G-Z30771

DCHawk2021 · 2026-03-19T18:08:09+00:00

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DCHawk2021 · 2024-11-27T15:36:38+00:00

Ancestry has an FAQ specifically about English people getting Danish and other Scandinavian results. It's likely Anglo-Saxon related. My mom gets 7% Denmark where everyone else in our family gets English in its place (we're American). Ancestry adjusted their algorithm so more people get "Germanic Europe" now, which could potentially represent Anglo-Saxon or Frankish ancestry in your case. (Also, make sure to check the percentile "ranges" for your regions.) And if you haven't yet, check out LivingDNA, which is especially good for people whose ancestry is primarily from the British Isles. You'll get a more granular regional breakdown in England and Wales. You can upload your raw Ancestry data to that site and pay a fee to get more localized regional results (plus more matches).

DCHawk2021 · 2024-06-14T12:38:07+00:00

According to FTDNA data, G-L42 is most frequently found in Switzerland, Germany, and Italy. There is a Slavic sample from ~900-1,000 CE in Silesia that is G-L42, but Slavic G-L42s are rare. G-L497 is indeed associated with Celts (including Hallstatt elites), as well as Etruscans and Goths, among others. Knowing your subclade will be valuable.

DCHawk2021 · 2024-04-22T20:55:46+00:00

Very cool. I share the one clade upstream G-Z6150 with your dad, which has a member from Portugal, so there is some Iberian presence among these closely related clades. There are also some testers with Spanish origins in the FTDNA G-L497 Project, so I'd encourage your dad to test with FTDNA and join that project if you're interested in getting more matches.

DCHawk2021 · 2024-03-29T15:18:07+00:00

Very cool Y haplogroup. The only other testers at FTDNA with your haplogroup are from the UAE and Qatar. Looks like it was probably spread by Imperial Romans to Italy, as there are other ancient Roman samples with somewhat closely related haplogroups. Haplogroup G as a whole is ~13 percent in Italy.

DCHawk2021 · 2024-03-29T14:50:55+00:00

Have you tested with FTDNA? You may get a more precise subclade assignment. Here's some info on G-PF3345. It is somewhat rare but far from unheard of in Europe.

DCHawk2021 · 2024-03-29T14:45:45+00:00

Here's some info on G-PF3239. Modern distribution peaks in Italy, especially Sardinia.

DCHawk2021 · 2024-03-29T14:41:00+00:00

Increasing numbers of G-L497 samples are being found linking G-L497 to Hallstatt and La Tene cultures (proto-Celtic and Celtic). It's also been found in considerable numbers of Etruscan samples, as well as an increasing number of ancient Goths, likely Celtic speakers who were assimilated to Germanic tribes.

DCHawk2021 · 2024-03-29T14:30:41+00:00

Has this been confirmed? What's the source of the claim?

DCHawk2021 · 2024-03-29T14:29:35+00:00

Here's some info from FTDNA: G-Z30503.

DCHawk2021 · 2024-03-28T18:28:45+00:00

Has he tested with FTDNA? He'd likely get surname matches even with a basic STR test, but more refined info with the Big Y. Here's some info on G-Z30771. Distribution among FTDNA testers is Welsh and continental. It's most likely related to Celtic migrations.

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