Lingayat Surname: Y-DNA Haplogroup
Published genetics research or a documented case study links the surname Lingayat to a specific Y-DNA paternal-line haplogroup.
Mixed indigenous and West-Eurasian lineages: J2a-M410 and R1a1a1b2-Z93 both present, alongside indigenous H, L, F*, R2
Clade Mixed (J2/R1a)
Also spelled: Veerashaiva; Lingayath
Shaivite religious/caste community founded by the 12th-century reformer Basava; shows a more West-Eurasian-influenced paternal signature than the neighboring Vokkaliga caste sampled in the same study.
Source: Chennakrishnaiah S, Perez D, Gayden T, Rivera L, Regueiro M, Herrera RJ (2013). "Indigenous and foreign Y-chromosomes characterize the Lingayat and Vokkaliga populations of Southwest India." Gene, 526:96-106.
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