Confused by your AncestryDNA cousin matches? Learn how to sort matches using shared centimorgans, group them by family line, and compare family trees to find your connection. These beginner-friendly tips will help you turn DNA results into real genealogical discoveries.

One of the most common questions I get as a genetic genealogist is “Did you find any long lost relatives when you tested your DNA?” The short answer is yes, a few actually. Most of them were unknown to me at first, but there was one long lost relative in particular who I started looking for well before taking my DNA test. 

Confused by your AncestryDNA results? Learn how to understand ethnicity estimates, centimorgans, and cousin matches in this beginner-friendly guide.