Shapiro Surname: Y-DNA Haplogroup
Published genetics research or a documented case study links the surname Shapiro to a specific Y-DNA paternal-line haplogroup.
G-FGC1160
Clade G
Also spelled: Spira, Szapiro, Schapiro, Shapira
Three pedigreed patrilineal descendants of three different sons of Rabbi Pinchas Shapira of Korets (1726-1791) matched at 37 STR markers under haplogroup G-M201, subclade G-FGC1160. Authors note this G2a subclade is also found at elevated frequency among North Ossetians who trace descent from the Caucasian Alans, suggesting a Caucasus-linked deep origin.
Source: Paull JM, Briskman J, Steeble SK. "The Y-DNA Genetic Signature and Ethnic Origin of the Shapiro Rabbinical Lineage." Avotaynu Online (AB-047 series), 2018.
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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