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-Z8
R-Z8 is another key R-L48 subclade with deep representation in northwestern Europe. Its distribution aligns closely with the territories of early Germanic tribes and later medieval migrations. Z8 lineages show strong connections with both continental and Scandinavian Germanic groups.
Most frequent in Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and southern Scandinavia. Present in Britain and regions influenced by Anglo Saxon or Viking era movements.
R-Z8 contains various downstream clusters with geographic signatures identifying local expansions within Germanic speaking regions.
Z8 highlights the complex demographic history of Germanic Europe from the Bronze Age to the medieval period.