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by lisalu
24 Mar 2020, 03:13
Forum: Genetic genealogy
Topic: Trying to wrap my mind around my Italian heritage
Replies: 5
Views: 6291

Re: Trying to wrap my mind around my Italian heritage

My DNA results on Ancestry were updated to 94% Italian, 4% Greek/Caucasus, 2% Middle Eastern
by lisalu
25 May 2019, 20:09
Forum: Italian Genealogy
Topic: The dreaded Esposito last name
Replies: 2
Views: 1491

Re: The dreaded Esposito last name

I'm new here, and still waiting for a moderator (hello? hello?) to review and publish my first posts.

Anyway, I am also new to researching Italian genealogy and I didn't realize Esposito was an extremely common Neapolitan name. I have Esposito on my family tree as well, and they were also from ...
by lisalu
25 May 2019, 04:38
Forum: Genetic genealogy
Topic: Trying to wrap my mind around my Italian heritage
Replies: 5
Views: 6291

Trying to wrap my mind around my Italian heritage

I am a third generation Italian-American since all my great-grandparents on both sides were born in Italy, and my Ancestry.com DNA results are very clear:

76% Southern Italy (Calabria, Campania, Basilicata)
24% Turkey and the Caucasus

That's it! Apparently my ancestors are all from a pretty ...