FTDNA Y-tree branch

R-Z159

Equivalent branches, the same kits: R-Z160 (1,539 kits, 4,300 years)

R-Z159 is a branch of the FamilyTreeDNA Y tree with 1,539 kits that gave a country, counting all sub-branches. It is most common in these samples: England (Cornish) (3.0% of kits), New Zealand (1.9% of kits), Luxembourg (1.5% of kits). The branch's common ancestor lived about 3,900 years ago: the FTDNA Discover estimate runs from 3,400 to 4,500 years ago. The oldest of the equivalent branches, R-Z160, split off about 4,300 years ago by Discover. YFull has 199 samples in this branch and dates its common ancestor to 3,700 years ago.

1,539

kits in the branch

with a country given, including all sub-branches

299

on the branch itself

kits whose test did not resolve a sub-branch

21%

Big Y

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

sub-branches

3 with their own page, 3 without

3,900 years

age by Discover

the common ancestor lived 3,400 to 4,500 years ago

3,700 years

age by YFull

common ancestor (TMRCA); the branch split from its parent 3,900 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.

Where it is found
Country / region	kits	Share of branch	Share of country
United States	280	18.2%	0.9%
England	270	17.5%	1.0%
Germany	168	10.9%	1.0%
Ireland	130	8.4%	0.6%
United Kingdom	96	6.2%	1.0%
Scotland	90	5.8%	0.6%
Sweden	85	5.5%	0.7%
Poland	77	5.0%	1.0%
France	33	2.1%	0.5%
Netherlands	31	2.0%	1.3%
Ukraine	28	1.8%	0.6%
Norway	24	1.6%	0.5%
Russian Federation	23	1.5%	0.3%
Lithuania	18	1.2%	1.0%
Belarus	15	1.0%	0.9%
Denmark	14	0.9%	0.9%
Northern Ireland	14	0.9%	0.5%
Canada	12	0.8%	0.7%
Czech Republic	12	0.8%	0.5%
Austria	11	0.7%	1.0%

33 more

The remaining countries and regions (33), 108 kits in total: Hungary 11, Wales 11, Belgium 10, Switzerland 8, England (Cornish) 6, Finland 6, Brazil 5, Latvia 5, Slovakia 5, Scotland (Shetland) 4, United States (Native American) 4, Italy 3, Portugal 3, Romania 3, Croatia 2, Jamaica 2, Luxembourg 2, New Zealand 2, Spain 2, Australia 1, Bulgaria 1, France (Alsace) 1, Guyana 1, Iceland 1, Iran 1, Isle of Man 1, Mexico 1, Philippines 1, Russia (Republic of Dagestan) 1, Russia (Republic of Tatarstan) 1, Scotland (Orkney) 1, Slovenia 1, Turkey 1.

YFull

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.

Ashkenazi Jews (Yiddish): 9.2% of samples (14 of 153)
Poles: 1.7% of samples (6 of 362)
Germans: 1.3% of samples (3 of 232)
English: 0.6% of samples (6 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.

R-S6924

812 · 52.8% 3,700 years

R-S9257

328 · 21.3% 3,400 years

R-S8368

63 · 4.1% 3,100 years

3 small sub-branches more without a page: 37 kits. On the branch itself, without a resolved sub-branch: 299 kits.

Surnames #

Surnames that testers entered at FTDNA, over the whole branch with its sub-branches: 93 distinct among 315 kits. FTDNA gives surnames per branch only, with no country attached, so they cannot be split by country.

Galbraith 17
Cloud 12
Long 11
Jones 8
Maple 7
Martin 7
Polk 7
Smith 7
Williams 7
Bindon 6
Cotter 6
Crenshaw 6
White 6
Acree 5
Ball 5

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-Z159: 199 samples. The common ancestor lived 3,700 years ago (2,900–4,500); the branch split off 3,900 years ago (3,200–4,600).