Wertheim Surname: Y-DNA Haplogroup
Published genetics research or a documented case study links the surname Wertheim to a specific Y-DNA paternal-line haplogroup.
E-L117
Clade E1b1b
Also spelled: Giterman (sibling rabbinical lineage sharing the same Y-DNA signature)
21 male descendants of the Savran-Bendery Chassidic dynasty, founded by brothers Rabbi Aryeh Leib Wertheim of Bendery (c.1772-1854) and Rabbi Moshe Tzvi Giterman of Savran (1775-1838), share Y-DNA haplogroup E-M35 (E1b1b1), defined by SNP L117.
Source: Paull JM. "Connecting to the Wertheim-Giterman Rabbinical Lineage through Y-DNA." AVOTAYNU: The International Review of Jewish Genealogy, Vol. XXX, No. 3, Fall 2014.
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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