Have you taken an AncestryDNA test? If so, you may have noticed a recent update to your Ethnicity Origins. I received my updated results last week, and the biggest change I noticed is that the regions have become more precise.
For example, in 2024 my results showed that 63% of my ancestry came from England and Northwest Europe. With the 2025 update, that same percentage is now divided into two regions: England & Northwest Europe and West Midlands. It’s a subtle shift, but one that offers a clearer picture of where my ancestors may have lived generations ago.
Last year, I analyzed the origins of both my paternal and maternal lines, and those findings align well with these updated results. If I were ready to begin research in Europe, this new data would give me valuable clues about where to start looking for records and family connections.
| Region | ME | DC | TC | Mom |
| SE England & NW Europe | 49 | 53 | 34 | 52 |
| West Midlands | 16 | 20 | 10 | 7 |
| Devon & Somerset | 4 | 15 | ||
| East Midlands | 4 | 4 | ||
| NE England | 2 | 4 | ||
| NW Germany | 6 | 7 | ||
| Netherlands | 5 | 9 | 2 | |
| Southern Germanic Europe | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| Central Scotland & Northern Ireland | 10 | 12 | 15 | 11 |
| Northern Wales & NW England | 6 | |||
| Southern Wales | 7 | 2 | ||
| Denmark | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
| Iceland | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
For additional information about this newly released feature see Ancestry’s What’s New post or watch Genealogy TV’s interview of Crista Cowan.