R-FGC12055
R-FGC12055 is a branch of the FamilyTreeDNA Y tree with 2,329 kits that gave a country, counting all sub-branches. It is most common in these samples: Ireland (5.9% of kits), New Zealand (1.9% of kits), Northern Ireland (1.7% of kits). The branch's common ancestor lived about 4,200 years ago: the FTDNA Discover estimate runs from 3,700 to 4,900 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 | 1,320 | 5.9% | |
| United States | 381 | 1.2% | |
| Scotland | 195 | 1.4% | |
| England | 170 | 0.6% | |
| United Kingdom | 67 | 0.7% | |
| Northern Ireland | 50 | 1.7% | |
| Wales | 31 | 1.4% | |
| Canada | 18 | 1.1% | |
| Norway | 17 | 0.4% | |
| Germany | 9 | <0.1% | |
| France | 8 | 0.1% | |
| Spain | 6 | 0.2% | |
| Sweden | 6 | <0.1% | |
| Australia | 5 | 1.4% | |
| United States (Native American)United States | 4 | 0.2% | |
| Denmark | 3 | 0.2% | |
| England (Cornish)England | 3 | 1.5% | |
| Iceland | 3 | 1.5% | |
| Portugal | 3 | 0.2% | |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 0.5% |
20 more
The remaining countries and regions (20), 27 kits in total: Chile 2, Italy 2, Mongolia 2, Netherlands 2, New Zealand 2, South Africa 2, Switzerland 2, Barbados 1, Cayman Islands 1, Colombia 1, Isle of Man 1, Jamaica 1, Martinique 1, Mexico 1, Poland 1, Russian Federation 1, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, Sri Lanka 1, Ukraine 1, United States (Kānaka Maoli) 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: 1.2% of samples (13 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.
6 small sub-branches more without a page: 85 kits. 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: 171 distinct among 708 kits. FTDNA gives surnames per branch only, with no country attached, so they cannot be split by country.
- Sullivan 44
- Daly 28
- Roberts 25
- MacAulay 17
- O'Connell 14
- Collins 13
- Crowley 13
- Donovan 13
- Glennon 12
- Moore 12
- Henderson 11
- Teague 11
- Ballard 10
- Donahue 9
- Lynch 9
In the site's findings #
- Ancient branch that stayed home: 4,200 years ago, 57% of kits in Ireland