Y-DNA - Haplogroup Origins

Parent haplogroup: E-M2

Haplogroup E

YOUR HAPLOGROUP

Haplogroup E is an African lineage. It is currently believed that this haplogroup dispersed south from northern Africa with the Bantu agricultural expansion. E is also the most common lineage among African Americans. It is a diverse haplogroup with many branches and is found distributed throughout Africa today. It is also found at a very low frequency in North Africa and the Middle East.