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Help[Facts] Re: Felty surname
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Hello, I had to respond to this post when I found it because my maiden name is also Felty, and my married name is Wilson! I had always been told by my parents that Felty's were German. This made sense because my father always said his father grew up in the Amish Country of Pennslyvania and was some form of Amish or Mennonite before he left that area as a young adult. I was surprised when I had a DNA test done from Ancestory.com that results were 0 percent German, but 35 percent Scandinavian. I was not aware of any Scandinavian relatives however upon further research I learned that many Americans have some percentage of Scandinavian DNA due to the Viking Period. The Vikings settled in many different areas of Europe. I realize this doesn't rWally answer your question but I found it very interesting, good luck on your search!
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My grandmother's maiden name was Felty. My mother's DNA results came back with 39% Scandinavian and very little German. I think the origin in Sweden is looking good. She always thought she was Pennsylvania Dutch. She also came back with 25% Irish, which I was also able to track down to a long standing family in Cornwall, Pa called the Shays.
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Felty is definitely not Scandinavian its definitley of German orgin ive done a ton of research on the surname & also my grandfather spoke fluent German and told us the Feltys were German Lutherans who came to the United States in the 1700s and settled in Lancaster Pennsylvania area. Ive took a DNA test on 23andme and ancestry.com and im 49 percent British, 30 percent German, 12 percent Irish, 5 percent Iberian and only 3 percent Scandinavian and 1 percent African
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