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Yes, most participants are American, searching for their British roots. However, some can be traced back to Yorkshire via Ireland, and one Yorkshireman comes from East Riding (his deep yDNA roots actually match those of Thomas Jefferson, who likely traces back to Yorkshire via Snowdonia; their common ancestor is pre-1700). I don't know of any British-based Kidd DNA study and, indeed, the American's would be ecstatic if one was started as they could then stand a better chance of finding geographical localities where their roots lie.

I was wondering if there might be any male KIDDs interested in testing their yDNA to search for Kidd lineage matches in England/Scotland. My lineage comes from Fife, but likely derives from Dundee, and many other Kidds have tested at FamilyTreeDNA (who hold the most comprehensive database; www.familytreedna.com). Currently, there are likely genetic sources in Yorkshire, Eastern England (Lincolnshire/East Anglia) and Scotland, but we expect other origins in the Eastern English-Scottish Borders, Lancashire, Staffordshire and the Midlands. These tests can establish an approximate Time to Most Recent Common Ancestor (TMRCA), if they are near genetic matches, and from there we search the paper trails for potential common ancestors. Anyone interested in this research, please contact me.