I-L137
I-L137 is a branch of the FamilyTreeDNA Y tree with 1,190 kits that gave a country, counting all sub-branches. It is most common in these samples: Northern Ireland (4.7% of kits), Isle of Man (2.1% of kits), Portugal (Azores) (1.7% of kits). The branch's common ancestor lived about 5,800 years ago: the FTDNA Discover estimate runs from 5,000 to 6,700 years ago.
Where it is found #
Countries and regions given by the branch's carriers. “Share of branch” is the part of the branch's kits that belongs to the country. “Share of country” is the part of that country's kits that falls into the branch; it is computed only for countries with at least 50 kits.
| Country / region | kits | Share of branch | Share of country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 354 | 1.6% | |
| Scotland | 239 | 1.7% | |
| United States | 221 | 0.7% | |
| Northern Ireland | 139 | 4.7% | |
| England | 84 | 0.3% | |
| United Kingdom | 59 | 0.6% | |
| Norway | 10 | 0.2% | |
| Canada | 9 | 0.5% | |
| Brazil | 8 | 1.1% | |
| United States (Native American)United States | 8 | 0.4% | |
| Wales | 8 | 0.4% | |
| Germany | 7 | <0.1% | |
| Sweden | 7 | <0.1% | |
| Portugal | 6 | 0.3% | |
| Spain | 6 | 0.2% | |
| Australia | 4 | 1.1% | |
| Finland | 4 | <0.1% | |
| Isle of Man | 3 | 2.1% | |
| France | 2 | <0.1% | |
| Iraq | 2 | <0.1% |
8 more
The remaining countries and regions (8), 10 kits in total: Italy 2, Samoa 2, Hungary 1, Jamaica 1, Mexico 1, New Zealand 1, Portugal (Azores) 1, Vietnam 1.
Most common among these peoples #
From YFull samples that gave a mother tongue: the part of a people's samples that falls into this branch. Peoples with at least 3 samples in the branch are listed.
- English: 2.1% of samples (22 of 1,050)
Sub-branches #
Sub-branches that have their own page (50 kits or more). The bar is the kits in the sub-branch with its own sub-branches; the age is when its common ancestor lived.
1 small sub-branch more without a page: 0 kits. On the branch itself, without a resolved sub-branch: 98 kits.
Surnames #
Surnames that testers entered at FTDNA, over the whole branch with its sub-branches: 103 distinct among 438 kits. FTDNA gives surnames per branch only, with no country attached, so they cannot be split by country.
- Ferguson 34
- Hemphill 29
- Thompson 13
- Carson 12
- McKnight 12
- Gillespie 11
- Hunter 11
- Cantrell 9
- Henry 9
- Mitchell 8
- Montgomery 8
- Hanna 7
- Brown 6
- Gowin 6
- Laughlin 6
In the site's findings #
- Distinctive branch for Northern Ireland: 4.7% of kits, 10.8 times the world share
- Distinctive branch for Scotland: 1.7% of kits, 3.9 times the world share