Vellalar Surname: Y-DNA Haplogroup
Published genetics research or a documented case study links the surname Vellalar to a specific Y-DNA paternal-line haplogroup.
J2-M172 (38.7%)
Clade J2
Also spelled: Vellala; Vellalar Mudaliar
Middle-ranking Tamil landowning caste; elevated J2-M172 frequency is attributed by the authors to Neolithic-era, West-Asian-linked demic diffusion into South India.
Source: Sengupta S, et al. (2006). "Polarity and temporality of high-resolution Y-chromosome distributions in India..." American Journal of Human Genetics, 78(2):202-221.
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