Gallego Surname: Y-DNA Haplogroup
Published genetics research or a documented case study links the surname Gallego to a specific Y-DNA paternal-line haplogroup.
R-M153
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: Galligo/Gallegos/Gállego
Origin: Aragonese, from Murillo de Gállego, in the judicial district of Egea de los Caballeros (Zaragoza)..
Description of the Coat of Arms: On an azure field, a silver anchor accompanied by two gold fish, one on each side.
Second origin:
A surname that is common and widespread throughout Spain, derived from the demonym *Gallego* (Galician), the name given to a native of Galicia. The place name Galicia stems from the pre-Iberian root *gal-*, meaning "stone"
Source: Community submission via the ExploreYourDNA.com Surname Haplogroup Finder submission form.
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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