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Results of Y-chromosome DNA Testing for the BIDDLE Surname Project
including Similar Surnames, such as, BIDDALL, BIDDELL, BIDDLES, BIDELL, BIDELLE, BIDLE, BITTLE, BITTLES, BUDDELL, etc.
Haplogroup R-1b1b-2
Haplogroup R1b is the most common Y-DNA haplogroup in western Europe.  It reaches a frequency of 70-80% in the British Isles (please see distribution map).  R1b is the group believed to have re-populated Europe from an Iberian refugium when the last glacial ice sheet retreated about 10-12,000 years ago. 
R-1b1b-2 is the most common subclade of R1b, and some R-1b1b-2 project members will find they have a WAMH logo on their member page.  WAMH is an acronym standing for Western Atlantic Modal Haplotype.  Having a WAMH logo on your member page at FTDNA indicates you have one of the four most common 12-marker haplotypes in western Europe.
R-1b1b-2 individuals, especially WAMH individuals, will find they have many genealogically insignificant matches (in other surnames) at low levels (12 or 25 markers).  R1b's need to test at least 37 markers to gain separation from these insignificant matches; and, ultimately, most will have to test 67 markers to be confident of their relationships.  R-1b1b-2 individuals may also want to consider deep SNP testing to further refine their haplogroup subclade (see chart below).
Surname Kit # Ysearch
UserID
Haplogroup		 Haplotype — as determined by STR testing
FTDNA Markers 1-12 FTDNA Markers 13-25 FTDNA Markers 26-37 FTDNA Markers 38-67 Additional DNA-Heritage Markers
3
9
3		 3
9
0		 19
/
3
9
4		 3
9
1		 a
|
3
8
5		 b
|
3
8
5		 4
2
6		 3
8
8		 4
3
9		 i
|
3
8
9		 3
9
2		 ii
|
3
8
9		 4
5
8		 a
|
4
5
9		 b
|
4
5
9		 4
5
5		 4
5
4		 4
4
7		 4
3
7		 4
4
8		 4
4
9		 a
|
4
6
4		 b
|
4
6
4		 c
|
4
6
4		 4
6
4
d		 4
6
0		 H4
|
G
A
T
A		 IIa
|
Y
C
A		 IIb
|
Y
C
A		 4
5
6		 6
0
7		 5
7
6		 5
7
0		 a
|
C
D
Y		 b
|
C
D
Y		 4
4
2		 4
3
8		 5
3
1		 5
7
8		 a
|
S1
3
9
5		 b
|
S1
3
9
5		 5
9
0		 5
3
7		 6
4
1		 4
7
2		 S1
4
0
6		 5
1
1		 4
2
5		 a
|
4
1
3		 b
|
4
1
3		 5
5
7		 5
9
4		 4
3
6		 4
9
0		 5
3
4		 4
5
0		 4
4
4		 4
8
1		 5
2
0		 4
4
6		 6
1
7		 5
6
8		 4
8
7		 5
7
2		 6
4
0		 4
9
2		 5
6
5		 4
6
1		 4
6
2		 A10
|
G
A
T
A		 6
3
5		 1B07
|
G
A
A
T		 4
4
1		 4
4
5		 4
5
2		 4
6
3
    C7BED R1b Modal Values 13 24 14 11 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 29 17 9 10 11 11 25 15 19 29 15 15 17 17 11 11 19 23 16 15 18 17 36 38 12 12 11 9 15 16 8 10 10 8 10 10 12 23 23 16 10 12 12 15 8 12 22 20 13 12 11 13 11 11 12 12 12 11 13 23 10 13 12 11 22
                 
BUDDELL 108870   R-1b1b-2-WAMH Deme-1 13 24 14 11 11 14 12 12 11 13 13 29 17 9 10 11 11 26 15 19 31 17 17 17 17 11 11 19 23 15 15 19 17 36 37 11 12 11 9 15 17 8 10 10 8 10  9 12 23 23 17 10 12 12 15 8 11 23 19 13 12 11 13 11 11 12 12                  
BUDDLE 143413   13 24 14 11 11 14 12 12 11 13 13 29 17 9 10 11 11 27 15 19 31 17 17 17 17 11 11 19 23 15 15 19 17 36 37 11 12 11 9 15 17 8 11 10 8 10  9 12 23 23 16 10 12 12 15 8 11 23 19 13 12 11 14 11 11 12 12                  
                 
