Basarab Surname: Y-DNA Haplogroup
2 separate documented findings link the surname Basarab to a Y-DNA paternal-line haplogroup, from different studies or lineages of the name.
Polyphyletic, no single dominant lineage (11 distinct patrilines)
Clade Multiple (E-M35, I-M170, J-M172, R-M420, G-M201)
Also spelled: Băsărabă, Bassaraba, Basarabă
29 Romanian men carrying the Basarab surname (name of Wallachia's founding 14th-century princely dynasty, source of Vlad the Impaler's lineage) were typed for 131 Y-SNPs and 19 Y-STRs. Researchers found 11 separate patrilineal lineages with no single lineage clearly traceable to the dynasty's founder; authors conclude the House of Basarab "was rather more successful in extending its name than in passing down its genes." Included as a documented negative/inconclusive academic finding rather than a confirmed surname-haplogroup link. Most frequent clade E1b1b1a2-V13 (11/29 across 3 founder events); largest single lineage J2b2-M241 (9/29).
Source: Martinez-Cruz B, Ioana M, Calafell F, Arauna LR, Sanz P, Ionescu R, Boengiu S, Kayser M, Comas D. (2012) "Y-Chromosome Analysis in Individuals Bearing the Basarab Name of the First Dynasty of Wallachian Kings." PLoS ONE 7(7): e41803. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0041803
E-Z5017
This entry is community-submitted and has not been validated by a peer-reviewed academic study. Treat it as anecdotal until independent research confirms it.
Also spelled: Dracula, Dracul, Drăculești
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3404992/
https://www.eupedia.com/forum/threads/y-dna-bassarab-medieval-vlachs.44436/
Source: Community submission via the ExploreYourDNA.com Surname Haplogroup Finder submission form.
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