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Thanks for that : ) It is certainly an avenue I will look at.... As it keeps genetics in line with the name... People have travelled about over the ages.... and many, I suspect, surnames may be less than 500 years old in some cases... or even changed from another name for whatever reason...

Thanks Zanipolo There are also a lot of Sardo and Sardi in Italy (plus those in Italy that have dropped the vowel at the end and are just called "Sard") - the Sardinian reference has been in my family, verbally, for many generations - although I am open to it being incorrect too.... The...

Thanks Sparkey and Zanipolo, Sherrard may be a distinct possibility, some have said the English Sard may have evolved from another surname - so this may be a good place to start.... There are quite a few in France (but the motherload is on the Balearic Islands)... The book, Surnames of the...

Hi North Italian I2a2b, I have a similar problem... My FTDNA test came back as Isles C2 - the weird thing is, the prevalence of my surname in the Mediterranean and Europe, plus English texts that refer to my surname "Sard", point to a Sardinian origin - But you can't beat genetics as a marker...

Thanks for the info.. Thanks Maciamo... Yep it's certainly been a long time in coming - It takes a while to post the swabs to the U.S., then ages between each test... I will state that the Haplogroup D reading came from "My Ancestors Genes" in Melbourne - and someone recommended FTDNA to...

Results from FTDNA - This seems more likely.!! Hi all - It's taken a while to get my results back from FTDNA, they had to do four different tests to get a deep clade result..!!! It turns out I'm I2a2 M423..!! Centred in the Balkans I put the results into a predictor, which says it's Isles C...

Thanks for that Thank you Maciamo, I will get a test done with that company to see my results (I'll keep you posted)... I really appreciate yours (and everyone's) help on this... Cheers

Re-analysis Hi There just an update, I've had my tests re-examined and the result is still Haplogroup D... Here's a copy of what I was Given by way of response... "I am writing to confirm that a senior scientist has re-analysed your results twice and still come up with Haplogroup D as your...

Thanks for that Thanks for your help with that guys - I was tested by "My Ancestors Genes" a company in Melbourne... They only give out a basic Haplogroup that you belong to - but I'm going to get another test by another company - just to be sure - and also to go a little more into depth...

Hi All I do not know too much about Genetics and the implications to my family, but I've done a YDNA test for my paternal line that is a little confusing - but fascinating at the same time - I just need someone with more knowledge to help me out. I know there may be no concrete answers... For...