Cousin Finder Update: Now Explore Cousin Connections for Any Family Member

MyHeritage expands Cousin Finder: Discover cousins for any ancestor in your tree, without a DNA test

Earlier this year, I shared the exciting news about MyHeritage’s Cousin Finder™ in Discover Your Cousins Without a DNA Test: MyHeritage's New Cousin Finder Tool, a feature that helps you discover and connect with blood relatives—all without a DNA test. Since then, it has quickly become a favorite tool among genealogists for uncovering new family connections. And now, MyHeritage has announced an important update that makes Cousin Finder even more powerful!

What’s New?

With this new update, you’re no longer limited to running Cousin Finder for yourself. You can now explore cousin results for any individual in your family tree. That means you can:

• View cousin connections for a great-grandparent, revealing relatives tied to that branch.
• Explore cousin results for a spouse and connect with relatives from their side of the family. 
• Focus on a distant ancestor, narrowing in on cousins who descend from that person.
• See exactly how each cousin is related to the family member you’re researching.

Why This Matters

This new functionality adds a fresh layer of depth to Cousin Finder. Instead of only seeing your own connections, you can now:
✔ Target specific ancestors or family lines when focusing your research.
✔ Complement DNA testing by identifying cousins who haven’t tested but share your ancestor.
✔ Simplify Smart Matches™ by filtering them into a clear list of true cousins.
✔ Strengthen collaboration by connecting with relatives who share your research interests.

How to Access the Update

​The update is available now and is free to use. Just go to the profile page of any individual in your family tree and select Cousin Finder™. You’ll then see a list of their cousins, complete with relationship paths and options to connect. As always, contacting relatives requires a MyHeritage subscription, but viewing the cousin lists is free.

Final Thoughts

This update makes Cousin Finder an even more versatile genealogy tool. Whether you want to confirm a line of research, explore your spouse’s side of the family, or connect with cousins from a distant branch, you now have a focused way to do it.

If you haven’t tried Cousin Finder yet, now is a perfect time to start. And if you’re already using it, this new feature will open even more doors for collaboration and discovery. Who knows which cousins—and stories—you’ll uncover next?

​More MyHeritage and Other Genealogy Resources

Learn about more MyHeritage Features and tools, along with other family history and genealogy resources under the MyHeritage and Genealogy Resources categories of the blog and on my dedicated Genealogy Resources page.