Hunyadi family Surname: Y-DNA Haplogroup
Published genetics research or a documented case study links the surname Hunyadi family to a specific Y-DNA paternal-line haplogroup.
E-BY4281
Clade E
Also spelled: House of Hunyadi, Corvinus
Ancient DNA from Johannes Corvinus and Christophorus Corvinus, illegitimate sons of King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary (son of John Hunyadi), both confirmed to share this haplogroup, characterizing the Hunyadi noble patriline.
Source: Neparáczki E, Kis L, Maróti Z, Pamjav H. "The genetic legacy of the Hunyadi descendants." Heliyon 2022;8(11):e11731.
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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