R-ZZ87
R-ZZ87 is a branch of the FamilyTreeDNA Y tree with 3,160 kits that gave a country, counting all sub-branches. It is most common in these samples: Northern Ireland (10% of kits), Ireland (6.2% of kits), Scotland (3.7% of kits). The branch's common ancestor lived about 1,800 years ago: the FTDNA Discover estimate runs from 1,600 to 2,100 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 | 1,373 | 6.2% | |
| United States | 670 | 2.2% | |
| Scotland | 518 | 3.7% | |
| Northern Ireland | 303 | 10% | |
| England | 107 | 0.4% | |
| United Kingdom | 80 | 0.8% | |
| Canada | 36 | 2.2% | |
| United States (Native American)United States | 11 | 0.6% | |
| France | 9 | 0.1% | |
| Germany | 9 | <0.1% | |
| Australia | 7 | 1.9% | |
| Norway | 6 | 0.1% | |
| Sweden | 6 | <0.1% | |
| Isle of Man | 4 | 2.8% | |
| Wales | 4 | 0.2% | |
| Denmark | 2 | 0.1% | |
| Mexico | 2 | <0.1% | |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 0.3% | |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | · | |
| Czech Republic | 1 | <0.1% |
9 more
The remaining countries and regions (9), 9 kits in total: Hungary 1, Iceland 1, Italy 1, Netherlands 1, New Zealand 1, Russian Federation 1, Scotland (Orkney) 1, South Africa 1, Turkey 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.
- English: 1.0% of samples (10 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.
20 small sub-branches more without a page: 241 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: 241 distinct among 1,014 kits. FTDNA gives surnames per branch only, with no country attached, so they cannot be split by country.
- Ewing 27
- McCord 25
- Campbell 24
- Duncan 24
- Doherty 19
- Dunbar 18
- Dougherty 17
- Robertson 17
- Alexander 16
- Cannon 16
- Frew 16
- Kennedy 16
- McDowell 15
- Daugherty 14
- Graham 14
In the site's findings #
- Distinctive branch for Northern Ireland: 10% of kits, 8.9 times the world share
- Distinctive branch for Ireland: 6.2% of kits, 5.4 times the world share
- Distinctive branch for Scotland: 3.7% of kits, 3.2 times the world share
- Young but widespread branch: 1,800 years ago, visible in 7 countries