R-Z381
R-Z381 is a branch of the FamilyTreeDNA Y tree with 18,466 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 4,700 years ago: the FTDNA Discover estimate runs from 4,100 to 5,400 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 | 4,078 | 15% | |
| United States | 3,911 | 13% | |
| Germany | 2,270 | 13% | |
| United Kingdom | 1,225 | 13% | |
| Scotland | 1,208 | 8.5% | |
| Ireland | 1,119 | 5.0% | |
| Sweden | 669 | 5.5% | |
| Netherlands | 441 | 19% | |
| France | 425 | 6.6% | |
| Northern Ireland | 287 | 9.7% | |
| Poland | 277 | 3.8% | |
| Norway | 258 | 5.7% | |
| Denmark | 203 | 12% | |
| Switzerland | 203 | 6.8% | |
| Czech Republic | 164 | 7.0% | |
| Wales | 162 | 7.4% | |
| Canada | 159 | 9.7% | |
| Finland | 133 | 1.3% | |
| Belgium | 112 | 16% | |
| Italy | 110 | 1.8% |
91 more
The remaining countries and regions (91), 1,052 kits in total: United States (Native American) 92, Hungary 86, Russian Federation 74, Ukraine 74, Austria 66, Spain 56, Portugal 50, Australia 34, England (Cornish) 32, Lithuania 32, Belarus 29, Brazil 28, Slovenia 28, Slovakia 26, Mexico 22, Belgium (Flanders) 20, Luxembourg 20, Estonia 18, South Africa 16, France (Alsace) 15, Romania 15, Latvia 14, Barbados 13, Jamaica 13, New Zealand 11, Russia (Republic of Tatarstan) 10, Bulgaria 8, Puerto Rico 8, Croatia 7, Scotland (Shetland) 7, Greece 6, Argentina 5, Colombia 5, Cuba 5, Dominican Republic 5, Iceland 5, Serbia 5, Bahamas 4, Malta 4, Scotland (Orkney) 4, Turkey 4, Chile 3, Costa Rica 3, Iran 3, Isle of Man 3, Spain (Castile and León) 3, Spain (Catalonia) 3, Spain (Galicia) 3, Trinidad and Tobago 3, Belgium (Wallonia) 2, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2, Guyana 2, India 2, Liechtenstein 2, Macedonia 2, Russia (Republic of Dagestan) 2, Saint Kitts and Nevis 2, Venezuela 2, Zimbabwe 2, Armenia 1, Belize 1, China 1, Equatorial Guinea 1, Faroe Islands 1, France (Corsica) 1, Grenada 1, Guatemala 1, Guernsey 1, Honduras 1, Indonesia 1, Israel 1, Orstkhoy (reported as Italy · Aosta Valley) 1, Italy (Sicily) 1, Italy (South Tyrol) 1, Jersey 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, Spain (Cantabria) 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 (25 of 232)
- Ashkenazi Jews (Yiddish): 9.2% of samples (14 of 153)
- English: 9.1% of samples (96 of 1,050)
- 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: 34 kits. On the branch itself, without a resolved sub-branch: 97 kits.
Surnames #
Surnames that testers entered at FTDNA, over the whole branch with its sub-branches: 977 distinct among 5,016 kits. FTDNA gives surnames per branch only, with no country attached, so they cannot be split by country.
- Smith 144
- Pittman 72
- Miller 57
- Graves 51
- Moore 48
- Bell 47
- Adams 43
- Johnson 40
- Wilson 39
- Brown 38
- Parker 36
- Martin 35
- Williams 34
- Jones 33
- Walker 33
In the site's findings #
- Distinctive branch for France (Alsace): 21% of kits, 3.1 times the world share
- Distinctive branch for Belgium (Flanders): 20% of kits, 3.0 times the world share