R-L159
R-L159 is a branch of the FamilyTreeDNA Y tree with 925 kits that gave a country, counting all sub-branches. It is most common in these samples: Ireland (2.0% of kits), Australia (1.4% of kits), Northern Ireland (1.0% of kits). The branch's common ancestor lived about 2,000 years ago: the FTDNA Discover estimate runs from 1,700 to 2,300 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 | 448 | 2.0% | |
| United States | 171 | 0.6% | |
| England | 105 | 0.4% | |
| Scotland | 82 | 0.6% | |
| United Kingdom | 39 | 0.4% | |
| Northern Ireland | 30 | 1.0% | |
| Norway | 10 | 0.2% | |
| Wales | 9 | 0.4% | |
| Canada | 6 | 0.4% | |
| Australia | 5 | 1.4% | |
| France | 4 | <0.1% | |
| Sweden | 4 | <0.1% | |
| Germany | 3 | <0.1% | |
| Scotland (Shetland)Scotland | 3 | · | |
| Cameroon | 1 | 0.4% | |
| Grenada | 1 | · | |
| Hungary | 1 | <0.1% | |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 0.7% | |
| Italy (Sicily)Italy | 1 | 0.8% | |
| Spain | 1 | <0.1% |
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: 46 kits. On the branch itself, without a resolved sub-branch: 71 kits.
Surnames #
Surnames that testers entered at FTDNA, over the whole branch with its sub-branches: 76 distinct among 331 kits. FTDNA gives surnames per branch only, with no country attached, so they cannot be split by country.
- Murphy 31
- Doty 19
- Myrick 13
- Burns 12
- Beatty 11
- Gaston 11
- Byrne 10
- Fitzpatrick 10
- Beaty 9
- Hingerty 9
- Ireland 9
- Sullivan 9
- Beattie 8
- O'Shea 8
- Quigley 6