Massot Surname: Y-DNA Haplogroup
Published genetics research or a documented case study links the surname Massot to a specific Y-DNA paternal-line haplogroup.
E-M81 and/or J1-M267 (statistically elevated frequency)
Clade E1b1b / J1
Also spelled: -
Same statistical excess of North African-associated haplogroups (E-M81, J1-M267) found among bearers of this Arabic-etymology surname; a population-level enrichment, not a single founder lineage.
Source: Solé-Morata N, Bertranpetit J, Comas D, Calafell F. "Y-chromosome diversity in Catalan surname samples: insights into surname origin and frequency." European Journal of Human Genetics. 2015;23(11):1549-1557. doi:10.1038/ejhg.2015.14
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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