Yardley Surname
Approximately 8,359 people bear this surname
Yardley Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Yardley': (1) a parish in Hertfordshire; (2) a parish near Birmingham, Worcestershire; (3) two parishes, Yardley - Gobion and Yardley Hastings, in Northamptonshire.
Richard de Yardele, Lincolnshire, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameYardley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,409 | 1:16,344 | 2,373 |
| United States | 2,980 | 1:121,631 | 12,984 |
| Australia | 653 | 1:41,341 | 5,305 |
| Canada | 434 | 1:84,898 | 9,423 |
| New Zealand | 340 | 1:13,319 | 2,310 |
| Scotland | 243 | 1:22,032 | 2,512 |
| South Africa | 92 | 1:588,888 | 45,159 |
| Wales | 75 | 1:41,260 | 4,005 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Isle of Man | 13 | 1:6,602 | 1,513 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,854 | 1:13,147 | 1,985 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:162,749 | 6,621 |
| Wales | 20 | 1:78,421 | 3,652 |
| Isle of Man | 3 | 1:18,090 | 1,402 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 349 | 1:143,893 | 13,487 |
Yardley (713) may also be a first name.
Yardley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Yardley': (1) a parish in Hertfordshire; (2) a parish near Birmingham, Worcestershire; (3) two parishes, Yardley - Gobion and Yardley Hastings, in Northamptonshire.
Richard de Yardele, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1592. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. William Yardley: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1612. Married — Richard Hinde and Anne Yardlye: St. Michael, Cornhill.
(English) belonging to Yardley; or Dweller at the Yard-Lea [Middle English yard(e, yerd(e, enclosure, court, garden; Old English g(e)ard, fence, enclosure + Middle English ley, Old English leáh, meadow] The Worc. Yardley was Yerdeley, 14th- 15th cent.
(English) One who came from Yardley (wood where spars were obtained), the name of several places in England.
1. Parishes, &c., in cos. Hertford, Worcester, and Northampton. 2. An ancient family of the name were lords of Yardley, co. Stafford. There is an old joke of a Cockney's having broken his jawbone in an unsuccessful attempt to pronounce this name.
A location name in Northamptonshire, Worcestershire.
Yardley was the name of a family of gentry of Farndon, Cheshire, in the 17th century (Coll. Top. et Gen.).
Yardley Demographics
Average Male Yardley Height
176.26 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Yardley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yardley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yardley (Hindi: यारडले, Marathi: चारदले) is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Yardley.
How Common Is The Last Name Yardley? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 60,287th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 871,820 people. The surname Yardley occurs predominantly in Europe, where 45 percent of Yardley reside; 45 percent reside in Northern Europe and 45 percent reside in British Isles. Yardley is also the 309,270th most frequently held given name internationally It is held by 713 people.
The surname is most common in England, where it is carried by 3,409 people, or 1 in 16,344. In England it is most numerous in: West Midlands, where 19 percent are found, Greater London, where 9 percent are found and Staffordshire, where 5 percent are found. Not including England it occurs in 45 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.
Yardley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Yardley has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Yardley surname grew 184 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 854 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,057 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 375 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Yardley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Yardley surname are 20.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.24% registered with the political party.
The amount Yardley earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 43.88% more than the national average, earning 497,936 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 5.12% more than the national average, earning R 249,816 per year; in United States they earn 5.78% more than the national average, earning $45,643 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.65% more than the national average, earning $51,992 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yarrdley | 93 | 0 | / |
| Yardly | 92 | 17 | / |
| Yardle | 92 | 0 | / |
| Yardilley | 88 | 1 | / |
| Yardlay | 86 | 5 | / |
| Jardley | 86 | 1 | / |
| Earrdley | 80 | 2 | / |
| Iardlley | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jardle | 77 | 9 | / |
| Yardli | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yardla | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eardle | 77 | 0 | / |
| Yordly | 77 | 0 | / |
| Yaredla | 71 | 205 | / |
| Jardler | 71 | 21 | / |
| Yardhla | 71 | 4 | / |
| Yardlia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yardlui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jardlee | 71 | 0 | / |
| Yarredla | 67 | 53 | / |
| Jardelle | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yardella | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geordley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jardillet | 63 | 33 | / |
| Jardiller | 63 | 12 | / |
| Giardelle | 63 | 4 | / |
| Yarreddla | 63 | 3 | / |
| Iordle | 62 | 1 | / |
| Jordly | 62 | 1 | / |
| Jordle | 62 | 1 | / |
| Iardella | 53 | 416 | / |
| Jardella | 53 | 17 | / |
| Jardelli | 53 | 2 | / |
| Jordelly | 53 | 1 | / |
| Eardella | 53 | 1 | / |
| Giardelli | 50 | 650 | / |
| Giardella | 50 | 119 | / |
| Giardilli | 50 | 11 | / |
| Jardielli | 50 | 1 | / |
| Geardella | 50 | 1 | / |
Yardley Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yardley in the Hindi language | ||
| यारडले | yaradale | - |
| Yardley in the Marathi language | ||
| चारदले | caradale | - |
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Yardley Reference & Research
Yearsley FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
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Yearsley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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