How am I related to?
"How am I related to?" or in other words, "what is my family relationship?"
You are at a family reunion and you meet a long lost relative, but you are
not sure how you are related. Use the chart below to find out.
Step 1. Find out who your closest common ancestor is.
Step 2. Find what your relationship is to the common ancestor on the green horizontal row below.
Step 3. Find what your lost relative's relationship is to the common ancestor on the blue vertical column below.
Step 4. Trace where you meet on the chart, and that is how you are related to that person.
Step 1. Find out who your closest common ancestor is.
Step 2. Find what your relationship is to the common ancestor on the green horizontal row below.
Step 3. Find what your lost relative's relationship is to the common ancestor on the blue vertical column below.
Step 4. Trace where you meet on the chart, and that is how you are related to that person.
Common Ancestor |
Child |
Grandchild |
Great Grandchild |
Great Great Grandchild |
Great Great Great Grandchild |
Great Great Great Great Grandchild |
Great Great Great Great Great Grandchild |
Great Great Great Great Great Great Grandchild |
Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Grandchild |
Child |
Sibling |
Niece Nephew |
Grand Niece/Nephew |
Great Niece/Nephew |
Great Great Niece/Nephew |
Great Great Great Niece/Nephew |
Great Great Great Great Niece/Nephew |
Great Great Great Great Great Niece/Nephew |
Great Great Great Great Great Great Niece/Nephew |
Grandchild |
Niece Nephew |
First Cousin |
First Cousin One generation removed |
First Cousin Two generation removed |
First Cousin Three Generations Removed |
First Cousin Four Generations Removed |
First Cousin Five Generations Removed |
First Cousin Six Generations Removed |
First Cousin Seven Generations Removed |
Great Grandchild |
Grand Niece/Nephew |
First Cousin One generation removed |
Second Cousin |
Second Cousin One Generations Removed |
Second Cousin Two Generations Removed |
Second Cousin Three Generations Removed |
Second Cousin Four Generations Removed |
Second Cousin Five Generations Removed |
Second Cousin Six Generations Removed |
Great Great Grandchild |
Great Niece/Nephew |
First Cousin Two generation removed |
Second Cousin One Generations Removed |
Third Cousin |
Third Cousin One Generations Removed |
Third Cousin Two Generations Removed |
Third Cousin Three Generations Removed |
Third Cousin Four Generations Removed |
Third Cousin Five Generations Removed |
Great Great Great Grandchild |
Great Great Niece/Nephew |
First Cousin Three Generations Removed |
Second Cousin Two Generations Removed |
Third Cousin One Generation Removed |
Fourth Cousin |
Fourth Cousin One Generation Removed |
Fourth Cousin Two Generations Removed |
Fourth Cousin Three Generations Removed |
Fourth Cousin Four Generations Removed |
Great Great Great Great Grandchild |
Great Great Great Niece/Nephew |
First Cousin Four Generations Removed |
Second Cousin Three Generations Removed |
Third Cousin Two Generations Removed |
Fourth Cousin One Generation Removed |
Fifth Cousin |
Fifth Cousin One Generation Removed |
Fifth Cousin Two Generations Removed |
Fifth Cousin Three Generations Removed |
Great Great Great Great Great Grandchild |
Great Great Great Great Niece/Nephew |
First Cousin Five Generations Removed |
Second Cousin Four Generations Removed |
Third Cousin Three Generations Removed |
Fourth Cousin Two Generations Removed |
Fifth Cousin One Generation Removed |
Sixth Cousin |
Sixth Cousin One Generation Removed |
Sixth Cousin Two Generations Removed |
Great Great Great Great Great Great Grandchild |
Great Great Great Great Great Niece/Nephew |
First Cousin Six Generations Removed |
Second Cousin Five Generations Removed |
Third Cousin Four Generations Removed |
Fourth Cousin Three Generations Removed |
Fifth Cousin Two Generations Removed |
Sixth Cousin One Generation Removed |
Seventh Cousin |
Seventh Cousin One Generation Removed |
Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Grandchild |
Great Great Great Great Great Great Niece/Nephew |
First Cousin Seven Generations Removed |
Second Cousin Six Generations Removed |
Third Cousin Five Generations Removed |
Fourth Cousin Four Generations Removed |
Fifth Cousin Three Generations Removed |
Sixth Cousin Two Generations Removed |
Seventh Cousin One Generation Removed |
Eighth Cousin |