Surname Projects at Family Tree DNA and WikiTree.com have now been established

In November 2022 a “Riehle of Germanic Europe” Surname Project was established at Family Tree DNA in cooperation with Riehle.Net to explore Y-DNA haplogroup lineages associated with the Riehle surname.
Family Tree DNA authorized the formation of this surname project to explore the genetic roots of people with the Riehle surname as well as related surnames such as Riehlin, Rhule, Riehl, Reel, Reely or similar. The project name, “Riehle of Germanic Europe“, distinguishes it from the more Irish/Celtic focused “Riley Surname Project” under which our surname had previously been grouped.
Riehle.Net had applied for the establishment of the new surname project to provide greater exposure to our efforts to recruit Y-chromosome haplogroup test subjects as we confidentially explore the genetic roots of our various Family Segments.
Family Tree DNA is a preeminent organization in genetic genealogy and related scientific circles for the exploration of Y-chromosome and mitochondrial DNA haplogroups. Family Tree provides intermediate and full-detail testing options for the determination of such haplogroup membership. Perhaps more importantly, the organization groups, analyzes, and shares the results of their membership’s haplogroup data, adding to the global scientific understanding of Y-DNA and mtDNA mutations and migration patterns. This is done while protecting the privacy of members according to permission profiles established by each individual member.

In July, 2025 Riehle.Net Established a “One Name” project for the Riehle surname and name-variants at WikiTree.com.
Similar to the above project at Family Tree DNA and with much the same objectives, this project attempts to build a community of those with the Riehle and similar surnames while promoting related genealogy as well as genetic genealogy testing. More about this project can be found at this link.
WikiTree.com is where advanced genealogists and casual family historians collaborate on a global family tree for cousins and descendants to enjoy forever and for free.
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My grandmother’s last name is Riehle, and I believe is of relation to the actor Richard Riehle. She and my mother talked about him a bit in the past, and talked about a lineage to the Riehle name and how she and her family were involved in making a family book on the Riehle lineage in Wisconsin long ago. I’m curious if me or my family member’s have a genetic link to this. I’d like to find out more! My mother is interested as well!
If his name is Riehle, we are interested! And Richard Riehle is my 7th cousin so certainly of interest. See the following links for much more information.
– Riehle Family History – Book by Dennis Riehle (a Wisconsin cousin of yours)
– Actor Richard Riehle
– Your Immigrant Ancestors
– Felix Riehle’s Ancestors back to ~1630
– Five Brothers to Wisconsin
– Your likely Roman Legion Ancestry (Felix was certainly a descendant of Mathias Riehle, b.1697 in Wagshurst Baden- See at link – who certainly descends from this Balkans-to-Swabia lineage)