Family Finder match has same Y Group as me

[lobsterjesus]

Hi there,

I recently found that one of my family finder matches, supposedly a 3rd to 5th cousin, happens to have the same Y Haplogroup as I do (R-P312).

He doesn't show up on my Y results though. Shouldn't he, if he is the same group?

Thanks,
Scott

[dna]

Do you know whether he shares his Y-DNA results?

What are yours and his Y-DNA STR tests?

R-P312 dates way back before any genealogy starts, and Family Finder range is only around 5 generations. So, no he does not need to be in among your Y-DNA matches.

W.

[Parameswara]

Hi there,

I recently found that one of my family finder matches, supposedly a 3rd to 5th cousin, happens to have the same Y Haplogroup as I do (R-P312).

He doesn't show up on my Y results though. Shouldn't he, if he is the same group?

Thanks,
Scott

Y-DNA matches is based on STR, not SNP. So if he joined project, you can compare the result manually.

[Armando]

Hi there,

I recently found that one of my family finder matches, supposedly a 3rd to 5th cousin, happens to have the same Y Haplogroup as I do (R-P312).

He doesn't show up on my Y results though. Shouldn't he, if he is the same group?

Thanks,
Scott

Since you don't match on the Y-DNA then your direct paternal line is very likely to be different from your match's direct paternal line. He would only show as a Y-DNA match if your direct paternal line and your match's direct paternal line were the same or if there was a coincidence in the markers even if you are from different paternal lines.

P312 is a very common SNP marker among western Europeans. Once the SNP-pack is released you will want to order it and convince all of your matches to order it so you can concentrate on more recent subclades.