r/Genealogy is a subreddit with 208k 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, methodology, studies and stories, tools and tech, and genetic genealogy.
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
: "A relative I've never met reached out because they're making a family tree"
80 posts
#2
Methodology
: "Message from an Archivist: Please stop using AI to write your emails."
45 posts
#3
Studies and Stories
: "Simple genealogy search made mom cry!"
18 posts
#4
Tools and Tech
: "Sharing a free tool for genealogists!"
13 posts
#5
Genetic Genealogy
: "Found my grandpas illegitimate sister"
10 posts
#6
Record Lookup
: "Advice on family tree"
9 posts
#7
Transcription
: "Why was someone ordered by a court to "bury the feathers of" my Kentucky relative?"
7 posts
#8
Resource
: "A searchable database of 50,000+ women who registered to vote in Boston in the months after passage of the Nineteenth Amendment."
6 posts
#9
News & Announcements
: "I just found out I'm related to Walt Disney on both sides of my family."
4 posts
#10
DNA Testing
: "Frustrated at having very abnormally high amount of NPE lines in my tree"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/Genealogy
Yearly
+31k members(17.7%)
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Last updated: September 4, 2026