A haplogroup is the term used to define one's deep ancestral origins that may pinpoint to a particular region in the world. Coordinating results by haplogroup may:

  1. Reveal a common ancestor between men of different surnames
  2. Indicate deep ancestral origins from a common "founder" ancestor.  (See: "Founder Scots DNA") 
  3. May indicate a particular region of Europe that your Scottish ancestors originated from. Additional information on haplogroup origins is included below. 

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Haplogroup R1a - The R1a lineage is believed to have originated in the Eurasian Steppes north of the Black & Caspian Seas. This lineage is thought to descend from a population of the Kurgan culture, known for the domestication of the horse (circa 3000 B.C.E.). These people were also believed to be the first speakers of the Indo-European language group. This lineage is found in central & western Asia, India, and in Slavic populations of Europe.1   Haplogroup R1a also appears in Scotland, and is the haplogroup of the great Gaelic warrior, Somerled.

Genealogy:
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29286 - Rory Saor MacInnis, Barra
The alleles highlighted in yellow are the deduced ancestral modal alleles of Somerled.
 FTDNA   DYS#
Kit Name *
H
a
p
l
o		 3
9
3		 3
9
0		 1
9		 3
9
1		 3
8
5
a		 3
8
5
b		 4
2
6		 3
8
8		 4
3
9		 3
8
9
|
1		 3
9
2		 3
8
9
|
2		 4
5
8		 4
5
9
a		 4
5
9
b		 4
5
5		 4
5
4		 4
4
7		 4
3
7		 4
4
8		 4
4
9		 4
6
4
a		 4
6
4
b		 4
6
4
c		 4
6
4
d		 4
6
0		 G
A
T
A

H
4		 Y
C
A

I
I

a		 Y
C
A

I
I

b		 4
5
6		 6
0
7		 5
7
6		 5
7
0		 C
D
Y

a		 C
D
Y

b		 4
4
2		 4
3
8		 5
3
1		 5
7
8		 3
9
5
S
1
a		 3
9
5
S
1
b		 5
9
0		 5
3
7		 6
4
1		 4
7
2		 4
0
6
S
1		 5
1
1		 4
2
5		 4
1
3
a		 4
1
3
b		 5
5
7		 5
9
4		 4
3
6		 4
9
0		 5
3
4		 4
5
0		 4
4
4		 4
8
1		 5
2
0		 4
4
6		 6
1
7		 5
6
8		 4
8
7		 5
7
2		 6
4
0		 4
9
2		 5
6
5
  Somerled R1a 13 25 15 11 11 14 12 12 10 14 11 31 16 8 10 11 11 23 14 20 31 12 15 15 16 11 12 19 21 17 16 17 18 34 38 12 11

20132

 Allison

R1a

 13 25 15 11 11 14 12 12 10 14 11 31 16 8 10 11 11 23 14 20 32 12 12 15 16 11 12 19 21 17 16 17 18 34 40 12 11

29286

 McInnis  R1a 13 25 15 11 11 13 12 12 10 14 11 31 15 8 10 11 11 23 14 20 31 12 15 15 16 11 12 19 21 15 15 17 18 34 38 13 11

48911

 Orr R1a 13 25 15 11 11 14 12 12 10 13 11 30 15 9 10 11 11 23 14 20 30 12 12 14 15 11 12 19 21 16 16 17 17 35 40 12 10 11 8 17 17 8 12 10 8 11 10 12 22 22 15 11 12 12 13 8 13 23 21 12 12 11 13 11 11 12 12

N9002

 George  R1a 13 25 15 11 11 14 12 12 10 13 11 30                                                                                                              
49454 Swinton  R1a1 13 25 15 11 11 14 12 12 10 14 11 31 15 8 10 11 11 24 14 20 33 12 15 15 16 11 12 19 21 15 16 16 18 34 37 12 11 11 8 17 17 8 12 10 8 11 10 12 22 23 15 11 12 12 13 8 12 23 22 12 12 11 13 11 11 12 12
48404 Benham  R1a1 13 25 15 11 11 14 12 12 11 14 11 31 15 9 10 11 11 23 14 20 33 12 15 15 16 11 11 19 21 16 15 17 17 34 38 12 11
98192 Westran R1a 13 25 15 11 11 16 12 12 10 13 11 29                                                  

N31366

 Johnson  R1a1 13 25 15 11 12 13 12 12 10 14 11 31 15 9 9 11 11 23 14 20 32 15 15 16 16                                                                                    
42547 Matheson  R1a 13 25 16 10 11 14 12 12 10 14 11 31 15 8 10 11 11 24 14 20 31 12 14 15 15 11 12 19 23 16 16 20 19 33 38 12 11
47403 Matheson  R1a 13 26 16 10 11 14 12 12 10 14 11 31 15 8 10 11 10 24 14 20 31 12 14 15 16 11 12 19 23 16 16 19 19 33 38 12 11

25467

 MacKay R1a 13 25 16 10 11 14 12 12 10 14 11 31 15 8 10 11 11 24 14 20 31 12 14 15 16 11 12 19 23 15 16 19 18 34 38 12 11

R1a haplotypes above are manually updated and shaded. Click here to view results automatically updated.  

Additional R1a haplogroup Links:

Somerled's haplotype

Somerled Wikipedia biography

ISOGG 2006 Y-Haplogroup Tree - 'R'

 

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