rms2
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- Y-DNA haplogroup
- R-L21 (S145, M529)
- mtDNA haplogroup
- U5a2
As of this morning, here are some interesting statistics from FTDNA's Ancestral Origins database regarding men who have been y-dna tested to at least 12 STR markers.
British Isles Total = 53,261
Western Europe Total = 27,548
For Western Europe, I included the following countries:
Austria; Belgium; Czech Republic; Denmark; France; Germany; Italy; Netherlands; Norway; Portugal; Spain; Sweden, and Switzerland.
Here are the separate totals for each country, beginning with the British Isles:
England = 20,461
Scotland = 9,514
Wales = 1,713
Northern Ireland = 607
United Kingdom = 9,077
Ireland = 11,889
Total = 53, 261
Western Europe
Austria = 519
Belgium = 449
Czech Republic = 547
Denmark = 718
France = 2,883
Germany = 10,385
Italy = 2,968
Netherlands = 1,434
Norway = 1,137
Portugal = 670
Spain = 2,919
Sweden = 1,400
Switzerland = 1,519
Total = 27,548
The overall total for all these countries together, including the nations of the British Isles, is 80,809.
British Isles Proportion = 53,261/80,809 = 66%
Western Europe Proportion = 27,548/80,809 = 34%
Since my primary interest is R1b, I restricted myself to Western and Northern Europe and did not include Eastern and Southeastern Europe; but, honestly, I don't think including those regions would do much to reduce the overall preponderance of British samples in the Ancestral Origins database.
Germany has the highest representation of any non-British Isles western European nation, yet England alone has almost twice as many entries as Germany, and little Ireland has over 1,500 more entries than Germany.
I think it is essential to keep these figures in mind when considering the European origins of any haplogroup or subclade.
Obviously, we need a lot more samples from men of continental European origin.
British Isles Total = 53,261
Western Europe Total = 27,548
For Western Europe, I included the following countries:
Austria; Belgium; Czech Republic; Denmark; France; Germany; Italy; Netherlands; Norway; Portugal; Spain; Sweden, and Switzerland.
Here are the separate totals for each country, beginning with the British Isles:
England = 20,461
Scotland = 9,514
Wales = 1,713
Northern Ireland = 607
United Kingdom = 9,077
Ireland = 11,889
Total = 53, 261
Western Europe
Austria = 519
Belgium = 449
Czech Republic = 547
Denmark = 718
France = 2,883
Germany = 10,385
Italy = 2,968
Netherlands = 1,434
Norway = 1,137
Portugal = 670
Spain = 2,919
Sweden = 1,400
Switzerland = 1,519
Total = 27,548
The overall total for all these countries together, including the nations of the British Isles, is 80,809.
British Isles Proportion = 53,261/80,809 = 66%
Western Europe Proportion = 27,548/80,809 = 34%
Since my primary interest is R1b, I restricted myself to Western and Northern Europe and did not include Eastern and Southeastern Europe; but, honestly, I don't think including those regions would do much to reduce the overall preponderance of British samples in the Ancestral Origins database.
Germany has the highest representation of any non-British Isles western European nation, yet England alone has almost twice as many entries as Germany, and little Ireland has over 1,500 more entries than Germany.
I think it is essential to keep these figures in mind when considering the European origins of any haplogroup or subclade.
Obviously, we need a lot more samples from men of continental European origin.