Yarborough Surname

53,730th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Yarborough Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Yarborough' or Yarburgh, a parish in the union of Louth, Lincolnshire; (2) also a hamlet in the parish of Croxton, Lincolnshire.

Gilbert de Yerdebure Lincolnshire, 1273.

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Yarborough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,3651:38,7044,765
England1031:540,95233,556
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England691:353,26622,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0371:48,4275,523

Yarborough (18) may also be a first name.

Yarborough Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Yarborough' or Yarburgh, a parish in the union of Louth, Lincolnshire; (2) also a hamlet in the parish of Croxton, Lincolnshire.

Gilbert de Yerdebure Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert tie Yerdeburch, Lincolnshire, ibid.

John de Yerbury, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1635. Richard Yerbergh and Frances Proctor: Marriage Lic. (London).

1635-6. Rowland Hacker and Elizabeth Yerborowe: ibid.

1660-1. William Gilbert and Katherine Yarborough: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Yerburgh, Yerbury, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Yarborough or Yarburgh (earth fortification), in Lincolnshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A parish in Lincolnshire, where the family were anciently resident.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Yarborough Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Yarborough Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Yarborough is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yarborough? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yarborough is the 53,730th most widely held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 767,433 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Yarborough live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 18 people.

Yarborough is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 9,365 people, or 1 in 38,704. In The United States it is mostly found in: North Carolina, where 21 percent are found, South Carolina, where 16 percent are found and Texas, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Yarborough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Yarborough has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 903 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 149 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yarborough Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Yarborough are 2.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.79% registered with the political party.

The amount Yarborough earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.95% less than the national average, earning $41,878 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.39% more than the national average, earning $51,864 CAD per year.

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Yarborough Reference & Research

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