AncestryDNA Results: South African

Thanks for watching! As promised:
My AncestryDNA Results:
Africa: 2%
Benin/Togo - 2%
Asia: 2%
Asia Central - 1%
Asia South - 1%
Europe: 95%
Europe West - 71%
Ireland - 12%
Europe East - 4%
Finland/Northwest Russia - 3%
Great Britain - 2%
Iberian Peninsula - 1%
Scandinavia - 1%
Italy/Greece - 1%
Pacific Islander: 1%
Melanesia - 1%
(Can also be viewed at this link: goo.gl/Pzaqny )
AND
My Ancestry.com Family Tree:
goo.gl/7AHbli

[@mlee-w664]

As an African-American it's crazy to see someone of mostly European heritage be so proud to be African, most people would want to hide it and I'm glad you found pride in it! (Edit: Some of y'all in the comments are misunderstanding my statement. While he *is* South African in nationality, being proud of having "African" (Black African) ancestry is not the same thing. The country had forced racial segregation until the 1990s, there are plenty of people who could be proudly South African, but not proud to have Black ancestry. Because being South African is a nationality not a race. Thank you for coming to my TED talk)

[@sinqobilenhlangulela9812]

As an black South African it's surprising for me too.

[@MichaelDavis-cv6rr]

@Lucifer smoking crack again?

[@justint4892]

Lucifer exactly why your birth rates are dropping

[@padredemishijos12]

I discovered my "pure'' white mother is 1% Senegalese. I love it.

[@hurricane19740]

@@padredemishijos12 Dad, myself and my niece discovered we also have 1% Senegalese, 1 % Benin & Togo, & 1 % Senegalese respectively. Our background is mainly Polynesian, Scandinavian. I'm just as proud of that as of everything else.

[@SNicole82]

I am so moved by your results. A lot of people want to pass off small percentages as "noise" when there could be some validity to it. I'm glad you have came full circle with your heritage.

[@MatthewBode]

My thoughts exactly :) thank you so much, I am extremely proud of my heritage.

[@0m3gaph03nix]

@@juizyvruit5861 Yeah, dumb fuck! It's a part of the genetic make up that makes him 100% who he is. It's a part of his family's history. Why would he ignore and erase people involved in his creation? People always look for the dumbest excuses to talk shit about people for no reason.

[@janco333]

For him to have 2% of the DNA of a person means that, that ancestor is between 5 and 6 generations ago, so it is fairly significant.

[@MatthewBode]

@@Erdath91 - I can understand why you are so quick to dismiss people's claims, but in my case the African DNA is most definitely valid, and (relatively) recent. My maternal aunt is almost 10% African, my maternal grandfather would likely have been over 10%. My great-great-grandparents were classified as "mixed". I met their daughter, my great-grandmother. My 4th great-grandmother was baptised in a Native Wesleyan Mission - see my follow up video for clarification: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3Xco3SIhNyGo80

[@andrethegiant3451]

how do you know he's telling the truth? what about neanderthal dna, how come he does'nt mention it and ALL whites have it?

[@INTUITIVENORSK2303]

Matthew, you also come across as such a polite, mature, intelligent, logical, well rounded, well read & well adjusted young man!! Once again, such lovely results for you & your family.

[@MatthewBode]

Dear Katia, thank you so much for your kind and insightful comments, which made my day! Your hair colour observations are very enlightening, will take everything you've said on board. 😊Yes, it's a pity about all the thumbs downs, which may also have something to do with the use of the word "coloured" in my video. In hindsight, I wish I'd edited this word out, or clarified its meaning in a South African context earlier. We live and learn! Thank you for stopping by, have a wonderful day 😊.

[@kimberleyrobinson2600]

I am 31% Spanish, 34% Morrocan, 8% Camaroon/Congo and 37% african south eastern bantu.

[@thepsalms2806]

That's crazy where are you from?

[@carlitobrigante8429]

Made up results, you look 95% black

[@warrenaubry8415]

@@carlitobrigante8429💀

[@lindelwanothandongcobo8863]

Family I’m Zulu ❤

[@simonmakgoba2466]

who are u then ? 😂😂🧐

[@annelisabethcom]

I don't think I've ever heard anyone having documented the various ethnicities to that degree. Well done!

