Are Lebanese Christians French descendants?

[FinalFlash]

The Christians, perhaps, have minor French influence in their DNA. I doubt it's significant.

Apparently, it's their Muslim sect with elevated Atlantic DNA and not the Christians. Though I'm not sure what other components differ, if any at all.

[Sikeliot]

No, although some Maronites have minor French/North Italian like input as do most Muslims. Oddly enough, Greek Christians (both Greek Orthodox and Greek Catholics/Melkites), who were previously thought to have significant Greek input, turned out to be the ones who shift the most towards Arabia.

I read somewhere Greek Orthodox Lebanese are partly descended from Arabian settlers who converted to Christianity, which is noteworthy because it was rare for peninsular Arabs to do so. But yes, it is clear they do not have Greek ancestry in any meaningful amount.

[lee.lim]

Some Lebanese Christians I know look a bit European so they may well be. Clear green eyes and lighter brown hair.

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[Sacrificed Ram]

I read somewhere Greek Orthodox Lebanese are partly descended from Arabian settlers who converted to Christianity, which is noteworthy because it was rare for peninsular Arabs to do so. But yes, it is clear they do not have Greek ancestry in any meaningful amount.

Also druzes claim yememinte origin, but they just cluster together with lebanese christians and sephardic/mizrahi jews.

[Abdelnour]

Personally? I always heard of a tale of distant Crusader descendants coming from France, Savoy to be exact. I doubt it changed the genetics of the population in a major way.

[MEDACHE]

they aren't called the paris of the middle east for nothing

[Sacrificed Ram]

Personally? I always heard of a tale of distant Crusader descendants coming from France, Savoy to be exact. I doubt it changed the genetics of the population in a major way.

They say the same tale about Iberia and Reconquista, "la mode" among right wing brazilian militants is claim be descendents of Templar Knights, despite genetical information we see on this forum corroborates this idea could be true.

[Mesoman]

Also druzes claim yememinte origin, but they just cluster together with lebanese christians and sephardic/mizrahi jews.

Druze cluster with Lebanese muslims, Lebanese christians da Samaritans. They don't cluster with Mizrahi jews, because Druze belong in the Levantine cluster. However, after Levantines they do show some affinity to Iraqi Jews that are Mizrahi. It could be that Druze theoretically might have some Anatolian input pulling them closer to Iraqi Jews. I don't know about their Yemenite origins.

[Sacrificed Ram]

Druze cluster with Lebanese muslims, Lebanese christians da Samaritans. They don't cluster with Mizrahi jews, because Druze belong in the Levantine cluster. However, after Levantines they do show some affinity to Iraqi Jews that are Mizrahi. It could be that Druze theoretically might have some Anatolian input pulling them closer to Iraqi Jews. I don't know about their Yemenite origins.

Some Druze families claim origin in Lakhmids and Tanukhids, they are from Yemen.