r/Genealogy is a subreddit with 201k members. The community frequently discusses help, records, genealogy, ancestry, and family, and they frequently recommend/review dna test, websites, and software/website, and the most common flair used is research assistance, studies and stories, methodology, tools and tech, and resource.
A subreddit about all things genealogy... provided it's not about living people. Read the rules and FAQ in our Wiki!
Popular Topics in r/Genealogy
#1
Help
115 posts
#2
Records
64 posts
#3
Genealogy
58 posts
#4
Ancestry
55 posts
#5
Family
31 posts
#6
Dna
29 posts
#7
Looking For A
26 posts
#8
Struggling
19 posts
#9
Brick Wall
18 posts
#10
Research
16 posts
Products Discussed in r/Genealogy
Dna Test
77 reviews
#1
Ancestry
4.3★ from 44 reviews
#2
23andMe
3.4★ from 10 reviews
#3
FamilyTreeDNA
4.1★ from 9 reviews
Websites
2 reviews
#1
23andMe
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
FamilySearch
4.0★ from 1 review
Software/website
2 reviews
#1
Creately
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Genopro
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/Genealogy
#1
Research Assistance
: "How common is it for people to have the same ancestors on multiple branches of their family tree?"
83 posts
#2
Studies and Stories
: "Are we just renting our family history? The case for a massive, open-source database reboot."
35 posts
#3
Methodology
: "Genealogy book printing for a 400 page family history, finally finished and here's what I learned"
23 posts
#4
Tools and Tech
: "Spent too many evenings imagining where my ancestors actually lived, so I built a free tool that just shows it on a map"
12 posts
#5
Resource
: "Is your ancestor in this new, free database from early 20th Century USA?"
10 posts
#6
Record Lookup
: "I'll never know my family"
7 posts
#7
Genetic Genealogy
: "After years of DNA research, we finally identified my 81-year-old mother-in-law’s biological family in Louisiana"
7 posts
#8
News & Announcements
: "Ancestry.com new membership terms"
6 posts
#9
DNA Testing
: "Do I have a half sibling I don’t know about?"
5 posts
#10
Transcription
: "Need help reading this 1831 marriage certificate"
4 posts
Member Growth in r/Genealogy
Yearly
+32k members(18.5%)
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Last updated: June 14, 2026