[@lillipad3503]

Hi i just left mine today. tks Matthew. So, I have 13 and my daughters 11.

[@abbad707]

@@lillipad3503 nice

[@abbad707]

@@lillipad3503 what did u get?

[@lillipad3503]

@@abbad707 Skandinavian, Balkan, Iberian, Jewish, Kenyan, Masai, Sierra-Leon, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asian , East Asian. Middle East, Middle America, Oceania.

[@tshimangadzonemurangoni6790]

most south african white people actually have African descents , thats why two Afrikaans people were able to give birth to a coloured child (watch the movie skin) or google Sandra Laing

[@creativelife9871]

Wow! It's amazing to see such a full tree. I only hope one day be able to fill in my blank spaces. Great video!

[@prettyslim2010]

I think that's amazing, and you actually have knowledge of how to track this and so forth so that makes it even greater. I'm happy that your proud.

[@MatthewBode]

Thanks so much :)

[@lynnlemonwknits255]

This was very interesting. I'm also from South Africa, born and raised. Moved to America when I was 22. I did my DNA testing last month and discovered I'm 88% European (broken down below)57% West European15% Irish11% Great Britain 2% Scandinavian 2% Finland/Northwest Russia1% East European (Czech Republic, Macedonia, Poland, Romania) 1% Pacific Islander (Polynesia) 4% South and Central Asia (India, Nepal, Kazakhstan, Iran, Pakistan) 3% Turkish/Iraq/Georgia 2% Nigerian Less than 1% Eastern Bantu Less than 1% African Hunters and Gatherers. I love how diverse my heritage is! So cool! ❤

[@lynnlemonwknits255]

Hello There! 😊 I completely agree with you. That was just the way the results were given to me from AncestryDNA.

[@steveboy7302]

+L Knits how would a south african get polynesian there is no polynesians in africa

[@reneerobinson3559]

+steve boy Malaysians and Madagascans come up as Polynesian. SA hads loads of them.

[@steveboy7302]

+Nicole Robinson malaysians snd Madagascans aren't polynesian they are austronesians not polynesians hawaii,new zealand ,tahiti are in polynesia

[@sebastiankoopman1856]

@@steveboy7302 hi I a south african that moved to New Zealand, it also has the biggest population of pacific islanders( Polynesians) in the south pacific Polynesia , due to migration. During the boer war the Australian and New Zealand army( large number of Polynesians in the army over here) fought along side the British army during this period. This history is not spoken of in south africa, but written in the history books in nz

[@Frlene71]

Fascinating! Thank you for explaining the research you did on your family. This made your family roots much more interesting.

[@SM-jv5ev]

Slavery is interesting for u?

[@TheWisdomCouch]

Love that you’re so aware of South African history.

[@pasti3697]

This is truly inspirational. You give me hope in the next generation my dear child. God bless you Matthew, sending much love your way

[@basilrodericks7791]

Very interesting & nicely said.

[@lerinhar]

Very interesting results man!

[@quenome01]

Cool, Matthew! Everybody should take the test. Amazing discoveries you've made!

[@indigomoon7]

That's why I say everything isn't what it seems. People can mixed with so much and you can never really tell just by looking at them. Thank you for sharing.

[@millionaireunknown1]

Such a great postive attitude especially in regards to Africa. A great video.

[@gloriarainey]

Matthew, that was very interesting. Thanks.

[@stargazermami5133]

Very interesting, it’s heart warming how you embrace all of your results 👑

[@TheKofinyarko]

I've seen your link pop up but failed to click on it. I finally did and could say I'm very proud of you. Have positive outlook on life and trust me, it will take you far.

[@randomfella8084]

You really did your research on this stuff. So thorough.

[@goov47]

Very interesting results and so cool.

[@MatthewBode]

Thanks! 🙌

[@namisara6859]

goov47 yaaaay..awesome.

[@gabotepapote1178]

Asian sound like the invasion of the Huns, to European countries.

[@Faridbuza]

This is the best DNA result presentation I have seen so far. I loved the documentary research that went into it, not just relying on the DNA.

[@Daj2009]

This is by far the most interesting dna results and family history I heard as of yet, Thank you for sharing.

[@MatthewBode]

+Daj2009 Thanks for watching!

