Haplogroups K/K2/L
Haplogroups K and K2 are very rare in European populations. Nevertheless, they already have a colorful history
in the DNA genealogy community. Thomas Jefferson reputedly belonged to the K haplogroup, and no less an
authority than Spencer Wells has suggested that he might have been descended from Phoenician traders who visited
pre-Roman Wales. David Faux, on the other hand, believes that K could have been brought to Britain by the Vikings.
K and K2 are believed to have originated in Central Asia, and have diffused outward in many directions - perhaps
migrating north to the Baltic, and most definitely moving south to the Middle East. K and K2 haplotypes are found
throughout the Mediterranean, and among Jews.
Haplogroup L is also of Central Asiatic origin, and is now found most commonly in India.
K/K2 Haplotype #1
The haplotype below is very rare, but both matches suggest an Iberian origin. This haplotype may have been
common among Sephardic Jews, North Africans, Phoenicians, Greeks or other settlers of Iberia during historic times.
It may have come to Britain with Roman troops or settlers, or with Sephardic or Alanic associates of the Normans.
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Geographical Locale |
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| Antioquia, Colombia [European] | .25 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Portugal | .18 | ||||||||||||||||||
L Haplotype #1
The relevant match here falls in Iran, which suggests that this haplotype came to Britain with an Indo-Iranian group
like the Alans or the Sarmatians.
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Geographical Locale |
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| Tehran, Iran | 1.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cheonan, South Korea | .32 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taiwan [Han] | .21 | ||||||||||||||||||
