Iceland haplogroup?

[apriljb1]

Hi, just curious, does anyone know what the most common haplogroup in Iceland is?

[AngelaC]

Hi Apriljb1,

Are you interested in the most common mtDNA haplogroup, the most common Y-DNA haplogroup, or both??

Angela.

[apriljb1]

hi, the most common mtdna.

[AngelaC]

the most common mtdna.

The most common mtDNA haplogroup in Iceland would be haplogroup H

The haplogroup percentages* in Iceland are:
(average european % in brackets)

Haplogroup H 47% (50)
Haplogroup J 14% (11)
Haplogroup T 10% (8)
Haplogroup U5 9% (7)
Haplogroup K 8% (7)
Haplogroup I 5% (2)

(*the six most common haplogroups, rounded.)

These figures are from the paper
mtDNA and the Islands of the North Atlantic: Estimating the Proportions of Norse and Gaelic Ancestry

Angela.