Chitpavan Brahmin Surname: Y-DNA Haplogroup
Published genetics research or a documented case study links the surname Chitpavan Brahmin to a specific Y-DNA paternal-line haplogroup.
R1a1a and L, with a distinct recent West Asian paternal component
Clade R1a
Also spelled: Konkanastha Brahmin; Chitpawan; Chitapavan; Kokanastha
Elite Marathi Brahmin sub-caste with an oral tradition of extra-Indian (Parashurama-myth) origin; the study found recent Irano-Scythian/West Asian paternal gene flow distinguishing Chitpavans from other Maharashtrian Brahmin and non-Brahmin castes sampled in the same paper.
Source: Gaikwad S & Kashyap VK (2005). "Molecular insight into the genesis of ranked caste populations of western India." Genome Biology 6(Suppl 8):P10.
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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