Denman DNA Project and One Name Study

I have been researching the Denman surname since 1999, focussing on the history of the Denman name and its origins, and my own Denman ancestry.

The Denman DNA project has some specific goals:

Is the assertation that the name was Dane-man, meaning someone who hails from Denmark, have any basis in fact?

Or that the name began as Denmann in Germany?

Are the Sussex, Somerset and Nottinghamshire Denmans related?

Are all Denmans related? Or did the surname  spring up

Where did the surname originate?

From which of these UK families do families now living in other countries descend?

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...and analysing Denman DNA will also help us to…

Discover information to help with our family history research Discover information which may solve research problems, and/or resolve brick walls

Discover which family trees are related Sort out multiple families found in the same location Find any mistaken connections in family trees Validate family history research

Sort out multiple families found in the same location Confirm or get clues regarding migrations Confirm suspected events, such as illegitimacy and adoption Bridge gaps in the paper records Confirm surname variants or find previously unknown variants Discover information to define the major branches of the tree going back to the origin of the surname Discover information about the evolution of the surname Discover clues regarding the origin of the surname Combine results with research in early records to determine the number of points of origin for the surname

To help individuals with smaller goals which they might have closer ties to Discover information about our distant origins