Yarnell Surname

97,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,861 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Dominica

Yarnell Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the slope where eagles were seen; descendant of Arnold (eagle, rule).

Yarnell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,3301:83,7099,486
England3641:153,07214,566
Canada941:391,97434,739
Scotland131:411,83217,291
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Wales111:281,32115,850
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominica11:75,891912
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1641:148,63013,165
Wales151:104,5614,503
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7891:63,6496,941

Yarnell (289) may also be a first name.

Yarnell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the slope where eagles were seen; descendant of Arnold (eagle, rule).

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

Yarnell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yarnell (Russian: Ярнелл) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yarnell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yarnell is the 97,612th most widespread surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,499,187 people. The last name Yarnell occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Yarnell live; 79 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America. Yarnell is also the 519,842nd most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 289 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 4,330 people, or 1 in 83,709. In The United States Yarnell is mostly concentrated in: California, where 11 percent live, Ohio, where 10 percent live and Missouri, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States it exists in 19 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Yarnell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Yarnell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yarnell last name increased 549 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 222 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it declined 27 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Yarnell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Yarnell surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Yarnell surname are 19.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.5% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Yarnell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 14.17% more than the national average, earning R 271,308 per year; in United States they earn 1.71% less than the national average, earning $42,409 USD per year and in Canada they earn 73.08% more than the national average, earning $85,990 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yarnel929/
Yarnll921/
Jarnell86111/
Earnell8629/
Yarneld861/
Jaurnell8017/
Hearnell800/
Jarnel7742/
Iornell711/
Jornell711/
Journell67350/
Jarnil6216/
Jornel628/
Journel57464/
Jorniel572/
Jornl504/

Yarnell Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yarnell in the Russian language
Ярнеллarnell-

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