[@Appleboo222]

Sooo cool, love that you had the whole family done ! So happy you had that little African in there being a South African 😊

[@NoName-be8vp]

So interesting. I love how proud you are to find out you have a connection with Africans.

[@dianamurtaugh1291]

It's cool that all four of you in your immediate family had this done. I knew that certain traits are passed differently depending on one's sex, but this put a different light on it for me. Thanks for sharing.

[@zulaigaworth4401]

Thank you. It's good to have South African results. I hope more people will post. Great!

[@energetica346]

What a lovely story. Well done for being so proud and positive. I love the way your are so thorough and matter of fact with your information. Many white skinned Australians also share a similar kind of background to your family.

[@steveboy7302]

australians dont share african dna

[@juanmanuelmoramontes3883]

Some Australians have a few of Pacific islander, but almost never any African ancestry.

[@SM-jv5ev]

U do realize this happened during slavery? His folks likely twisted the story cause elsie was a slave, probably forced to lay with the white man

[@ramonamilam3910]

You did a wonderful job!!! Your heritage is awesome and I love your desire to know more.

[@MatthewBode]

Thank you! I find this stuff fascinating so am forever on a quest to find more :)

[@marthawarrington7748]

I love you came out straight out with your results, some people talk to long that makes no sense to me before reading the results, love the video

[@KeepingUpWithNocie]

Very informative and interesting video, Matthew. I am a black South African, Zulu to be specific. I'm doing the Ancestry DNA test, out of curiosity. I'm pretty sure I'm 100% African, however I'm not sure if all 100% is from the Southern parts of Africa, my mom's family has a lot of uncertain history.

[@mohamuude9019]

www beautiful which company did you took DNA test South Africa

[@warpriest79]

Girl u ain't no zulu

[@mamadeebuildsahouse]

Did you ever get your results? I'm Xhosa BTW>

[@Nunawariyaku]

Is that you in your photo? you look asian.. o_O maybe you are not 100% african

[@Lisciousm]

Which company did you use to do your DNA test?

[@Aarontlondon]

I enjoyed this a lot- great video

[@travisfederowich3487]

Great Results:) People are so ignorant if they look at someone and think they are 100% .No one is 100% anything .Humans have been around for a long time of course there are going to be mixed.Im exited to get my results back.

[@Renegadeproject]

These results should inspire more people to look at their DNA make up

[@ruthyblakester]

Thanks so much! Gave me the courage to add mine. It's so interesting!!! SA ancestry is just really fascinating. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@MatthewBode]

So glad Ruth! Thank you for watching

[@junenye]

Thank you for your respectful video and for doing your research and paying homage to your ancestors

[@SM-jv5ev]

Shame he should pray for Elsie tho. I highly doubt a black woman of those days was going to love and marry a white man. We need to b honest about our history, the receiving end of these ancestors need healing.

[@user-pi3fe2yk1b]

Sad most South Africans don't realise or won't admit that they have mixed ancestry to some degree, various ethnicities have been in our country for 100's of years so it's not uncommon to find a black south african person with European or a white person with bantu ancestry

[@alansjf33]

Your background was fascinating. Thanks for sharing.

[@Chyn.Wonder]

Very fascinating. Great work!

[@hate-chan5049]

wow your DNA test was very informative and to the point ,I hate it when people keep on blabbering about unnecessary things.

[@militzajbishop]

Thank you for sharing. I am also South African, living in US now. My DNA test from 23andme confirmed very similar ancestry to yours. In fact - there are only 4 out of the 31 tested populations that I am not! And I love how you explained the African results as a verified connection to the land, even though it's something most of us feel anyway.

[@Leamoyer]

Very nice video. Nice to see South African represented. Intersting to see the mix you found. Part of history.

[@nomzitawasim4530]

Wow, you have an interesting story... I would be the first to do the test if they shipped to SA!!! Thank you for still being proud of where you are coming from :)

[@krischristy626]

I agree with you, I wish more Africans especially southern Africans would do this test. Am from Botswana, south Africa and Zimbabwe and I wish I could do this test to see which other african nations might pop up

[@gracegrace9555]

Kris Christy All I know about my ancestry is that I am from Zimbabwe

[@ronaldmadziro5679]

I am a Zimbabwean living in Australia, so I was able to do this test in Australia. My results came 100% African,so my Ancestry was split into Cameroon-Congo,Kenyan,Nigerian and Mali. Even though both my parents are Zimbabwean.I feel the Kenyan side is from my father and Nigerian side comes from my mother's lineage.

