I was luck enough to locate a 4th cousin who has traveled the world researching old church records. My late father’s test also shows it. While the only true way to really know where your Scandinavian came from is to build a family tree using DNA as your guide, I do have some ideas for you that might help point you in the right direction.I always build my family trees on Ancestry, which is where you could start building your tree (if you already haven’t). Large amounts of Scandinavian DNA could indicate a recent Scandinavian ancestor, especially if you tested with Ancestry DNA and were assigned a sub-region of Scandinavia. If the person (or people) contributing some of your Scandinavian ancestry to your genome were Viking, for example, it’s extremely unlikely that you would be able to trace your history back that far. My dna test showed up 33% scandinavian dna with no known scandinavians in our family, which is english mainly and irish. Mercedes Brons, author and genealogist, has been doing genealogy both professionally and as an amateur for more than five years. It might seem strange that DNA from this time period could still show up in an autosomal DNA test in the 21st century. Surprising result.My DNA says I am 51% Scottish/Irish/Welch and 49% Scandinavian. He has allowed full use of his tree and I have gone back to around 500 AD Rollo, the Viking king.That is fantastic! My father knew he was Irish.My maternal grandparents were from Finland so my Finnish DNA is 61%. This is information is very relevant, especially when considering Scandinavia as a DNA ethnicity. There are two broad “categories” of original peoples whose descendants have populated the region:  the When some people see the Scandinavian DNA ethnicity in their test results, they are concerned. Hopefully we have some fun in the process, too!Whether you you have distant Scandinavian ancestors, or more recent ones, and whether you have small amounts (or large percentages!)

Of course, I was trying to find out what American Indian blood I have. In 2005 a reported coined the term the “Seattle Freeze” and added the large amount of Nordic immigration in the early 19th century as one of the key components of this unwelcoming vibe that Seattle evidently gives off.

Some of the familiar Scandinavian personality traits include: reticence, a highly skeptical personality, general mistrust of strangers, cautious behavior, somewhat reserved personality and a lack of empathy. Introversion also associated with Scandinavian Personality Traits can also mean introspection which is always a good trait. The idea that geographical location and genetics plays a huge role in how personality develops.

Denmark and I was so shocked.That’s amazing! Have you heard of the Vikings? I recommend using Ancestry for this, since you can start your tree and easily access relevant records to build back more generations.If you use the following sponsored link, you can get a two-week free trial on Ancestry – perfect for adding records and documents to your tree:  I hope that this post helped you understand a little bit more about Scandinavian DNA, how it ended up in your DNA results, and what it really means as far as tracing your family history.If you have questions about anything that I have mentioned here, or would just like to leave your story for others to read, I would love to hear from you in the comments. Even though Scandinavian DNA is most commonly found in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, it is also found in the following areas:People who are native to regions close to the Scandinavian Peninsula are likely to show relatively higher amounts of Scandinavian DNA. I too am sure the 38% Scandinavian genes originates in Scotland and Ireland. You can read this post to learn more about centimorgans and using them to determine a relationship: Hi Jeanie, Have you seen the calculator on this site?
Some scientists give quite a bit of weight to the genetics of personality and it would stand to reason that at the very least some of personality is genetic which would lead to the idea that if you are Nordic or from Northern Europe than you are going to share some of that “dog eat dog” personality of your ancestors.

Many of the young male immigrants ended up working as sailors in the Navy, or on merchant ships. I have no family history of Native American involvement.
I am sorry that the results were a surprise to you, have you started building a family tree yet?Hi! It has been considered that my natural father was not who I thought as there appears to be no other link.Hi Jeanie, Thank you so much for your question. You can see from the map below that they reached as far south as North African, as far west as Greenland, and as far east as Iran.During these raids, and later, during Viking settlements, Scandinavian DNA was spread through intermarriage, and probably even rape (unfortunately sexual violence continues to be a byproduct of conflict). Irish showed up at 33% and english only 12% yet my mother was born there along with all her family. When we were in Norway, on a tour we were told that the Vikings had brought back women from their trips to North America.


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