Saraswat Brahmin (Konkani) Surname: Y-DNA Haplogroup
Published genetics research or a documented case study links the surname Saraswat Brahmin (Konkani) to a specific Y-DNA paternal-line haplogroup.
R1a, sharing a common ancestor with West Iranian populations predating the Indo-Iranian split
Clade R1a
Also spelled: Konkani Sarasvata Brahmin; Konkani Brahmin
First study to statistically confirm (p<0.005) that the patrilineal gotra-naming system tracks real, distinguishable Y-chromosome lineages within this endogamous community, though it does not publish per-gotra haplogroup assignments.
Source: Sequeira JJ, et al. (2025). "Exploring the genetic footprints of the gotra system in the Konkani Sarasvata Brahmins." Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 300(1):76.
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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