Genetic Genealogy
Marvel Surname DNA Project
The MARVEL DNA Surname Project in conjunction with the extensive genealogical research resources made available via the MARVEL Family Association and the Robert B. Noles database will help determine (and prove) which of the many MARVEL families in the U.S. and Great Britain are descendants of a common Great Britain (or other world location) FINNELL ancestor.
Surname genetic testing is the newest tool available to genealogists. The genetic
genealogy tests verify a man’s direct paternal ancestry in a quick and easy way. These tests save time, prevent mistakes and provide invaluable data for genealogists that can not be otherwise obtained.
The MARVEL Surname DNA Project is open to all persons with the MARVEL surname (all spellings) world-wide. This project is also open to anyone who believes they are (or could be) a direct male descendant of one of the MARVEL families, even if their surname is not MARVEL. This project is primarily a Y-Chromosome study (direct paternal line); however, those (men or women) interested the in mitochondrial DNA testing (direct maternal line) may join this project as well.
Membership in the Knowles/Knoles/Noles Family Association
is not required to join the MARVEL Surname DNA Project.Many surnames were changed during the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries due to adoptions, out-of-wedlock births, family disagreements, etc. Under these circumstances, the Y-DNA for many descendants may not match other descendants with the same surname. Therefore, this project will assist MARVEL researchers on common or related families to work together to find their correct common ancestors, when that hasn’t been possible via the examination of the traditional paperwork trail.
You are hereby cordially invited to participate in this historic project. MARVEL family members requesting participation are requested to supply Robert B. Noles with their known genealogy.
Robert B. Noles, Marvel Surname DNA Project Group Administrator
SURNAME ORIGINS *
Marvel (1,419) English: 1. nickname for a person considered prodigious in some way. From Middle English, Old French merveille ‘miracle’ (Latin mirabilia, originally neuter plural of the adjective mirabilis ‘admirable’, ‘amazing’). The nickname was no doubt sometimes given with mocking intent. 2. (of Norman origin): habitational name, from places called Merville.
* The origins for the surnames above are provided by: Dictionary of American Family Names, by Hanks. The DAFN surname entries are structured to provide the surname (with alternate spellings), a comparative frequency of the surname in the U.S., the source language and origin of the surname, original spelling, typology, etymology and, in some cases, an identification of forebears.
SPELLING or NAME VARIATIONS
Marvel, Marvell, Marvil
SOUNDEX CODES
Marvel, Marvell, Marvil (M - rvl) = M - 614
B - 614 also codes for Marble, Merrifield and Morefield
GENEALOGICAL REFERENCES
LDS - International Genealogical Index
by Robert L. & Muriel (Marvel) Smith & the Marvel Family Association
MARVEL PROGENITORS
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