Genealogy Puns and Jokes That Will Make You Laugh

In this post we are going to have a little fun and take a look at some genealogy based jokes and puns to help lighten the mood. So if you are looking for a joke or two to add to a more relaxed genealogical presentation read on because this one's just for laughs.

Funny T-Shirt Ideas

If like me you enjoy a fun t-shirt that offers humor and catches the eye then this section is for you. Not everyone will get the joke but those genealogists in the crowd will get the gag and give you a knowing nod of appreciation.

• I Collect Dead Relatives and Occasionally Live Cousins
• Family Genealogist: I Know Which Branch the Nuts Came From
• Eventually All Genealogists Come to Their Census
• Who’s Your Great Great Granddaddy?
• Family Tree Hugger
• Housework Avoidance Strategy: Genealogy!
• Genealogy: Proving Once and for All That Insanity Is Hereditary
• Genealogy Is Not Fatal But It Is a Grave Disease
• Genealogists Do It in Libraries or in Trees
• Genealogy: Because Ouija Boards Scare Me
• A Genealogist Is a Person Who Leaves no Stone Unearthed.
• Genealogy Is My Favorite Pastime
• I’m Ancestrally Challenged.
• Genealogify (v.) to Skillfully and Imperceptibly Turn a Conversation to the Topic of Genealogy
• So Many Ancestors; So Little Time.
• Genealogy Is the Art of Tracing Your Family Tree Back as Far as Your Money Will Go
• I Collect Dead Relatives
• Genetic Genealogy Because Paper Trail Genealogy Wasn’t Frustrating Enough
• Do You Know Where Your Great Grandparents Are?

Funny Genealogy Sayings

As mentioned, genealogy in itself is fun but sometimes we just need a little humor to keep us going through the frustrating times. In this section we will look at a few humorous sayings that may raise a smile or two.

• If you shake your family tree, watch for the nuts to fall.
• Taking your children to meet family at a reunion is often an effective form of birth control.
• Definition of mythology: genealogy without documentation.
• Genealogists are time travelers.
• A genealogist’s bad heir day is when you can’t find what you are looking for.
• Can a first cousin once removed be returned?
• An in-law is someone who has married into your family; an outlaw is an in-law who resists letting you do their genealogy!
• Moment of truth for a genealogist: discovering you are your own cousin.

Genealogy Jokes

In this section we are going to take a look at some funny jokes related to genealogy.

Son: Dad I want to research our family tree

Dad: You have met your uncle and grandpa right?

Son: Yes I have

Dad: You don’t want to know where they came from.

• I’m not an insomniac, I just have an unhealthy addiction to genealogy and blatant disregard for what I have to do tomorrow.
• I love Ancestry.com, it's just like Facebook but with more dead people.
• Those little green leaves on Ancestry.com are a bad influence, they keep you up way after your bedtime and they don’t always tell you the truth.
• When obituaries become a fascination you’re either really old and making sure your friends made it through the night or you’re a genealogist.
• The Wi-Fi went out today so I had to talk to my living family for 3 whole hours, should have gone to Starbucks.
• You win today, great-great grandpa but it’s a three-day weekend, I have snacks and plenty of coffee, I will find you.
• I’m so addicted to genealogy that when my family gathered for an intervention I used it as a chance to do a mass family history interview.
• My great-grandparents were first cousins, that explains a lot about my brother.
• I sat down to do research for an hour at 5pm Monday evening now it's Wednesday morning and my boss sent the cops for a wellness check.
• Insanity not only runs in my family, it strolls through visiting every last one of us for a little while.
• You know you have a genealogy problem when the itinerary for your vacation to your ancestral homeland has a list of graveyards to visit.

Puns

Who doesn’t enjoy a good old play on words? I know I appreciate a good pun. In this section we have gathered together a few good ones that integrate the unique terminology of genealogy with the oft ludicrous nature of regular research.

• Genealogy: Life in The Past Lane
• Where there is a will, you’ll find a genealogist!
• Have you lost your census?
• Ancestry.com a dating app for our ancestors
• My ancestors must have been in construction because they left a bunch of brick walls for me to find
• I'm having a bad heir day
• My ancestors immigrated because they had too little Toulouse
• Genealogists are the worst gift givers - they only think of the past not the present.
• Old genealogists never die; they just lose their census.
• Selecting a tombstone is usually a monumental task.
• A cemetery is a marble garden not to be taken for granite.
• Genealogy: It's all relative!
• There was a rather troublesome distant cousin who tried to attend our family party. He was twice removed.
• Geology Rocks, Geography is where it’s at but Genealogy parties until it hits the wall
• My hobby is digging up dead relatives. I only want to get the dirt on them.
• You look good in those genes!

Final Thoughts

I hope you have had fun reading through this little post of genealogical humor. All things in life need a lighter side especially genealogy because all too often we unearth sad stories about our ancestors. We may be serious researchers cracking mysteries and spending hours of our lives combing through dusty records but we still know how to have a laugh and appreciate a good pun, joke or funny t-shirt.

Neil Edwards

Genealogist and family-tree research specialist

Neil was born in Shropshire, England surrounded by centuries of living history. His interest in the past has been a lifelong passion leading to undergraduate degrees in both Economic History & Geography and History & Politics.

This interest in history quickly translated to family history when he moved to the U.S. in 2010. It was here that he began working on his own family tree as well as that of his American wife. That research allowed him to gain a wealth of experience working with both U.S. and European genealogical documents and studying their best uses in researching family history.

Following 9 years of honing his genealogical research skills, Neil was proud to have earned a certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University in late 2019. Neil also took part in the research process for a Duke University study into the families of 19th Century UK Members of Parliament.

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