BIDDLE 116772   R-1b1b-2-WAMH Deme-2 13 24 14 11 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 29 18 9 10 11 11 25 15 19 29 15 15 17 18 10 11 19 23 15 15 18 17 36 38 12 12 12 9 15 16 8 10 10 8 10 10 12 23 23 16 10 12 12 15 8 13 22 20 14 12 11 13 10 11 12 12                  
BEDELL 120610   13 24 14 11 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 29 18 9 10 11 11 25 15 19 29 15 15 18 18 10 11 19 23 15 15 18 17 37 38 12 12 12 9 15 16 8 10 10 8 10 10 12 23 23 16 10 12 12 15 8 13 22 20 14 12 11 13 10 11 12 12                  
BEDELL 122689   13 24 14 11 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 29 18 9 10 11 11 25 15 19 29 15 15 17 18 10 11 19 23 15 15 18 17 37 37 12 12 12 9 15 16 8 10 10 8 10 10 12 23 23 16 10 12 12 15 8 13 22 20 14 12 11 13 10 11 12 12                  
                 
BIDDLE 144281 FWNPV R-1b1b-2-WAMH Deme-3 13 24 14 11 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 29 18 9 10 11 11 25 15 19 30 15 16 17 17 11 11 19 23 16 15 18 13 39 41 11 12 11 9 15 16 8 10 10 8 10 10 12 22 23 15 10 12 12 18 8 12 21 20 13 12 11 13 11 11 12 12 12 11 13 23 10 13 12 11 22
                 
BITTLES 114164   R-1b1b-2 Deme-4 13 24 14 10 11 15 12 12 13 13 13 29 17 9 10 11 11 25 15 19 30 15 15 17 18                                                                                                      
These seven individuals represent four distinct families, which are not closely related to one another.
The BUDDELL and BUDDLE are a 63/67 match, indicating they have a near common ancestor.  There is BUDDLE with a 37/37 match to #108870 in the FTDNA database, but I have not yet been able to convince him to join the project or share his lineage.
Two of the Deme-2 individuals have a paper descent from Robert BEDELL of Essex, and a third has a paper descent from Stephen BEDELL of Long Island, NY.  Their closely matching (66/67) test results strongly support that they do, indeed, have a near common ancestor.  Their haplotype closely resemble the R1b modal haplotype, so they have hundreds of 12/12 and 25/25 matches in the FTDNA database (all in other surnames), but no full matches at 37, much less 67 markers.  These results underscore the importance of R1b's testing minimally 37 markers.
#144281 was initially tested to 43 markers at DNA-Heritage.  He has since joined the BIDDLE project and been re-tested at FTDNA to 67 markers (markers tested by both companies agree).  Because he is WAMH at 12 markers, he has over 1600 full 12/12 matches in the FTDNA database, including the three "Deme-2" individuals.  The number of matches falls off at 25 markers, and he has only one near match at 37 markers (in another surname); at 67 markers, he has no matches, at all.
The BITTLES has over 50 matches at 12 markers (in other surnames), but only near matches at 25 markers (23/25 and 24/25, in other surnames).  Because he has no full matches at 25 markers, there is currently no pressing need to upgrade to more markers.  The project admin does, however, recommend upgrading to at least 37 markers because, eventually, additional markers will be needed to gain separation from distant kin (i.e., those not related in "genealogical" time).
The project admin encourages test subjects to join Ysearch, to increase your prospects of making a match and to assist researchers on Haplogroup R1b.  You can join by going to your FTDNA member page and, from your "Y-DNA Matches" tab, clicking the upload to Ysearch link.  You are also encouraged to join the R1b Haplogroup Project, which you can also do from your FTDNA member page by clicking the blue Join icon and choosing the R1b project.
R1b modal values per David Wilson (2008).
   
