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Does my haplogroup tell me my nationality, ethnicity, or surname?

No — a haplogroup is a deep-time lineage that predates modern countries, ethnicities, and surnames.

No. A haplogroup is a deep-time paternal lineage that predates today’s countries by thousands of years, so it doesn’t map onto a modern nationality or an ethnicity percentage, and it isn’t tied to a surname. It tells you which ancient branch of the paternal family tree you sit on — a different kind of fact from “% Italian” or a family name.

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