[@Biobele]

@@ronaldmadziro5679 I'm Nigerian born and raised, I did the test in Nigeria, I am 91.4% Nigerian, 4.7% Kenyan, 1.9% Maasai and 2% Finland.

[@law4mentalhealth350]

"Blood connection to continent I was born on." That resonated with me. Very interesting results and so cool!

[@onyx081]

A "blood connection" as a result of rape and colonization. There's nothing cool about that

[@KeepinItOneHunnnid]

He worded that perfectly.

[@KeepinItOneHunnnid]

@@onyx081, marriage between African women and colonial white men was more common in South Africa than America. There is a world outside of the United States you know stop projecting our history onto other countries.

[@KeepinItOneHunnnid]

@@pqt112, women will always desire to be with the highest status men in any given society. White men had higher status in colonial South Africa than black men, so no doubt many of those black women will have voluntarily married those white men to increase their status. It wasn't always rape, in either South Africa or the United States, where do you think terms like 'bendwench' came from.

[@KeepinItOneHunnnid]

@@pqt112, 'your kind'!?!?...I'm black American you clown.

[@aoryward]

Amazing genetics! You're a mix of everything! Very cool. Thanks for sharing.

[@MatthewBode]

Thanks for watching Gregory! :)

[@pollyannaprinciple5860]

Truly enjoyed the way you presented your test results. Like how you combined it with genealogical documents that traced your African ancestry. One of the better readings of genetic genealogy that I have seen.

[@SayIzMyName]

Very interesting!

[@mahaliahedwards4806]

Amazing!

[@PrincessPowerranger]

That's so cool, to be honest I wasn't expecting you to have mixed ancestry, that's seriously cool

[@kayabe856]

This is awesome! Very interesting. We are all connected in some way. I’m Africa American and can’t wait to visit South Africa!

[@jamescobrien]

I'm part South African too.

[@RUWeird2OrIsItJustMe]

wow he is a cutie!

[@imeldamayer-taylor2783]

Thanks for sharing . Nice video . Did mine yesterday .I was born in Cape Town , Cape Coloured . Now live in Austria . Your results , interesting . Your family tree too . Motivated me to do more research . Both parents passed away , difficult at the moment . Have a nice day in Australia .

[@spikefist]

Really cool. And great that you could trace the family tree too

[@jflor9]

Just wanted to say I enjoyed your video and that accent lol I live in the bayou, Louisiana. I'm not sure how I ended here. You seems so elated. Take care sha!

[@MatthewBode]

+Enimsaj Htby You are so kind! Thanks for watching

[@jflor9]

Lol kind is my middle name and no boo, thank you for sharing!

[@mboiko]

Your 71% Europe West I bet is Dutch and/or German....

[@jb894]

Prob Dutch

[@hyenalaughingmatter8103]

@@jb894 dutch are saxons. saxons live in north west germany and east germany

[@NormanF62]

Yes, makes him Afrikaner. The results aren’t surprising and as for the family name, not everyone’s name reveals their true affiliation and expected with South African whites whose ancestry isn’t predominantly British. 60% of the white population are Afrikaan.

[@lienbijs1205]

His last name Bode is a Dutch last name.

[@Lovelezlie]

Loved your video, thanks for sharing and congrats :).

[@MatthewBode]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@abiamvega6249]

Fascinating! thx for posting men

[@MatthewBode]

+Abiam Vega Glad you enjoyed! :D

[@kazzuo32]

love your video, you have beautiful hands.

[@cateyes2103]

Thanks for sharing your results and also for shedding a light on the European people in/from Africa.

[@MatthewBode]

It's an absolute pleasure! Thanks for your comment 😄

[@jubrilliant4835]

Holy sheet, this might be my favourite DNA Test results

[@tharisethafallguy7706]

Good job on the video Matthew.

