Initial test results date: 8/27/2007

Surnames of 12/12 matches were:

Bassett (1), Brown (1), Butler (1), Chamberlain (1), Collins (1), Edwards (1), Escudero (1), Florin (1), Hall (1), Hatley (1), Huff (1), Hughes (1), Johnson (1), Kettiger (1), Leggatt (1), Mushkat (1), på Aga (1), Price (1), Smith (2), Tittle (4), Veale (1), Waters (1), Watkins (1)

At a glance, one may think that Tittle is a more likely surname, but this correlation falls apart as we compare the yDNA tests using more markers.

11/12 matches are too numerous to list.

Surnames of 25/25 matches were:

Huff(1), Smith(1)

Surnames of 23-25/25 matches were:

Collins (1), Edwards (1), Epstein (1), Huff (1), Lewis (1), Price (1), Smith (2)

Surnames of 37/37 matches were:

Huff (1), Smith (1)

Surnames of 33-37/37 matches were:

Huff (1), Lewis (1), Smith (2)

Surnames of 67/67 matches were:

Huff(1)

Surnames of 60-67/67 matches were:

Ball(1), Huff(1), Smith(2)

After contacting the Huff 67/67 match, it was determined that an NPE may have occurred in his lineage. It has since been accounted for.

I can not account for the Ball surname connection, only that it may be a case of R-M269 convergence as the match does not show up at lower levels and the tester has a 111 marker test. Odd. The researcher of this line has ruled out the possibility of this Ball group being related to George Washington.

The 66/67 Y DNA match suggests a trend towards Smith being a surname that was established around 10 generations before the tester, the estimate given by FamilyTreeDNA’s TMRCA calculation table.

Research assisted surname analysis:

Surname: Tittle

According to “House of Names.com” (I question this website, but it’s explination makes sense in light of my research):
The Tittle surname comes from the Old Norse personal name “þorkell,” made up of the elements “þórr,” or “Thor,” name of the Scandinavian god of thunder and “ketill,” meaning “a cauldron.”
In northern England, the name came directly via Scandinavian settlers, whereas in the South this name arrived with the Normans.

The “þ” is pronounced “Th” as in “Thor”.

I believe this to indicate that this 12 marker profile can be linked to a male Scandinavian lineage.

Surname: Butler

The individual I matched with listed his lineage as descending from “Hervey Walter”.
He is listed as having lived around 1156.
Initially, I was skeptical that an individual could have such a paper trail back that far, however, according to the following website, this is entirely possible.

http://butlergenealogyireland.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-butler-pedigree.html

This lineage goes back to Rollo. Hervey Walter’s ancestor was Henry I‘s cup bearer. Neat.

Two lineages now for Norman origins.

Surname: Collins

This lineage, from most sources I can find, are from Ireland.

Surname: Escudero

This surname is Spanish and means “Squire”. This is said to indicate an individual who was probably of high birth and assisted knights.

Surname: Hughes

According to Ancestry.com:
Hughes
Name Meaning

English (also common in Wales)]: patronymic from the Middle English and Anglo-Norman French personal name Hugh.

Welsh: variant of Howells.

Irish and Scottish: variant Anglicization of Gaelic Mac Aodha (see McCoy).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press

Another possible Norman link. Interesting.

Further, a chance persual of a message board post mentioned that YCAII =19/23 strongly correlates to Old Norse populations.

Here is a Google search string that returns discussions pertaining to YCAII significance.
https://www.google.com/search?q=ycaII&oq=ycaII&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8#safe=active&q=ycaII+norse

I feel pretty comfortable in saying that my Smith male lineage is of Old Norse origins, possibly of French-Norman origins.