Mapping human lineages through Y-DNA

The Y chromosome passes from father to son almost unchanged, which makes it a long record of paternal descent. YDNAmaps places those records where the families actually came from, so you can see how lineages sit across regions rather than reading them as a list.

What this platform is

Verified test results

Members submit Y-DNA haplogroups from recognised testing services such as FamilyTreeDNA and YSEQ, together with the kit number behind the result.

Anchored to a place

Each record is tied to the town or village of the earliest known paternal ancestor — not where the tester lives now. That distinction is what makes the map meaningful.

Explored visually

Browse lineages by colour, search a city or ancestral surname, and compare haplogroup distributions country by country in the statistics view.

How to take part

1. Test with a provider Take a Y-DNA test with any recognised service and note your haplogroup and kit number.
2. Add your ancestral town Create an account and submit your result, pinning the home of your earliest known paternal ancestor on the map.
3. An admin reviews it Every submission is checked before publication, which keeps the map trustworthy rather than crowded.
4. It joins the map Your record appears alongside others from the same lineage and region, and feeds into the country statistics.

What stays private

Your email address is never published

Contact details are stored separately from the map data and are visible only to you and the site administrators. Your own name appears publicly only if you tick the box asking for it. An ancestral surname is optional — add it if you want your line to be findable by other researchers, or leave it blank.

Put your paternal line on the map

Browsing is open to everyone. You only need an account to contribute a result of your own.