Imbalance in parental DNA matches on Ancestry..?

[darkerhorse]

I haven't had any DNA testing so I did a (exact) surname search on Ancestry.com for myself.

The results were: maternal surname (non-Italian) 110 times more records than paternal surname (Italian). Your differential in DNA matches is about 40x.

It's not very scientific - and you'd want to expand the surname searches along your family tree (e.g., using surnames of all 8 great-grandparents) - but I'd expect this record discrepancy to be reflected in DNA matches, disproportionate on my maternal side.

I had a problem using my grandmothers' surnames because of alternate spellings.

I suppose you could add geographic filters in surname searches.

[MarcuccioV]

I haven't had any DNA testing so I did a (exact) surname search on Ancestry.com for myself.

The results were: maternal surname (non-Italian) 110 times more records than paternal surname (Italian). Your differential in DNA matches is about 40x.

It's not very scientific - and you'd want to expand the surname searches along your family tree (e.g., using surnames of all 8 great-grandparents) - but I'd expect this record discrepancy to be reflected in DNA matches, disproportionate on my maternal side.

I had a problem using my grandmothers' surnames because of alternate spellings.

I suppose you could add geographic filters in surname searches.

I've tried that to some extent -- Paternal side has spelling variances, but other surnames on the paternal side are quite common. Where my confusion (or disbelief) enters in is that I should have more US-based matches than I do. I also don't have many maternal surnames in any of the trees from those matches. I only just had the 2nd match with my grandfather's surname in their tree recently, with no direct connection. It's all very frustrating...

[darkerhorse]

I hope you get more replies from members with DNA testing experiences, as that would be the most useful information.

How would illegitimate births and/or surname changes affect DNA matching results?

Did Italians ever use "dit" names like the French?

[darkerhorse]

You could add chimerism to this list:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Genealogy/comm ... dna_match/

[MarcuccioV]

I hope you get more replies from members with DNA testing experiences, as that would be the most useful information.

How would illegitimate births and/or surname changes affect DNA matching results?

Did Italians ever use "dit" names like the French?

Illegitimacies/adoptions shouldn't matter to DNA. After all, I found an illegitimate cousin through DNA that I NEVER could have discovered through paper trail...

I wouldn't be so confused if the discrepancy wasn't so stupidly tilted (now over 26k)...