DNA Research
Overcome “brick walls” in your family research from this relatively new genealogical tool.
By testing the Y-chromosome of males bearing the Park/e/s surname and comparing the results with others in our database, we can determine whether participants share a common male Park/e/s ancestor.
With numerous well-researched lines represented in our database, each new project member is likely to find a genetic connection to others who may have valuable lineage information to exchange.
In the case of members who can only trace their Park/e/s ancestry back several generations, combining test results with the resources available to the Parke Society makes it possible to eliminate lineages which do not connect genetically, and to search the genetically linked lineages for likely candidates for the father of one’s earliest known male Park/e/s ancestor.
For questions about the Park/e/s DNA Surname Project, contact the group administrator at
dnaadmin@parke.org
To view the Park/e/s DNA Surname Project website and join the project:
Below is a listing of all the LKs currently represented in the Park/e/s DNA Surname Project:
Represented Lineage Keys as of 14 March 2026 (the number in parentheses is the group in which this Lineage Key can be found).
A(004)-C(028)-C Subgroup(029)-G(034)-I(048)-K(038)-P(016)-Q(042)-R(041)-T(023)-U(046)-X(043)-Z(046)-Pershouse(042)AN(026)-AO(023)-AP(008)-AR(015)-AS(023)-CC(023)-CU(009)-CV(038)-CW(030)-CX(041)-DN(023)-DO(010)-DP(031)-DR(030)-DU(030)-DX(032)-EN(001)-EO(038)-EP(033)-EV(046)-EW(027)-FO(028)-FR(010)-FT(011)-GO(034)-GP(035)-GU(023)-GW(034)-GZ(008)-HP(036)-HS(011)-IN(004)-IP(008)-IU(004)-IW(046)-JJ(004)-JM(034)-JN(046)-JO(037)-JP(004)-JQ(035)-KO(038)-KY(030)-LL(030)-LN(046)-LO(011)-LQ(046)-LR(034)-MN(039)-MO(038)-MP(038)-NP(022)-NS(046)-NW(042)-NY(028)-OM(034)-ON(030)-OO(028)-OX(010)-PM(034)-PN(040)-PY(038)-PZ(028)-QO(004)-QP(038)-QR(038)-RM(008)-RO(046)-RP(030)-RU(028)-RY(023)-SN(046)-SO(046)-ST(028)-TZ(046)-UO(038)-VN(008)-VO(030)-VP(042)-VU(032)-WP(030)-WQ(023)-WR(023)-WZ(041)-XO(034)-XP(044)-XW(004)-XZ(038)-YN(032)-YO(045)-YQ(010)-YT(046)-YW(046)-ZN(010)-ZY(030)-ZX(032)-ABA(008)-ABB(047)-ARB(007)-CNA(050)-SLA(042)
About My Haplogroup: The lineage likely has its roots in northern France. Today it is found most frequently within Viking / Scandinavian populations in Northwest Europe and extends at low frequencies into Central and Eastern Europe.
Group 004: I-M223 LK=[A]-IN-IU-JJ-JP-QO-XW
Group 005: I-M223 Rodger Parke
Group 006: I-M223 Benjamin PARKES b. 1782 Staffordshire, ENG
Group 007: I-M223 County Armagh Parks Lineage
About My Haplogroup: The lineage likely has its roots in northern France. Today it is found most frequently within Viking / Scandinavian populations in Northwest Europe and extends at low frequencies into Central and Eastern Europe.
Group 008: I-M253 LK=AP-GZ-IP-RM-VN-ABA
Group 009: I-M253 LK=CU
Group 010: I-M253 LK=DO-FR-OX-ZN
Group 011: I-M253 LK=FT-HS-LO
Group 012: Reserved for future use
Group 013: Reserved for future use
Group 014: Reserved for future use
About My Haplogroup: This lineage originated in the northern portion of the Fertile Crescent where it later spread throughout central Asia, the Mediterranean, and south into India. As with other populations with Mediterranean ancestry this lineage is found within Jewish populations.
Group 015: J-M172 LK=AR
Group 016: J-M172 LK=P
Group 017: Reserved for future use
Group 018: Reserved for future use
About My Haplogroup: This haplogroup is the only lineage strictly associated with native American populations. This haplogroup is defined by the presence of the M3 mutation. This mutation occurred on the Q lineage 8-12 thousand years ago as the migration into the Americas was underway. There is some debate as to on which side of the Bering Strait this mutation occurred, but it definitely happened in the ancestors of the Native American peoples.
Group 019: Q-M3
Group 020: Reserved for future use
Group 021: Reserved for future use
About My Haplogroup: The R-M269 lineage likely began in West Asia. It is the descendant of the major R-M343 lineage. Some of your genetic cousins traveled northwest into Central Asia and on to Europe. Others moved south and entered the Levant Region.
Group 026: R-M269 LK=AN
Group 027: R-M269 LK=EW
Group 028: R-M269 LK=C-FO-NY-OO-PZ-RU-ST
Group 029: R-M269 LK=C-SUBGroup
Group 030: R-M269 LK=[KY]-CW-DR-DU-LL-ON-RP-VO-WP-ZY
Group 031: R-M269 LK=DP
Group 032: R-M269 LK=DX-VU-YN-ZX
Group 033: R-M269 LK=EP
Group 034: R-M269 LK=G-GO-GW-JM-LR-OM-PM-XO
Group 035: R-M269 LK=GP-JQ
Group 036: R-M269 LK=HP
Group 037: R-M269 LK=JO
Group 038: R-M269 LK=[K]-CV-EO-KO-MO-MP-PY-QP-QR-UO-XZ
Group 039: R-M269 LK=MN
Group 040: R-M269 LK-PN
Group 041: R-M269 LK=R-CX-WZ
Group 042: R-M269 LK=Q-NW-VP-SLA-Pershouse
Group 043: R-M269 LK=X
Group 044: R-M269 LK=XP
Group 045: R-M269 LK=YO
Group 046: R-M269 LK=Z-U-EV-IW-JN-LN-LQ-NS-RO-SN-SO-TZ-YT-YW
Group 047: R-M269 LK=ABB
Group 048: R-M269 LK=I
Group 049: R-M269
Group 050: R-M269 LK=CNA