Attenborough Surname: Y-DNA Haplogroup
Published genetics research or a documented case study links the surname Attenborough to a specific Y-DNA paternal-line haplogroup.
E-M35 / hgE1b1b1
Clade E1b1b (E-M215)
Also spelled: Attenborrow, Attenboro
87% of sampled Attenborough men carry hgE1b1b1, a haplogroup present in only ~1% of British controls, all forming a single descent cluster; paper's clearest single-founder signal among the 40 surnames studied.
Source: King, T.E. & Jobling, M.A. 2009, "Founders, Drift, and Infidelity: The Relationship between Y Chromosome Diversity and Patrilineal Surnames," Molecular Biology and Evolution 26(5):1093-1102
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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