MyHeritage ethnicity estimates

[Glen in Tinsel Kni]

I think they should re-name that feature Geographical Blunders. 

You may have inadvertently identified one of my actual ancestors by name there 

[melba_schmelba]

It makes a lot more sense than the old estimates. I think Breton and Dutch basically represent the ancient components of most Briton's ancestry - i.e. Bretons originally (in part) came from Britain, and Dutch are very similar to our Frisian ancestors, and probably also very close to Anglo-Saxons and Jutes. Many Britains will also have not some more recent some more distant ancestry from France, but also French particularly northern French DNA will be very similar to English, particularly southern English DNA due to a very similar mixing of peoples over time.

[Romilly]

Yes, I’ve suddenly got Breton and Dutch too in the latest MH update!

Rather curiously, my daughter now has 2% South Asian, but I wonder if this just represents the small amount of Ashkenazi Jewish DNA that I have? Living DNA says that I have a small amount of Arabian DNA, but I think it must be the same thing.

Romilly

[susieroe]

I too have acquired Breton and Dutch, losing my Greek/Italian, which made no sense but  I would have liked  as my mother looked 'Southern' and we both adored anything Italian  My Heritage results, both previous and updated bear little resemblance to Ancestry's, which I also question. And out them all I'm still missing a vital one: my Canadian connection.

Another thing I don't understand: what exactly do they mean by 'English'? Would that be our Ancient British ancestors?

[aghadowey]

I actually do have Dutch ancestors but Breton? no. The Spanish & Northern Italian bits don't make any sense either.

[Ruskie]

Version 1:
Scandinavian 29.4
Irish Scottish Welsh 26.2
Baltic 18.0
East European 15.3
Ashkenazi Jewish 9.6
Central Asian 1.5

It’s more complicated now:
Baltic 18.9
East European 18.4 (maps shows lots of crossover geographically with Baltic)
English 17.2
Scottish and Welsh 7.9
Ashkenazi Jewish (USSR) 6.9
Irish 6.2
German 4.3
Finnish 4.0
Ashkenazi Jewish (Poland, Hungary, Romania, Czechia) 3.7
Breton 3.4
Danish 2.1
Ashkenazi Jewish (Germany, France, Netherlands) 1.6
Dutch 1.6
French 1.4
Balkan 1.2
Norwegian 1.2