African Ancestry

African Ancestry can help you trace the ancestry of any of your family lineages. We have helped celebrities and the average citizen alike find out from whence they came. Visit us online today at AfricanAncestry.com
If you want to trace your maternal lineage, you can use your own
Only men have the DNA required to trace paternal ancestry. Women seeking to trace their father's lineage must locate an eligible male relative. For help, call 202-723-0900 or visit African Ancestry.com
However, you may also want to determine the ancestry of your maternal grandfather or paternal grandmother. You cannot find those using your own DNA.
Customer Comments
Thank you for helping me discover a very important part of my heritage. For the past several years I have visited various countries in Africa and have wondered about my identity. Now I know. Thank you for creating a mechanism to help me find in important part of myself. This is truly invaluable information.”
- N. Branch, Philadelphia, PA
It has only been a week since I received the letter from you indicating that my DNA was a match to the Mende people of Sierra Leone on my mother’s matriclan. This week has fundamentally changed my life and view of myself and my family. This one piece of information has sent me on a journey of exploration…’Thank you’ is so very inadequate to express what I feel. Your vision, your research, and your efforts on behalf of the descendants of slaves is God ordained work. Today I am more at peace. I walk straighter with my head held higher because I know who I am.”
- Dr. Barbara Morrison-Rodriguez, Florida
“The work that African Ancestry is doing is greatly needed!”
- K. Rogers, D.C.
“I wish to thank you at African Ancestry for preparing PatriClan and MatriClan reports on the genetic ancestry of my father-in-law. In his case, we were already able to identify genealogically the two people who were enslaved in Africa and taken to America, although not by name. Knowing the likely origins of these two individuals adds a great deal to my wife’s genealogy.”
- Indianapolis, IN
“I received my test results yesterday and naturally was excited! This is a great service you're offering and am recommending it to everyone I know. Genealogy has always been a passion of mine and now I have a possible end point to my maternal side of the family.”
- Akron, OH
“I am in receipt of the DNA test. I'd like to take this very special moment to THANK YOU and Dr. Kittles for your remarkable services. I'm quite pleased with the results.”
- Houston, TX
“Thank you for putting this information out there.”
- Philadelphia, PA
"I'm 5'11"...but now I feel 10 feet tall thanks to African Ancestry."
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The African Lineage Database is a database of lineages from 30 countries and over 160 ethnic groups. The data is a compilation of published sources, research collaborations, and primary research. The populations sampled are based on direction from historians, anthropologists, and linguists.
Paternal lineages: 11,747
Maternal lineages: 13,690