Duke Name Study

Profile managers: One Name Studies WikiTree [send private message] and Jonathan Duke [send private message]

About the Project

This project has just started, so we're still getting the pages set up. However, feel free to browse the content that we already have.

The Duke Name Study project serves as a collaborative platform to collect information on the Duke name. The hope is that other researchers like you will join the study to help make it a valuable reference point for other genealogists who are researching or have an interest in the Duke name.

As a One Name Study, this project is not limited to persons who are related biologically. Individual studies can be used to branch out the research into specific methods and areas of interest, such as geographically (England Duke's), by time period (18th Century Duke's), or by topic (Duke DNA, Duke Occupations, Duke Statistics). These studies may also include a number of family branches which have no immediate link with each other. Some researchers may even be motivated to go beyond the profile identification and research stage to compile fully sourced, single-family histories of some of the families they discover through this name study project.

Also see the related surnames and surname variants.

How to Join

To join the Duke Name Study, first start out by browsing our current research pages to see if there is a specific study ongoing that fits your interests. If so, feel free to add your name to the Membership list below, post an introduction comment on the specific team page, and then dive right in!

If a research page does not yet exist for your particular area of interest, please contact the Name Study Coordinator: Jonathan Duke for assistance.

... ... ... is a member of the Duke Name Study Project.

Once you are ready to go, you can also show your project affiliation with the ONS Member Sticker:

Autosomal DNA Study

An extensive study of Duke Descendants of the Southern US was conducted over several years using GEDmatch and WikiTree to analyze and record the results. This study involved many Duke descendants and genealogists to triangulate and identify particular lineages. Although Y-DNA is a great tool, it requires direct male descendants to test. If you are a Duke descendant with a female Duke ancestor, you can still post your autosomal results on GEDmatch and compare with the others from this study who are still in the database. Although their initial analysis is complete, several members of the original team are still active on WikiTree and are still available to assist with your research. You may read about their results and contact them here.

Y-DNA Study

We are still investigating Duke Y-DNA by comparing male descendants with the Duke surname (and similar variants) using Y-DNA (especially the Big Y-700 test) to identify common paternal ancestors. If you are seeking to find your place in the global Duke family, start here.

Research Pages

Here are some of the current research pages included in the study. I'm still working on getting everything set up.

DNA Studies

• Duke Descendants of the Southern US (Autosomal DNA Study)
• Duke Y-DNA

Family Mysteries/Brick Walls

• The Common Ancestors of John and Adam Duke
• The Lineage of Henry Jasper Duke (1845-1928)

Source Pages

These are some of the common sources that are cited for Duke research. See the full list for more.

• The Duke Family by Brandenberger
• The Duke-Symes Family by Morris
• A Genealogy of the Duke-Shepherd-Van Metre Family by Smyth

Membership

To add your name below, either contact the Name Study Coordinator or add your information to the list and/or the table below.

• Jonathan Duke (Name Study Coordinator); also see my research [mirrored on jduke79,com]

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Related Surnames and Surname Variants

• Dukes
• DuGué
• Duque
• leDuc