Ethnicity Estimate Updated
I was just notified that my "Ethnicity Estimate" from Ancestry.com was updated. Turns out the numbers are fairly similar to the last estimate. 90% of my DNA apparently remains connected to the British Isles or the western side of Europe where there is already a genetic connection. I was pleasantly surprised to see my "Irish and Scottish" estimate increased from 15% to 25%. That's a part of my heritage in which I have particular interest. The 6% associated with Norway and Iceland is intriguing (not to mention Sweden!). My adopted father had Norwegian heritage and I always joked that I had a Norwegian name (Engebretson) without any Norwegian blood. Now I have to take all that back! I am still a bit perplexed by the small amount associated with "Germanic Europe," especially when my maternal great-grandmother apparently had a German name (Rupp). I'll have to watch and see who ends up being added to my DNA 'relatives.'