has drastically broadened the way I think about my identity and heritage. I feel connected to those parts of the world now and I’m excited to see how far back our records can go.
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AncestryDNA is a cutting edge DNA testing service that utilises some of the latest autosomal testing technology to revolutionise the way you discover your family history. This service combines advanced DNA science with the world’s largest online family history resource to predict your genetic ethnicity and help you find new family connections. It maps ethnicity going back multiple generations and provides insight into such possibilities as: what region of Europe are my ancestors from, or am I likely to have East Asian heritage? AncestryDNA can also help identify relationships with unknown relatives through a dynamic list of DNA matches.
How do I take the test?
AncestryDNA is a simple saliva test you can do in the comfort of your own home. Once you order, you will receive the AncestryDNA kit in the mail in a matter of days. Your AncestryDNA kit includes full instructions, a saliva collection tube, and a pre-paid return mailer (so you don't have additional costs to return your DNA.) After returning your sample by just dropping it in the mail, your DNA is processed at the lab. You then receive an email notifying you that your results are ready to explore on the AncestryDNA website.
What do my results tell me?
Your AncestryDNA results include information about your ethnicity across 1000 regions and identifies potential relatives through DNA matching to others who have taken the AncestryDNA test. Your results are a great starting point for more family history research, and it can also be a way to dig even deeper into the research you’ve already done.
How accurate is the test?
The AncestryDNA test uses microarray-based autosomal DNA testing, which surveys a person’s entire genome at over 700,000 locations, all with a simple saliva sample. Additionally, the new online interface integrates state-of-the-art tools for you to utilise your DNA results for family history research.
When can I expect to get my results?
Your AncestryDNA test results will normally take about 6-8 weeks to process from the time that the lab receives your DNA sample. Please note that you must also activate your DNA kit online in order to begin processing.
How do I see my results?
When your AncestryDNA results are ready, you will receive an email from AncestryDNA notifying you, with a link to view your results. Your results will also be available online in your password-protected AncestryDNA account.
How can I give AncestryDNA as a gift?
Giving AncestryDNA couldn’t be easier. Simply order a kit online, create your Ancestry account to track your order, and have the kit shipped to either you or the recipient. When they open the box, they’ll find clear instructions on how to take the test, open their free account, and activate the kit online.
Will I have access to the recipient’s results?
You will only have access to the recipient’s results if the recipient chooses to share their results with you. As privacy and security are of the utmost importance here at Ancestry, only the person who has taken the test may decide whether or not to share their results. When activating their kit, they will be given the option to share their results with the person who purchased the kit. They can also choose to share with other Ancestry members via the DNA Settings page.
Can I ship a DNA kit directly to someone else?
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How secure and private is AncestryDNA?
Your privacy is very important to us and we are committed to protecting your DNA. For more information on privacy at AncestryDNA, please review the AncestryDNA Privacy Statement. For a more general discussion of privacy on the Ancestry family of websites, see the Ancestry Privacy Center.
Can a woman take this test?
Yes, both women and men can use AncestryDNA since we all carry the DNA that is being tested. In fact, men and women are tested in the same way for the same number of markers. Unlike some other DNA tests, which only analyse the Y-chromosome (and can only be taken by a male to look at your direct paternal lineage) or mitochondrial DNA (can be taken by a male or female but only looks at your direct maternal lineage), AncestryDNA looks at a person’s entire genome at over 700,000 locations.
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AncestryDNA—The World's Largest Consumer DNA Database.
Get started in a few simple steps.
Order your complete kit with easy-to-follow instructions.
Return a small saliva sample in the prepaid envelope.
Your DNA will be analysed at more than 700,000 genetic markers.
Within 6-8 weeks, expect an email with a link to your online results.