Bourbon Surname: Y-DNA Haplogroup
3 separate documented findings link the surname Bourbon to a Y-DNA paternal-line haplogroup, from different studies or lineages of the name.
Carry the Bourbon name? Find out if you share this paternal line FamilyTreeDNA lineage tests
Surnames follow the paternal line, and so does the Y chromosome. A FamilyTreeDNA Y-DNA test compares you with other men who carry your surname, inside its free surname projects, and tells you whether you descend from the same ancestor.
Y-DNA37
37 Y-STR markers: enough to see whether you match a surname group and to join its project.
View on FamilyTreeDNA → Paternal line · genealogyY-DNA111
111 markers: separates close branches of the same family and sharpens the timing of a shared ancestor.
View on FamilyTreeDNA → Paternal line · deep ancestryBig Y-700
The most complete Y-chromosome test: your exact paternal haplogroup on the finest branch of the Y tree, back to prehistory.
View on FamilyTreeDNA →Y-DNA tests follow the direct father-to-son line, so they are for men. Women can ask their father, a brother or a paternal uncle to test.
Affiliate links: if you order a FamilyTreeDNA test through these links, Explore Your DNA earns a small commission at no extra cost to you.