[@MatthewBode]

Thanks! :)

[@jacenath8197]

The Asian can come from Asian Indians who were taken to South Africa as indentured labourers. Also, many Indians were taken to Fiji as indentured labourers as well and then some were shipped to other places which can explain the Melanesian as well. I am half Indo Fijian. My ancestors were taken from India, Nepal, and Burma to South Africa, then Trinidad, and then Fiji. I have some Native Fijian ancestry and I am proud of my DNA test results.

[@missmasoodah8832]

I think the Melanisian could also come from the Malay people of Cape Town, they were also brought to South Africa as slaves, worker's and indentured labourers infact they were brought to South Africa before The Indians..

[@craigistheman101]

I’m African- American from southern Virginia area on my moms side. Before the most recent update I am 77% African (28% Nigerian, 21% Ivory Coast/Ghana, 13% African Southeastern Bantu, 7% Cameroon/ Congo, 4% Senegal, 3% Benin/ Togo,

[@sharonmariek]

For a beginner family researcher, what dna test would you recommend? I've considered 23 and me, but you used other tests. Now I'm curious about my own family heritage.

[@MatthewBode]

+Sharon M. K. IMO Ancestry is definitely the best for beginners. :)

[@kenneyd1622]

I want to do the same test. I believe I have Scottish, English and French Mauritian and some of my reletives from my moms side are pretty dark skinned so it's very likely that I have an indian bloodline. Any suggestions on how to source info and do the test? I live in South Africa

[@MatthewBode]

Hi Kenney, you could always order a test through MyHeritage, 23andMe or Family Tree DNA. They all ship to South Africa. They usually have Christmas sales as well, so keep an eye out for that.

[@JudgeItoRx3Sp]

Awesome that u could trace ur african lineage.. Congratulations

[@MatthewBode]

Thank you! 😆

[@matdaniels2498]

why?

[@fromrussiawithlove9665]

Now he can say, see I'm not completely racist not all of my ancestors raped, stole, and pillaged land from you. Some of you use to be me! This land belongs to me just as much as you!

[@cassandra30k]

thx 4 sharing.

[@siobhan28483]

Great video. What a nice mix of results. Funnily enough, I could see the Finnish in you before you said it. You're very handsome too. :)

[@siobhan28483]

These are my Ancestry results... 84% African (Nigeria - 32%, Benin/Togo - 24%, Ivory Coast/Ghana - 10%, Mali - 9%, Cameroon/Congo - 8%, Africa S.Cental HG - 1%. America (Native American - 1%). Europe (Ireland - 8%, Scandinavia - 2%, Great Britain - 1%, Italy/Greece - 1%, Finland/Northwest Russia - 1%. West Asia (Middle East - 2%).

[@MatthewBode]

Thanks so much! Wow, your results are incredibly interesting; your ancestors were very well travelled. :)

[@siobhan28483]

+Matthew Bode Thank you. :) Yes, they certainly got around!

[@kevinjoseph517]

does that work in percents and 6 generations back?

[@MrSenzoM]

I do know that I'm mostly African, also considering that my maternal great-great-grandmother was British, I would like to do the test just to really find out my genealogy.

[@traceybolden7227]

thank you for your eloquent presentation. especially for explaining the term "colored", many americans may be offended by the term w/o explanation. i too have a benin/togo percentage...lots of Irish and no Great Britain...it is a very interesting test to have, fascinating...again thank you

[@wonderwoman5528]

Hi, I remember your DNA results from a while back, I wondered if you results have changed with the new update? :)

[@JaiiKaiiLove07]

very interesting results! you also have a very soothing voice (random)

[@MatthewBode]

Thanks so much!

[@ReneEpps]

Nice! My DNA test was about 65% African 17%European 7%Native American & 2% Asian Thanks for sharing...

[@davidmthekidd]

wow, impressive.

[@samanthadeyzel9883]

May I ask, did you do the family tree on the heritage app ? Is it worth the money ?

[@yescarycan]

What a cool video ! I just subscribed !!!

[@MatthewBode]

Thanks!

[@trucker-cats9578]

I’m lily white with blue eyes, and I found out I have a little Africa DNA. Wish I knew what grandparents I inherited it from. I don’t know why people are surprised he is proud of his Heritage. It proves we had good people in our lines that weren’t hung up on color of skin.

