r/Genealogy is a subreddit with 203k 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 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
: "I live in Belfast. A year or so ago it emerged (suddenly explaining a lot) that my grandmother on my Protestant side was actually a hidden Catholic. She had brothers who disappeared into thin air near the border with the North and I’d like to find them."
75 posts
#2
Methodology
: "Update on long missing Star Trek actress"
45 posts
#3
Studies and Stories
: "Are we just renting our family history? The case for a massive, open-source database reboot."
19 posts
#4
Tools and Tech
: "Lack of Sources, Duplicates - OVER IT!"
14 posts
#5
Resource
: "Diocese not complying with any requests. What to do?"
14 posts
#6
Genetic Genealogy
: "I FINALLY got a new DNA match!"
6 posts
#7
Transcription
: "Would anyone find a transcription of an obscure 1829 autobiography useful?"
6 posts
#8
Record Lookup
: "Help with Requesting Ohio Records"
6 posts
#9
DNA Testing
: "Have I just uncovered something? 😅"
3 posts
#10
Community Festivus
: "What was the longest brick wall you have faced, broken or unbroken?"
1 post
Member Growth in r/Genealogy
Yearly
+32k members(18.4%)
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Last updated: June 28, 2026