Well, it is mostly surprising because there are no Indians in the woodpile in our family story.The Cicada wrote: ↑Mon Apr 23, 2018 4:14 pmMy late paternal grandmother, like many Anglo-Americans, claimed to be part Native American. Cherokee, IIRC. Claims of Native American ancestry are fairly common in the States by people of whatever stock. ...When it comes to bragging about it, however, this takes the proverbial cake.
Anyway, it is branch L232
Be nice to me, I am your cousin.The frequency of the lineage in Europe is highest in Scandinavian countries. It is 4 to 5 percent of male lineages in Iceland and Norway. It is about 6 percent of the male population in Sweden. The frequency across most of the rest of Europe is low and seldom reaches above 1 percent.
In the Americas, where it was a founding lineage, most pre-Columbian males are from this line. In Mexico, it is 82 to 91 percent of male lineages. It is 83 to 98 percent of the male population of Panama. In Greenland, it is over 80 percent of male lineages.