Dear Richard The most common SNP-defined haplogroup in Scotland is R1b1c, which is a branch of R1b1, which is a branch of R1b, etc. The second most common is I1a, which is of course a branch of I. So the only ununusual news is the K, which seems to be more common in the Mediterranean than in Britain. Nevertheless it is present there. I believe Thomas Jefferson was one. Best Regards Andrew -----Original Message----- From: R. D. Reddick [mailto:rdreddick@charter.net] Sent: Monday, 27 March 2006 9:30 PM To: SCOT-DNA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SCOT-DNA] Meaning of "Haplotype" and Haplogroup" SCOT-DNA-L@rootsweb.com: In studying our growing R320 DNA project results, notice two "Haplotype" categories seem dominant for those of known Scot or Scot-Irish ancestry: "I" and "R1b1" There is also "R1b" and "R1b1c" represented and one new report indicating "K2." A couple of the project members have ordered the "SNP" analysis which confirmed "I" and R1b1." Questions: Are these the more common Haplos for Scotland? What does the SNP analysis report really tell us about our origins? What is the significance of matches to other surnames (most numerous seem to be several 37 markers exact matches to Bingham/Bigham/Bigum)? The genealogy DNA firms represented are FTDNA and EA (EthnoAncestry). Our project page also includes those with Germanic origins: <http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Reddick-r320/index.aspx>http://www.fami lytreedna.com/public/Reddick-r320/index.aspx Thanks, Richard D. Reddick ==== SCOT-DNA Mailing List ==== Per agreement with Rootsweb, there can be no marketing messsages for any laboratory. No specific costs can be stated on list. These questions can be responded to off list. ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx