I was born in North Holland, Netherlands. My father's ancestors came from Friesland, Netherlands and my mother's ancestors came from what is now Belgium (which was once part of the Netherlands).
My father always claimed that his grandmother's (Dorothea) ancestors came from Scotland and that way back came from China, I don't know why. He thought our surname sounded oriental but in fact it is Frisian.
I'm blue eyed blonde yet my blood type is B. For anyone else that may have B blood type this may interest you: Eastern Europeans, East Indians, northern Chinese, Koreans and a smaller portion of Japanese tend toward type B, as do Ashkenazic and Sephardic Jews. Blood group B is thought to have entered Europe with the invasion of the Tatars from Asia. Thus, if someone has blood group B (or AB), this most likely means the individual has some Tatar ancestry). Maybe my father was right about the Chinese (chuckling) but I tend to think that there is a very small chance that it could be Ashkenazic and Sephardic Jews. It makes more sense. I read somewhere once that Hasidic Jews had a high % of B blood type also. The fact that I'm RH neg probably eliminates China. My understanding is that 16% of Europeans are RH-
It doesn't change who I am, knowing who my ancestors are, but I find it extremely interesting.
R.F. and snowbird: You may find this link interesting. A while back they had a programme on TV and they did DNA testing on Oprah, Quency Jones etc.
http://www.mg.co.za/articledirect.aspx?articleid=264490&area=
This particular quote caught my eye: "It helps create an understanding that race is an illusion and that there isn't any real difference between races. They show that we're all mixes."