[@SM-jv5ev]

Omg lolllllll 🤣 The women u got the non European dna from was likely r@ped. Lolllllllll wow

[@SM-jv5ev]

Europeans have gone out of their way to lie about the past. Unfortunately for your ancestors, you are here to corporate the tale of suffering. Your dna proves the horror we speak about from the other side.

[@sulaimaanahmad]

i'm from the yoruba tribe (nigerian) berber (amazigh) and spanish. and i was born and raised in america. 🌍

[@carlosgaztelucabral8061]

I am .4% yoruba Cuban mother, so it must have come in that way. Portuguese father, which explains the 2.4 % berber or north African. Rest is 1.4 native american from the Cuban and 92.3% European

[@purexample]

Thank you for sharing!

[@merylcasey7976]

This is so awesome thanks so much for sharing.

[@litogor]

You said 71% "Europe" in your 95% European and I think you forgot a word to say "West Europe" lol West Europe is considered a French and German DNA group. There are other countries included in: Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg but these are "sub-countries" because the nucleus of their DNA is genetically considered French and German.

[@jubrilliant4835]

He said this mistake if you continue watching the video

[@carolhew73]

What might an education do you is common knowledge to those of mixed race (coloured) because many of their families "passed" for white during the time of the pencil test was used to determine racial classification. So, genes don't disappear even though they are swept under the carpet for political reasons.

[@MsSophia003]

Awesome results

[@JuliaJoyTheHealstorian]

This is awesome! Thanks for sharing.

[@MatthewBode]

Thanks for watching! Have a great day :)

[@carl1095]

I think your African heritage is probably from the indigenous people of southern Africa, the Khoisan people, as the coloured people in SA are of largely of Khoisan descent, as well as Asian, black, European.

[@elninojr1036]

no actually most people from southern africa are not descended from the khoisan the khoisan are native too the Kalahari Desert most people native too southern africa are bantu people the bantu people are the biggest ethnic group in africa

[@cbucicocimama9517]

Coloureds r 32% bantu 35% khoisan that has been proven what do you mean they khoisan descents

[@dcollop3543]

My bru you are one of us.🇿🇦

[@wilsonsothernames]

Would dna results pick up my great grandfathers's great great grandmother? Since she is not from my mitro. Line or y line. Would autosomal dna test be able to pick her up? I understand that it may be too far back as these tests may be limited to picking up to 5 generations back and this woman is 7 generations back

[@MatthewBode]

+Paul Dub Well my great-grandmother Elizabeth Sarah Coutts' great-grandmother Elsie Regina van Zyl (who was an African woman, baptised in a Native Wesleyan Chapel) was picked up in my autosomal DNA test; so I'd say yes, with almost complete certainty, it would show up in your test results! :)

[@mAMEENb]

I have ordered a DNA recently and it will be in South Africa in a few days. However, it did cost me a lot and I am having second thoughts. Will it be a good idea to let my father do the test and how long will it take to claim citizenship from him? I know that each individual has a unique DNA but I am more interested in the DNA results from my father's side. Will it be a wise choice to let him do the test and then claim citizenship from him as his son?

[@MatthewBode]

Hi, as far as I know, these DNA tests cannot be used to claim citizenship of any kind

[@GuardianoftheGoldenStool]

I really enjoyed listening to your dna results! I also have a love for genealogical research and have done some genetic dna testing. I'm African-American, so the bulk of my ancestors came to the USA via the Atlantic Slave Trade. What was great about my ancestry dna testing experiences, I had some intuitive haunches about what the results might be before receiving them, and it really moved me knowing that. My direct maternal lineage was Yoruba of Nigeria, and my direct paternal is Akan(Ashanti) of Ghana. I have yet to do the admixture test. I'm guessing I'm between 77 to 80 per cent African, and the rest is a mixture between European and Native American. The highest African is probably Ghana/Ivory Coast, and European is definitely Western Europe(Germany, France) and Great Britain. I have a South African friend who's Malay, and just as an avid patron about history as I am. I have to get him to watch your video.

[@MatthewBode]

Fascinating +OrientalKings, so glad I'm not alone with this passion! Thanks for stopping by and watching :)

[@osiruskat]

Melanesians actually look African but are genetically Asians. Finnish also have traces of East Asian.

