I agree that the results for genealogical information from DNA can be disappointing. Usually one gets the results and then wonders... what the heck do these numbers mean? That having been said... when I started researching our surname, EMBRY, all sources stated that the name was English. There is a population of Embrys, Embreys and Emburys in England. Still throughout the years there have been clues that led me to believe that it was actually French. The results of my father's deep SNP DNA, which was just returned this week, indicate he is I1a which is from northern France. There is a small town by the name of Embry in the Pas de Calais area there, but virtually no EMBRY people. There are many ways to use DNA, but it certainly does take a long time to understand it's uses and limitations (and I really don't pretend to know-it-all). If your interest is strictly genealogical you can't abandon those tried and true methods and hope to get it all from DNA. However I don't believe it's a sham, it's just another (complicated) tool to use in putting together the pieces of the puzzle. That's my last cent. Giselle