General Information

The Pugh Surname DNA Project was founded at FTDNA in March of 2006 when a few descendants of Lewis Pugh (ca.1670-1741) of Merionethshire, Wales wondered if more could be determined about Lewis’ ancestry through DNA analysis.  Paper trail evidence could not be found to establish some of the early genealogical relationships.  The Lewis Pugh group within our Project has been the most successful due to extensive recruiting and fund raising by its members.  We are now beginning to see growth within some of the other Pugh lineages and some very interesting relationships are emerging. 

There are other laboratories that perform DNA testing for genealogical purposes.  If you have tested with another laboratory, you are quite welcome to join us here.  Just contact us and we will add your data to our summary table.  As you explore this site we hope that you become inspired to join us and/or help us in our recruiting efforts.  It is only through increased participation in the Pugh Surname DNA Project that we will be able to solve many of the mysteries that have challenged Pugh researchers over the years.  

We know that there are many Pugh lines in America that connect somewhere in history and there are Pugh lines around the world that likely trace their roots back to Wales. The primary purpose of the Pugh Project is to learn as much as we can about all of the Pugh lines that have participants in the DNA study and to see if we can make some connections to guide us in further research.

We wish to invite anyone with the PUGH surname and all its variants (PEW, PEUGH, POUGH, PUE, APHUGH, APHEW, HUGHES, etc.) to join this project.
This invitation extends to all people, those from the United States, Wales, England, Scotland, Canada, and Australia; just to name a few places where the surname can be found.

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