Gujjar Surname: Y-DNA Haplogroup
Published genetics research or a documented case study links the surname Gujjar to a specific Y-DNA paternal-line haplogroup.
R1a (78%)
Clade R1a
Also spelled: Gurjar; Gujar
Traditionally pastoralist-nomadic community found across northern India and Pakistan; this study found a markedly high and homogeneous R1a frequency distinguishing Gujjars from the more haplogroup-diverse neighboring Ladakhi sample.
Source: Singh M, Sarkar A, Kumar D, Nandineni MR (2020). "The genetic affinities of Gujjar and Ladakhi populations of India." Scientific Reports, 10:2055.
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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