R-BY12480
R-BY12480 is a branch of the FamilyTreeDNA Y tree with 1,698 kits that gave a country, counting all sub-branches. It is most common in these samples: Russia (Republic of Tatarstan) (5.3% of kits), Belgium (Flanders) (2.0% of kits), Netherlands (1.9% of kits). The branch's common ancestor lived about 4,200 years ago: the FTDNA Discover estimate runs from 3,600 to 4,800 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 | 428 | 1.5% | |
| United States | 392 | 1.3% | |
| Germany | 193 | 1.1% | |
| Ireland | 113 | 0.5% | |
| United Kingdom | 103 | 1.1% | |
| Scotland | 90 | 0.6% | |
| France | 58 | 0.9% | |
| Netherlands | 43 | 1.9% | |
| Sweden | 43 | 0.4% | |
| Northern Ireland | 36 | 1.2% | |
| Switzerland | 21 | 0.7% | |
| Canada | 20 | 1.2% | |
| Finland | 19 | 0.2% | |
| Denmark | 15 | 0.9% | |
| Poland | 15 | 0.2% | |
| Norway | 12 | 0.3% | |
| Wales | 12 | 0.5% | |
| Russian Federation | 9 | 0.1% | |
| Belgium | 7 | 1.0% | |
| Australia | 6 | 1.6% |
29 more
The remaining countries and regions (29), 63 kits in total: Hungary 6, Italy 6, Russia (Republic of Tatarstan) 6, Czech Republic 5, Spain 5, Portugal 4, Ukraine 4, Argentina 2, Belgium (Flanders) 2, Brazil 2, England (Cornish) 2, Romania 2, Austria 1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1, Croatia 1, Dominican Republic 1, Estonia 1, Iran 1, Macedonia 1, Malta 1, Mexico 1, Montenegro 1, Netherlands Antilles 1, New Zealand 1, Russia (Republic of Adygea) 1, Slovakia 1, Slovenia 1, South Africa 1, Spain (Balearic Islands) 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: 1 kit.
Surnames #
Surnames that testers entered at FTDNA, over the whole branch with its sub-branches: 122 distinct among 518 kits. FTDNA gives surnames per branch only, with no country attached, so they cannot be split by country.
- Graves 39
- Bell 31
- Pace 26
- Smith 24
- Adams 16
- King 16
- Sheldon 12
- Stallings 11
- Phelps 10
- Ricketts 10
- Gamble 8
- Hawley 8
- Barron 7
- Clark 7
- Moore 7