Moldovan/Romanian GEDmatch Resuts

[Aspirin]

I see, so Ukrainians have another genetic substrate, which is specific to the mountainous region.

Yes, other Ukrainians with such results are mostly from the South, from steppe regions (Novorossiya), but their Balkan influence is new, from Balkan colonists.

[Leto]

Yes, other Ukrainians with such results are mostly from the South, from steppe regions (Novorossiya), but their Balkan influence is new, from Balkan colonists.

70% of Ukraine's population live east of Vinnytsa and they are much more like Russians.

[Aspirin]

70% of Ukraine's population live east of Vinnytsa and they are much more like Russians.

Yes, but in southern regions, close to Black Sea, you can find such outliers, because of colonisation of those lands by people of different background (mostly of East Slavic stock, but some Balkanites too, including some Moldavians).

[Leto]

Yes, but in southern regions, close to Black Sea, you can find such outliers, because of colonisation of those lands by people of different background (mostly of East Slavic stock, but some Balkanites too, including some Moldavians).

Yes, true. Pontic Greeks and Bulgarians come to mind too.

[Dušan]

Serbs also settled in today Ukraine in 18th century.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Se...ical_province)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavo-Serbia

[WeirdLookingFellow]

Serbs also settled in today Ukraine in 18th century.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Se...ical_province)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavo-Serbia

It seems that prior to the colonization, there were a few Poles and Moldavians which were ordered to go back to their native lands in New Serbia. Then, Serbs moved in (quite a few from Vojvodina with even some Romanians from Banat) but the page mentions that it was Moldavians making up the majority of the population.

"Because of the large number of Moldavian settlers, the largest ethnic group in the province in 1757 were not Serbs, but Moldavians.[1] In 1757, the population of New Serbia numbered 5,482 inhabitants, including:[2]

75.33% Moldavians
11.56% Serbs
13.11% others
Settlements"

[Dušan]

It seems that prior to the colonization, there were a few Poles and Moldavians which were ordered to go back to their native lands in New Serbia. Then, Serbs moved in (quite a few from Vojvodina with even some Romanians from Banat) but the page mentions that it was Moldavians making up the majority of the population.

"Because of the large number of Moldavian settlers, the largest ethnic group in the province in 1757 were not Serbs, but Moldavians.[1] In 1757, the population of New Serbia numbered 5,482 inhabitants, including:[2]

75.33% Moldavians
11.56% Serbs
13.11% others
Settlements"

Yes, Serbs and Moldavians lived together there, with Moldavian majority.

[Ion Basescul]

I've got two interesting cases from R. Moldova, which I am not sure whether they are mixed or not, because I only have their paternal surnames.

1. For the 1st case, the paternal surname itself is dubious. It doesn't mean anything in Romanian, so its root probably isn't related to something connected to Moldovans/Romanians.
   The surname is very rare in Moldova, literally limited to one village mainly, but in its exact form doesn't exist anywhere else. Derivatives of it, with Russian inspired suffixes, exist in Uzbekistan and Russia, but are also extremely rare.
   He scores exactly like my mom.
   
2. The 2nd case has an obviously Romanain surname, so at least paternally this individual should be Moldovan/Romanian. This surname is more popular in Romania, but I know that the person is from R. Moldova due to his email "sanyoc...".
   The closest person from our list to him is Daos, who is 3/4 Ukrainian and 1/4 Moldovan.

[Aspirin]

I've got two interesting cases from R. Moldova, which I am not sure whether they are mixed or not, because I only have their paternal surnames.

1. For the 1st case, the paternal surname itself is dubious. It doesn't mean anything in Romanian, so its root probably isn't related to something connected to Moldovans/Romanians.
   The surname is very rare in Moldova, literally limited to one village mainly, but in its exact form doesn't exist anywhere else. Derivatives of it, with Russian inspired suffixes, exist in Uzbekistan and Russia, but are also extremely rare.
   He scores exactly like my mom.
   
2. The 2nd case has an obviously Romanain surname, so at least paternally this individual should be Moldovan/Romanian. This surname is more popular in Romania, but I know that the person is from R. Moldova due to his email "sanyoc...".
   The closest person from our list to him is Daos, who is 3/4 Ukrainian and 1/4 Moldovan.

Do you know from where they are? With such results they can be mixed.

[Ion Basescul]

Do you know from where they are? With such results they can be mixed.

I don't know about the 2nd person, but definitely from R. Moldova judging by the email address. Casata and forebears hint at Singerei, but obviously that's just the paternal side.