A · A1 · A1b · A1b1 · BT · CT · CF · F · K · K2 · P · R · R1 · R1b · R1b-M269 · R1b-L51 · R1b-L151 · R1b-P310 · R1b-U106 · R-Z381 · R-L48 · R-Z30

Haplogroup R-Z30

Macro-haplogroup
R
Parent clade
R1b-L48
Formed (estimate)
c. 3900 years ago
TMRCA (estimate)
c. 3200 years ago

Overview

R-Z30 is a prolific branch of R-L48 strongly represented in northern Europe. It is deeply connected with Germanic Iron Age populations and later expansions such as the Anglo Saxons and Norse. Z30 includes several region specific clusters that track historical movements across the North Sea.

Geographic distribution

Common in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands and England. Found at lower levels in Scotland and Ireland from Viking Age admixture.

Ancient DNA

  • Viking Age samples from Scandinavia and the British Isles include Z30 derived lineages.
  • Some early medieval Germanic individuals also show Z30 haplotypes.

Phylogeny & subclades

R-Z30 includes major downstream clades such as R-Z2, R-Z7 and R-Z1, each containing detailed substructure.

  • R1b-Z2
  • R1b-Z1
  • R1b-Z7

Notes & context

Z30 is important for reconstructing Norse and Anglo Saxon expansions across northern Europe.