R-FTT8
R-FTT8 is a branch of the FamilyTreeDNA Y tree with 19,041 kits that gave a country, counting all sub-branches. It is most common in these samples: France (Alsace) (21% of kits), Belgium (Flanders) (20% of kits), Netherlands (19% of kits). The branch's common ancestor lived about 4,900 years ago: the FTDNA Discover estimate runs from 4,300 to 5,600 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 | 4,242 | 15% | |
| United States | 4,050 | 13% | |
| Germany | 2,323 | 13% | |
| United Kingdom | 1,267 | 13% | |
| Scotland | 1,244 | 8.8% | |
| Ireland | 1,141 | 5.1% | |
| Sweden | 690 | 5.7% | |
| Netherlands | 447 | 19% | |
| France | 437 | 6.8% | |
| Northern Ireland | 292 | 9.8% | |
| Poland | 282 | 3.8% | |
| Norway | 263 | 5.8% | |
| Denmark | 216 | 13% | |
| Switzerland | 205 | 6.9% | |
| Czech Republic | 170 | 7.2% | |
| Wales | 168 | 7.6% | |
| Canada | 161 | 9.8% | |
| Finland | 137 | 1.4% | |
| Italy | 113 | 1.9% | |
| Belgium | 112 | 16% |
93 more
The remaining countries and regions (93), 1,081 kits in total: United States (Native American) 93, Hungary 87, Russian Federation 78, Ukraine 75, Austria 68, Spain 59, Portugal 52, Australia 34, England (Cornish) 33, Lithuania 32, Belarus 29, Brazil 28, Slovenia 28, Slovakia 26, Mexico 22, Belgium (Flanders) 20, Luxembourg 20, Estonia 18, South Africa 17, France (Alsace) 15, Romania 15, Jamaica 14, Latvia 14, Barbados 13, New Zealand 11, Russia (Republic of Tatarstan) 10, Bulgaria 8, Puerto Rico 8, Croatia 7, Scotland (Shetland) 7, Greece 6, Serbia 6, Argentina 5, Bahamas 5, Colombia 5, Cuba 5, Dominican Republic 5, Iceland 5, Costa Rica 4, Guernsey 4, Malta 4, Scotland (Orkney) 4, Turkey 4, Belgium (Wallonia) 3, Chile 3, Iran 3, Isle of Man 3, Spain (Cantabria) 3, Spain (Castile and León) 3, Spain (Catalonia) 3, Spain (Galicia) 3, Trinidad and Tobago 3, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2, Guyana 2, India 2, Jersey 2, Liechtenstein 2, Macedonia 2, Russia (Republic of Dagestan) 2, Saint Kitts and Nevis 2, Venezuela 2, Zimbabwe 2, Armenia 1, Australia (Aboriginal Australian) 1, Belize 1, China 1, Equatorial Guinea 1, Faroe Islands 1, France (Corsica) 1, Grenada 1, Guatemala 1, Honduras 1, Indonesia 1, Israel 1, Orstkhoy (reported as Italy · Aosta Valley) 1, Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) 1, Italy (Sicily) 1, Italy (South Tyrol) 1, Kazakhstan 1, Moldova 1, Montenegro 1, Morocco 1, Netherlands Antilles 1, Paraguay 1, Peru 1, Philippines 1, Portugal (Madeira) 1, Russia (Republic of Adygea) 1, Spain (Balearic Islands) 1, Spain (Basque) 1, Spain (Canary Islands) 1, St. Vincent and the Grenadines 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.
- Germans: 11% of samples (26 of 232)
- English: 9.2% of samples (97 of 1,050)
- Ashkenazi Jews (Yiddish): 9.2% of samples (14 of 153)
- Norwegians: 9.1% of samples (3 of 33)
- Finns: 8.8% of samples (14 of 159)
- Dutch: 7.6% of samples (5 of 66)
- Portuguese: 4.8% of samples (4 of 84)
- Poles: 4.7% of samples (17 of 362)
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.
2 small sub-branches more without a page: 4 kits.
Surnames #
Surnames that testers entered at FTDNA, over the whole branch with its sub-branches: 1,007 distinct among 5,178 kits. FTDNA gives surnames per branch only, with no country attached, so they cannot be split by country.
- Smith 148
- Pittman 72
- Miller 57
- Graves 51
- Moore 48
- Bell 47
- Adams 43
- Brown 42
- Wilson 41
- Johnson 40
- Parker 36
- Martin 35
- Williams 34
- Jones 33
- Walker 33