I-M223 I2b
I-M223 is a branch of the FamilyTreeDNA Y tree with 8,205 kits that gave a country, counting all sub-branches. It is most common in these samples: Malta (11% of kits), Northern Ireland (7.3% of kits), Netherlands (6.3% of kits). The branch's common ancestor lived about 17k years ago: the FTDNA Discover estimate runs from 15k to 19k years ago. YFull has 1,387 samples in this branch and dates its common ancestor to 16k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,360 | 4.9% | |
| United States | 1,305 | 4.3% | |
| Ireland | 896 | 4.0% | |
| Germany | 876 | 5.0% | |
| Scotland | 718 | 5.1% | |
| United Kingdom | 483 | 5.0% | |
| Sweden | 320 | 2.6% | |
| Northern Ireland | 217 | 7.3% | |
| France | 211 | 3.3% | |
| Norway | 160 | 3.5% | |
| Switzerland | 157 | 5.3% | |
| Netherlands | 144 | 6.3% | |
| Italy | 120 | 2.0% | |
| Poland | 114 | 1.6% | |
| Denmark | 94 | 5.8% | |
| Spain | 67 | 1.7% | |
| Wales | 63 | 2.9% | |
| Russian Federation | 62 | 0.9% | |
| Czech Republic | 59 | 2.5% | |
| Finland | 59 | 0.6% |
100 more
The remaining countries and regions (100), 720 kits in total: Canada 58, Ukraine 52, United States (Native American) 52, Hungary 42, Mexico 41, Portugal 35, Austria 28, Greece 28, Belgium 27, Brazil 26, Romania 20, Australia 18, Turkey 18, Bulgaria 14, Slovakia 14, Belarus 13, Iraq 11, Lithuania 11, Slovenia 11, Croatia 10, Malta 10, Cuba 8, Serbia 7, South Africa 7, Albania 6, Armenia 6, India 6, New Zealand 6, Chile 5, Azerbaijan 4, Dominican Republic 4, Egypt 4, Estonia 4, Jamaica 4, Jordan 4, Russia (Republic of Dagestan) 4, Costa Rica 3, England (Cornish) 3, Iran 3, Isle of Man 3, Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) 3, Italy (Sicily) 3, Latvia 3, Puerto Rico 3, Afghanistan 2, Åland 2, Algeria 2, Belgium (Flanders) 2, Belgium (Wallonia) 2, Colombia 2, France (Alsace) 2, Georgia 2, Iceland 2, Israel 2, Jersey 2, Kuwait 2, Lebanon 2, Luxembourg 2, Macedonia 2, Montenegro 2, Russia (Republic of Chuvashia) 2, Samoa 2, Spain (Andalusia) 2, Spain (Castile and León) 2, Spain (Galicia) 2, Vietnam 2, Argentina 1, Bahamas 1, Bahrain 1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1, Canada (First Nations) 1, Curaçao 1, Cyprus 1, Ecuador 1, El Salvador 1, Georgia (Republic of Abkhazia) 1, Guatemala 1, Guyana 1, Haiti 1, Indonesia 1, Italy (Sardinia) 1, Italy (Trentino) 1, Kazakhstan 1, Kosovo 1, Mauritius 1, Palestinian Territory 1, Peru 1, Portugal (Azores) 1, Russia (Republic of Adygea) 1, Russia (Republic of Bashkortostan) 1, Russia (Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia) 1, Russia (Republic of Tatarstan) 1, Saudi Arabia 1, Scotland (Shetland) 1, Spain (Canary Islands) 1, Spain (Catalonia) 1, Suriname 1, Syrian Arab Republic 1, Trinidad and Tobago 1, Uzbekistan 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.
- French: 8.1% of samples (10 of 124)
- English: 5.0% of samples (53 of 1,050)
- Dutch: 4.5% of samples (3 of 66)
- Germans: 4.3% of samples (10 of 232)
- Ashkenazi Jews (Yiddish): 2.6% of samples (4 of 153)
- Spaniards: 2.5% of samples (3 of 118)
- Poles: 2.2% of samples (8 of 362)
- Russians: 1.3% of samples (11 of 821)
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: 1 kit. On the branch itself, without a resolved sub-branch: 920 kits.
Surnames #
Surnames that testers entered at FTDNA, over the whole branch with its sub-branches: 562 distinct among 2,588 kits. FTDNA gives surnames per branch only, with no country attached, so they cannot be split by country.
- Smith 51
- Johnson 43
- Ferguson 37
- Johnston 37
- Brown 34
- Chandler 33
- Hemphill 31
- Walker 29
- Jackson 28
- Thompson 28
- Pate 26
- Bennett 23
- Moore 22
- Hutto 21
- Chambers 20
The same branch on YFull #
YFull builds its tree from the same SNPs; the node is matched by name or by a shared SNP. TMRCA is when the common ancestor of all samples lived, formed is when the branch split from its parent. Intervals are 95%.
I-M223: 1,387 samples. The common ancestor lived 16k years ago (14k–17k); the branch split off 18k years ago (16k–20k).
In the site's findings #
- Distinctive branch for Malta: 11% of kits, 3.6 times the world share