FTDNA Y-tree branch

R-S1855

R-S1855 is a branch of the FamilyTreeDNA Y tree with 113 kits that gave a country, counting all sub-branches. It is most common in these samples: England (0.1% of kits), Denmark (0.1% of kits), United Kingdom (0.1% of kits). The branch's common ancestor lived about 3,900 years ago: the FTDNA Discover estimate runs from 3,300 to 4,600 years ago.

113

kits in the branch

with a country given, including all sub-branches

on the branch itself

kits whose test did not resolve a sub-branch

90%

Big Y

share of kits with a Big Y test among all kits of the branch, sub-branches included

sub-branches

1 with their own page, 1 without

3,900 years

age by Discover

the common ancestor lived 3,300 to 4,600 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.

Where it is found
Country / region	kits	Share of branch	Share of country
England	40	35.4%	0.1%
United States	25	22.1%	<0.1%
United Kingdom	10	8.8%	0.1%
Sweden	7	6.2%	<0.1%
France	5	4.4%	<0.1%
Germany	5	4.4%	<0.1%
Scotland	4	3.5%	<0.1%
Guernsey	3	2.7%	·
Denmark	2	1.8%	0.1%
Ireland	2	1.8%	<0.1%
Italy	2	1.8%	<0.1%
Norway	2	1.8%	<0.1%
Australia (Aboriginal Australian)Australia	1	0.9%	·
Austria	1	0.9%	<0.1%
Bahamas	1	0.9%	·
Jersey	1	0.9%	·
Netherlands	1	0.9%	<0.1%
United States (Native American)United States	1	0.9%	<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.

R-FGC17471

92 · 81.4% 3,800 years

1 small sub-branch more without a page: 19 kits. On the branch itself, without a resolved sub-branch: 2 kits.

Surnames #

Surnames that testers entered at FTDNA, over the whole branch with its sub-branches: 16 distinct among 38 kits. FTDNA gives surnames per branch only, with no country attached, so they cannot be split by country.

Holmes 6
Woodworth 4
Battaglia 2
Brown 2
Cooper 2
de Verdun 2
Eaton 2
Hale 2
Haviland 2
Hay 2
Kirkby 2
Osborne 2
Sanders 2
Smith 2
Sterling 2

YFull

The same branch on YFull #

YFull builds its tree from the same SNPs; the node is matched by name or by a shared SNP. TMRCA is when the common ancestor of all samples lived, formed is when the branch split from its parent. Intervals are 95%.

R-Y2404: 20 samples. YFull publishes no age for this branch.