I-M253 I1
I-M253 is a branch of the FamilyTreeDNA Y tree with 29,646 kits that gave a country, counting all sub-branches. It is most common in these samples: Sweden (45% of kits), Norway (35% of kits), Denmark (33% of kits). The branch's common ancestor lived about 20k years ago: the FTDNA Discover estimate runs from 18k to 23k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 5,483 | 45% | |
| England | 4,275 | 15% | |
| United States | 3,504 | 11% | |
| Germany | 2,661 | 15% | |
| Finland | 2,503 | 25% | |
| Norway | 1,606 | 35% | |
| Scotland | 1,507 | 11% | |
| United Kingdom | 1,449 | 15% | |
| Ireland | 1,259 | 5.7% | |
| Denmark | 545 | 33% | |
| France | 511 | 7.9% | |
| Poland | 437 | 5.9% | |
| Netherlands | 422 | 18% | |
| Russian Federation | 356 | 5.0% | |
| Switzerland | 318 | 11% | |
| Wales | 238 | 11% | |
| Northern Ireland | 229 | 7.7% | |
| Italy | 218 | 3.6% | |
| Spain | 176 | 4.5% | |
| Czech Republic | 152 | 6.5% |
117 more
The remaining countries and regions (117), 1,797 kits in total: Canada 146, Hungary 121, Ukraine 121, United States (Native American) 108, Austria 85, Belgium 84, Portugal 76, Iceland 54, Slovenia 53, Estonia 49, Slovakia 49, Lithuania 43, Romania 42, Australia 41, Bulgaria 39, Bosnia and Herzegovina 37, Mexico 34, Puerto Rico 34, Belarus 33, Greece 30, Croatia 29, Brazil 28, Russia (Republic of Mordovia) 26, Albania 21, Serbia 21, England (Cornish) 20, South Africa 20, Isle of Man 18, Turkey 18, Belgium (Flanders) 14, Jamaica 13, Latvia 13, Montenegro 12, Russia (Republic of Chuvashia) 12, Russia (Republic of Karelia) 12, Belgium (Wallonia) 10, Colombia 9, France (Alsace) 9, Lebanon 9, Macedonia 9, New Zealand 9, Azerbaijan 8, Luxembourg 8, Russia (Republic of Tatarstan) 8, Bahamas 6, Cuba 6, Jersey 6, Portugal (Azores) 6, Scotland (Orkney) 6, Barbados 5, Indonesia 5, Italy (Sicily) 5, Palestinian Territory 5, Russia (Republic of Bashkortostan) 5, Russia (Republic of Dagestan) 5, Scotland (Shetland) 5, Chile 4, Kazakhstan 4, Moldova 4, Sápmi (Sámi) 4, Guyana 3, India 3, Mauritius 3, Morocco 3, Spain (Catalonia) 3, US Virgin Islands 3, Argentina 2, Costa Rica 2, El Salvador 2, Faroe Islands 2, Georgia 2, Guernsey 2, Iraq 2, Israel 2, Liechtenstein 2, Netherlands Antilles 2, Spain (Andalusia) 2, Spain (Galicia) 2, Admiralty Islands 1, Angola 1, Armenia 1, Aruba 1, British Virgin Islands 1, Canada (First Nations) 1, Canada (Inuit) 1, Egypt 1, Guatemala 1, Guinea 1, Haiti 1, Iran 1, Orstkhoy (reported as Italy · Aosta Valley) 1, Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) 1, Italy (Sardinia) 1, Japan 1, Jordan 1, Kosovo 1, Kyrgyzstan 1, Marquesas Islands 1, Nicaragua 1, Nigeria 1, Norfolk Island 1, Peru 1, Qatar 1, Russia (Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria) 1, Russia (Republic of Udmurtia) 1, Saudi Arabia 1, Senegal 1, Spain (Basque) 1, Spain (Canary Islands) 1, Spain (Castile and León) 1, Spain (Valencia) 1, St. Lucia 1, Suriname 1, Togo 1, Trinidad and Tobago 1, Uzbekistan 1, Venezuela 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.
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.
On the branch itself, without a resolved sub-branch: 3,548 kits.
Surnames #
Surnames that testers entered at FTDNA, over the whole branch with its sub-branches: 1,589 distinct among 9,563 kits. FTDNA gives surnames per branch only, with no country attached, so they cannot be split by country.
- Smith 204
- Hamilton 133
- Harris 115
- Johnson 105
- Todd 99
- Gordon 92
- Lawson 90
- Wright 84
- Anderson 79
- Wilson 67
- White 66
- Jones 65
- Jackson 61
- Wood 60
- Brown 58
In the site's findings #
- Distinctive branch for Denmark: 33% of kits, 3.1 times the world share