The Brown DNA Study is a volunteer, non-profit activity whose aims are to encourage and support DNA analysis for genealogical research that traces the "Brown" surname, including variant surnames like Browne, Braun, Broun, Brun and Browning. The project now has 605 sets of members' DNA results. Among these members, 406 men have matches that appear potentially useful for genealogy, while 199 others are still awaiting their first matches. Our 406 matched members fall into 119 "relationship groups." So if you add the latter number to our 202 sets of non-matched results, you'll see that so far we've identified some 341 biologically distinct Brown family lines. This total implies a huge diversity of origins for our surname -- something that few may ever have suspected! Please note that biological science can't yet use female DNA for reliable tracing of the Brown surname. But women are very active in our project by way sponsoring tests by their male relatives. So if you're female, please consider supporting our research via a DNA test by one of your Brown-surnamed brothers, fathers, sons, uncles, nephews or male cousins. Finally, if you'd like info on costs and other details, please contact me by direct email (off-list) at DNAforBrowns@aol.com. Best regards, Jim Brown (James Armistead Brown, Jr.) Volunteer Project Administrator Brown/Browne/Braun DNA Study DNAforBrowns@aol.com or W5DRP@aol.com http://brownsociety.org/browndna/dna-brown.htm