Aisin Gioro Surname: Y-DNA Haplogroup
Published genetics research or a documented case study links the surname Aisin Gioro to a specific Y-DNA paternal-line haplogroup.
C3b2b1*-M401(xF5483) [≈C2b1a3a1b in current ISOGG nomenclature]
Clade C (C2)
Also spelled: Aisin-Gioro; 爱新觉罗; Aisin Gioro Hala; Manchu imperial clan name
Manchu clan name (not a Han surname) of the Qing dynasty (1636-1912) imperial house. Y-STR haplotypes of 7 men claiming Aisin Gioro descent (3 with documented paper-trail pedigrees) converged on one haplotype; phylogenetically a distinct branch related to, but separate from, the Genghis Khan "Star Cluster."
Source: Yan S, Tachibana H, Wei LH, Yu G, Wen SQ, Wang CC. "Y chromosome of Aisin Gioro, the imperial house of the Qing dynasty." Journal of Human Genetics 60(6):295-298 (2015). doi:10.1038/jhg.2015.28
How to read this. A surname match means some people with that surname, in a specific study or family record, were found to share a haplogroup, most likely due to a shared patrilineal ancestor generations back. It is not proof that you personally carry that haplogroup: surnames change through adoption, remarriage, non-paternity events, and independent origin of the same name in different families. For your own confirmed haplogroup, test your DNA with our HaploAI Y-DNA/mtDNA predictor.
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