Y-DNA tests, Merrills in the US

surname Merrill (and variations)

• US population clock
  • (6/1/2013) = 316.0 million
  • (5/1/2013) = 315.8 million
  • (4/1/2013) = 315.6 million
  • (3/1/2013) = 315.4 million
  • (2/1/2013) = 315.2 million
  • (1/1/2013) = 315.1 million
  • (12/1/2012) = 314.9 million
  • (11/1/2012) = 314.7 million
  • (10/1/2012) = 314.5 million
  • (9/1/2012) = 314.3 million
  • (8/1/2012) = 314.1 million
  • growth rate = 0.7%
• percent male (US, 2000) = 49.1%
• fraction Merrill/Merrell (US, 2000) = 40,000 / 280 million = 1/7000
• Y-DNA tested Merrill/Merrell males, all labs (6/1/2013) = 125, including 119 living in US, including 75 in FTDNA
  • (6/1/2013) = 125
  • (5/1/2013) = 125
  • (4/1/2013) = 121
  • (3/1/2013) = 118
  • (2/1/2013) = 118
  • (1/1/2013) = 117
  • (1/1/2012) = 106
  • (1/1/2011) = 94
  • (1/1/2010) = 81
  • (1/1/2009) = 62
  • growth rate = 17%
• living US Merrill males (6/1/2013) = 316.0 million * .491 / 7000 = 22,000
• fraction tested, of living US Merrill males (6/1/2013) = 119 / 22,000 = 1/180

all surnames

• US population clock
  • (6/1/2013) = 316.0 million
  • (5/1/2013) = 315.8 million
  • (4/1/2013) = 315.6 million
  • (3/1/2013) = 315.4 million
  • (2/1/2013) = 315.2 million
  • (1/1/2013) = 315.1 million
  • (12/1/2012) = 314.9 million
  • (11/1/2012) = 314.7 million
  • (10/1/2012) = 314.5 million
  • (9/1/2012) = 314.3 million
  • (8/1/2012) = 314.1 million
  • growth rate = 0.72%
• percent male (US, 2000) = 49.1%
• living US males (6/1/2013) = 316.0 million * .491 = 155 million
  
• Y-DNA tested males in FTDNA
  About March 2013, due to a system error, FTDNA ceased updating the count of Y-DNA records. The error was corrected on 4/11/13. At the same time, FTDNA added records transferred from National Geographic and from resellers in the UK, Europe and the Middle East. [Max Blankfeld, Vice President of Operations and Marketing, 4/11/13.]
  • (6/1/2013) = 475,000 (est)
  • (5/8/2013) = 474,077
  • (5/1/2013) = 473,134
  • (4/11/2013) = 470,432
  • growth rate after 4/11/13 = 10%
  • growth rate before 4/11/13 = 10%
  • (4/10/2013) = 248,910
  • (2/1/2013) = 248,000
  • (1/1/2013) = 248,000
  • (12/1/2012) = 247,000
  • (11/1/2012) = 246,000
  • (10/1/2012) = 243,000
  • (7/1/2012) = 236,000
  • (4/1/2012) = 229,000
  • (12/1/2011) = 220,000
• fraction in FTDNA, of male testees: assume 80 / 125, same as for Merrill.
  A more accurate estimate is not publicly available.
  male testees: (6/1/2013): 475,000 * 125 / 80 = 740,000
  
• fraction living and in US: assume 75 / 80, same as for Merrill FTDNA testees.
  A more accurate estimate is not publicly available.
  living US male testees (6/1/2013): 740,000 * 75 / 80 = 690,000
• fraction tested, of living US males: (6/1/2013) = 690,000 / 155,000,000 = 1/220

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