I have wondered from time to time, [sans DNA reports] what percentage of what nationalities were included in my bloodlines. I know the British Isles are well covered [England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales], as is Germany, The Netherlands, Switzerland & other western European nations to a much lesser degree.
So far I have waded through letters A, B & C, a total of 54 surnames. The dynamics will change as I go through the alphabet, but so far, no surprises. The results based on at least one generation =
35 England 5 probably England
1 Wales 1 Scotland or Ireland
1 Switzerland 1 Scotland or Ulster
1 Sweden 1 probably Scotland
1 Scotland 7 unknown
2 Germany
1 The Netherlands
That's about 60-70% English. That percentage should hold fairly well. A few more letters next time!
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