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Welcome to The Cullen Family DNA Project--incorporating similar surnames like Culin, Cullinan, McCullen, Cullens, McQuillan, Culling, Cullum

***last update Jan 11, 2010***We are busy with many results reporteed and other tests in progress. A McCullen in Australia whose ancestors are from the Tyrone/Fermanagh border has 25 of 37 markers reported so far and may match a McQuillan with roots in Louth. Other recent results include an old Cullen/Cullens family with descendants all throughout the Southern US from Georgia to Texas. A Cullen family from Kentucky that moved to Arkansas and Texas matches the Reverend Joseph Cullen family, with origins in Kent, England. In progress: what is probably the largest McCullen family in the US, descended from Bryan McCullen of North Carolina., and a Cullen from Co. Leitrim. Also. please see our updated Cullen surname distribution map for Ireland, click here.

We are working together to find our common heritage and find links between Cullen families throughout the world. By testing specific regions of the Y chromosome found in all men, we can determine which Cullen people are closely related to each other, and find out where our ancestors came from. Please explore all 6 pages of this site, learn about the project, and email me (berniecullen@gmail.com) if you have any questions.

We always welcome new members, whether you have not yet been tested, or already have your results from Family Tree DNA, the Genographic Project of the National Genographic Society, or another company. We now have members who live in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, England, Ireland and Scotland.

Another advantage of joining our project is that several of our members are amateur genealogists and can help you trace your Cullen roots. We have helped at least 3 Cullens find their ancestors through traditional genealogy as well as the DNA tests.

• Useful Links

  Cullen Genealogy Homepage by Jim Cullen. This is probably the most comprehensive website devoted to all Cullen families, and contains several pages of analysis of our DNA results. Highly recommended!--Please note the new address (Jan '08) for this important resource: http://members.bex.net/jtcullen515/index.htm

  Cullen Genealogy Blog by Bernie Cullen. This site has a map showing the distribution of the Cullen and Cullinan surnames in Ireland in the mid 1800s based on Griffith's Evaluation.

  O'Driscoll of Cork DNA project. This project has a much more specific focus than ours, but it has useful explanations of DNA testing.

  Byrne DNA project--The Byrne name has many independent origins, just like Cullen.

  Devine family DNA project--another mainly Irish surname which shows what we hope to achieve at the Cullen project

  
  

  Click here to order a DNA test now

  For more information on the relationship between DNA testing and traditional genealogy, visit World Families Network.