[@marihayward3234]

xxaleenazxx yes they do

[@isaacdiakite1720]

xxaleenazxx They really do.

[@steveboy7302]

+Mari Hayward no they dont

[@anonymousnativeamerican7755]

And native American traces too

[@somethingforyou345]

they dont look african they just black

[@philisilezulu3636]

Thanks Matthew, this was inspiring,I am thinking of doing mine,my grandparents from both side were very coloured looking and ddnt know anything about their ancestry

[@maliya4253]

Cool results

[@AnalediAfrika]

This is one of the best Ancestry DNA videos I've seen, very professional and thorough! I watched many from America and Britain, but was specifically looking for a South African video by a European descendant to see if you traced any African ancestry. And here I found it! I wish more African-born people will be able to do the test. I was born in South Africa, and I still live in SA, but have French, Dutch and German ancestors. I also want to be able to say I am truly African, as I am culturally not European at all, I'm an African, even though I'm white. I would be thrilled if my DNA comes up with at least a bit of African, maybe Khoisan. [By the way, my maiden name is Botha (ancestors from Germany), and I wonder if Bode is just another spelling of the same surname way back.] Well done!

[@MatthewBode]

Hi Delana, thanks for stopping by! It is really fantastic to see just how many South Africans are jumping on the bandwagon and getting their DNA tested. Us European-South Africans are a small gene pool and many are related multiple times ever (especially those with Afrikaans lineage), also many of us have African (either West African slave or indigenous Khoisan) lineage, sadly swept under the rug due to an unfortunate political situation from 1948-1993. If you are tracing your family tree I cannot recommend the Facebook group South African Genealogy enough (facebook.com/groups/7627302901/), they have been an invaluable resource in my many quests and there are hundreds of people more than willing to assist where they can! Thanks again for watching, and hope you have a great day. :)

[@AnalediAfrika]

Dankie, Matthew! This is really fascinating. Again, well done to you!

[@anitaneal3082]

Some more stolen land

[@kaseywatson7281]

@@AnalediAfrika your not African your a white European born in South africa.

[@francoisdaureville323]

@@kaseywatson7281 then all blacks and asians in britain are not british then,they are just inmigrants from africa and India who come here for opprotunity,

[@yolandagrant8414]

People don't realize how diverse Africa is. I have a friend who lives in the US she is a white South African. Mostly British and some Dutch ancestry. Both sides of her family have been in Africa almost 200 yrs! Before she moved to the US, Capetown was all she knew. Regardless of where life takes you, always be proud. You are African! You are South African!

[@MatthewBode]

+Yolanda Grant I agree 100%! Thank you for your comment

[@KingofgraceSARA]

Bedwench alert lol

[@nubianqueenyada]

The White people that are African genetically arent African so it's not really diversity that you see but mixing with Europeans and Middle Easterns. They aren't African genetically, genetically they are European!!! They are from South Africa. Just like im from America, but my real ancestors are Nigerian!

[@EbonyJoneskuye]

Yolanda Grant 200 years of dictatorship ... Nothing to brag about!

[@grethi8110]

bullshit lmaoooooooo

[@kumarieramdunnie]

Very interesting. Do you do genealogy as a hobby or as a career to help other people discover their roots

[@MatthewBode]

Hi Kumarie, mostly as a hobby but I'm considering starting a genealogy consultancy with a friend going forward 😊.

[@johngreally9599]

That's so cool. Massive. Instructive, corrective, healing even for some who will hear this. Seriously. You've obviously been so well brought-up as well, and I always marvel at what it takes to pour into a single individual from both before conception (nature) and after (nurture) to get great results.... you in this case. I hope so many take the test and enjoy any enlightening results!

[@MatthewBode]

Such a kind comment, thank you

[@johngreally9599]

I watched a few ancestry/23&me result vids today, and yours, with the Timor/African surprise, magnified by such an 'obviously' Germanic/Scandinavian 'look', gave most pause for deep thought about how much we quietly share behind any presumptions we are all prone to make. My Irish/Lebanese is less tipped-up and shaken about nicely than your results, by its less-than-expectable low% additions of Jewish (3%), Georgian (2%), Spanish (4%) making me scratch my head but feel 'other connected', deeper than I thought, more plugged in globally. But there you are spanning not three nations, but three continents. Just wow.