Return to Project Home Page.  Go to Lineage Database.
What constitutes a match?
Matches in other surnames are usually mere coincidence, so please ignore them — I'll let you know when you shouldn't!
For 12 markers:  9 or less is a non-relative; 10-12, please see this Chart compiled by FTDNA.
For 25 markers:  21 or less is a non-relative; 22-25, please see this Chart compiled by FTDNA.
For 37 markers:  31 or less is a non-relative; 32-37, please see this Chart compiled by FTDNA.
For 67 markers:  55 or less is a non-relative; 56-67, please see this Chart compiled by FTDNA.
For any test:  0 matching markers, please contact NASA.

Haplogroup R1b Subclades as Defined by SNP Mutations
Mutations Subclade Remarks
FTDNA ISOGG
M207=UTY2 M306=S1 P224 P227 P229 P232 P280 P285 S4 S8 S9 R R Eurasia, ca. 27,000 yrs BP
M173=P231 P225 P232 P233 P234 P236 P238 P242 P286 P294 R-1 R-1 southwestern Eurasia, ca. 18,500 yrs BP
-SRY10831.2 = -SRY1532.2 [back mutation] R-1a R-1a Eurasian Steppe, eastern Europe
M343 R-1b R-1b Asia Minor, western Europe (see map)
P25 R-1b1 R-1b1  
M18 R-1b1a R-1b1a Sardinia
P297 R-1b1b R-1b1b  
M73 R-1b1b-1 R-1b1b-1  
M269 S3 S10 S13 S17 R-1b1b-2 R-1b1b-2 western Europe
L23=S141 L49 R-1b1b-2a  R-1b1b-2a  
L51   R-1b1b-2a1  
L11=S127 L52 P311=S128 P310=S129 R-1b1b-2a1 R-1b1b-2a1a
U106=M405=S21 R-1b1b-2a1a R-1b1b-2a1a-1 western Europe, most common in the British Isles, especially England
U198=M467=S29 R-1b1b-2a1a-1 R-1b1b-2a1a-1a uncommon - concentrated in England
also found in Low Countries and Rhine Valley
P107 R-1b1b-2a1a-2 R-1b1b-2a1a-1b confined to England (pre-Anglo-Saxon)
L1=S26  R-1b1b-2a1a-3 R-1b1b-2a1a-1c null-DYS439; concentrated in England 
also found in Spain, Norway, southern Germany
L48=S162 R-1b1b-2a1a-4 R-1b1b-2a1a-1d  
L44 L45 L46 L47   R-1b1b-2a1a-1d1  
P312=S116 R-1b1b-2a1b R-1b1b-2a1a-2 throughout Europe
M65 R-1b1b-2a1b-1 R-1b1b-2a1a-2a Basque
M153 R-1b1b-2a1b-2 R-1b1b-2a1a-2b Spanish; New World Latinos
SRY2627=M167 R-1b1b-2a1b-3 R-1b1b-2a1a-2c Iberia; SW England and Ireland
U152=S28 R-1b1b-2a1b-4 R-1b1b-2a1a-2d 10% of western European males — 
found in Greece, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, France, Poland, Norway, Netherlands, Scotland, England, Wales
M126 R-1b1b-2a1b-4a R-1b1b-2a1a-2d1 European
M160 R-1b1b-2a1b-4b R-1b1b-2a1b-2d2 European
L2=S139 R-1b1b-2a1b-4c R-1b1b-2a1b-2d3  
L20=S144 R-1b1b-2a1b-4c1  R-1b1b-2a1b-2d3a  
L4 R-1b1b-2a1b-4d  
S68   R-1b1b-2a1a-2e  
L21=S145 R-1b1b-2a1b-5  R-1b1b-2a1a-2f  
M37 R-1b1b-2a1b-5a R-1b1b-2a1a-2f1 found in some European Australians
M222=USP9Y+3636 R-1b1b-2a1b-5b R-1b1b-2a1a-2f2 NW Ireland; W Scotland; "Niall"
P66 R-1b1b-2a1b-5c R-1b1b-2a1a-2f3 Italy
M335 R-1b1c R-1b1c  
M124 P249 P267 R-2 R-2 Asia, especially central and southern (India)
 

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