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My mother is 3/4 German and my dad is half, what does that make me!?

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I also have a little Irish(Mom is 1/4), Cherokee(Dad's side), Welsh(Dad), Danish(Dad), Swedish(Mom) and French(Dad) blood in me, but it is not very much!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


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Multiply your parents' by half, 3/8 and 1/4, and add them together, 5/8!. So you should be 5/8 German if this is all correct information!. PS I hope your moms' are approximations because they surpass 100% technically!.

also 1/8 Irish; Cherokee (half of whatever your dad is), Welsh, Danish, French (half of your dad's) and swedish (half of your mom's percent)Www@QuestionHome@Com

You would be five eighths German!. A simple way of calculating your ancestral percentages is to create a small genealogical chart with yourself as the base as shown below!.

M F M F M F M F
M F M F
M F
You

Since you stated that you father is half German, we will start with his branch!. The German ancestors will be lower cased!.

m f M F M F M F
m F M F
M F
You

As you can see, one parent of your father is full-blooded German, meaning two of your great-grandparents must be full-Blooded German!. Now your mother's branch!.

m f M F m f m F
m F m F
M F
You

Looking back three generations at your eight great-grandparents, you can calculate your percentage!. Of your eight great-granparents, five were German, meaning that you are five-eighths German!.Www@QuestionHome@Com