You descend from a long line of male ancestors that can be traced back to eastern Africa over 275,000 years ago. These are the people of your paternal line, and your paternal haplogroup sheds light on their story.

Neanderthals were prehistoric humans who interbred with modern humans before disappearing around 40,000 years ago.

You inherited a small amount of DNA from your Neanderthal ancestors. Out of the 7,462 variantswe tested, we found 229 variants in your DNA that trace back to the Neanderthals.

All together, your Neanderthal ancestry accounts for less than ~2 percent of your DNA.

1.9%

Western European54.9%20.2%

34.7%Renamed – previously “French & German”

French27.6%–

27.6%New

Dutch & Northern German13.5%–

13.5%New

Belgian, Rhinelander & Southern Dutch8.9%–

8.9%New

Swiss, Southwestern German & Western Austrian4.0%–

4%New

Austrian & Southern German0.9%–

0.9%New

British & Irish21.5%33.7%

12.2%

English15.0%–

15%New

Scottish6.3%–

6.3%New

Irish0.2%–

0.2%New

Central & Eastern European12.4%14.0%

1.6%Renamed – previously “Eastern European”

Lithuanian12.4%–

12.4%New

Italian & Maltese9.6%7.2%

2.4%Renamed – previously “Italian”

Southern Italian9.6%–

9.6%New

Nordic1.4%1.3%

0.1%Renamed – previously “Scandinavian”

Danish1.4%–

1.4%New

Western Asian & North African0.2%1.9%

1.7%

Arab, Egyptian & Levantine0.2%0.5%

0.3%

Coptic Egyptian0.2%0.0%

0.2%