What is your mtDNA Haplogroup

[Figaro]

N1b1b. Pretty rare subclade in Europe. Not entirely sure the story there...lol

[Catkin]

Genetic Distance - 1
Country
Norway
Russian Federation

Genetic Distance - 2
Country
Norway
Sweden
United Kingdom
England
Germany
France
Ireland
Hungary

Genetic Distance - 3
Bosnia and Herzegovina
England
France
Germany
Ireland
Norway
Poland
Russian Federation

Interesting too, that we have very different haplogroups, yet the countries of our closest matches are very similar- across the whole of Northern Europe to Russia. Similar population movements?

[Longbowman]

N1b1b. Pretty rare subclade in Europe. Not entirely sure the story there...lol

...unless you're Jewish

[Black Wolf]

Interesting too, that we have very different haplogroups, yet the countries of our closest matches are very similar- across the whole of Northern Europe to Russia. Similar population movements?

Haplogroups only tell you about one very small direct line of ancestry. Autosomal DNA gives you the big picture when it comes to your DNA. You probably already know this though.

[Catkin]

Haplogroups only tell you about one very small direct line of ancestry. Autosomal DNA gives you the big picture when it comes to your DNA. You probably already know this though.

Yeah, but it's interesting to try to trace a direct female line, knowing the mtDNA is a signature I'll pass on directly . It's not as good for ancestry as y-DNA, with the slower mutations, and of course it's not got any surname connections, but it's all I have!

[Graham]

Map location of other people that match my mtdna.

Spoiler!

[Grace O'Malley]

Interesting too, that we have very different haplogroups, yet the countries of our closest matches are very similar- across the whole of Northern Europe to Russia. Similar population movements?

Yes I noticed that as well.

[Kazimiera]

I updated the poll to include X.

[Zmey Gorynych]

H6a1b. Read a little about it on the internet (Eupedia). It seems that this mtdna haplogroup is associated with the Corded Ware culture just like my Y-DNA. Not sure in which population it peaks, 23andme says czechs and french. I know that one bulgarian member has it and I've seen on FTDNA site/forum that a few western europeans (or americans of western european descent) have it.

Anyone knows more about H6a1b? I downloaded my raw mtdna data on one of those amateurish sites (jameslick) and it told me that it is most likely H6a1b4.

[Lawalye]

J2a2, it seems to be a middle eastern subclade according to Eupedia :

"J2a2 : found mostly in the Near East and North Africa
J2a2a : found in Italy, Anatolia, the Levant and Yemen
J2a2b : found in the Maghreb, Greece and Russia
J2a2c : found in Italy (including Sardinia) and Yemen
J2a2d : found in the Maghreb".


And my most distant matrilineal ancestor is Anne Elisabeth Schommers born at Thommen (german community in Belgium) in the mid 18th century.