Yarnold Surname

265,828th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Yarnold Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Arnold.' The corruption was an early one. With Yarnall, compare Arnall for Arnold.

Richard fil. Yarnord, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1783. Married — John Brill and Sarah Yarnould: St.

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Yarnold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6971:79,9408,909
Australia3631:74,3688,731
United States2491:1,455,65899,719
Wales441:70,3306,116
Canada401:921,14070,350
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Peru121:2,648,67728,015
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
France11:66,422,722504,397
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3741:65,1757,477
Wales91:174,2686,522
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Yarnold Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Arnold.' The corruption was an early one. With Yarnall, compare Arnall for Arnold.

Richard fil. Yarnord, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1783. Married — John Brill and Sarah Yarnould: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

= Arnold (q.v.), with common Dialectal prothetic Y-.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A west-country pronunciation of Arnold.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

There was an Evesham gentle family of the name of Yarnold in the latter half of the 17th century, when members of the family more than once held the office of mayor; they were also influential townsmen daring last century (M. and T.). A century ago, the name of Yarnold occurred in a window in Oddingley church (N.). Yarnold is still an Evesham name.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Yarnold Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yarnold is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yarnold? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yarnold is the 265,828th most common family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,954,144 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Yarnold reside; 51 percent reside in Northern Europe and 51 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 697 people, or 1 in 79,940. In England it is mostly concentrated in: West Midlands, where 19 percent reside, Worcestershire, where 17 percent reside and Hampshire, where 5 percent reside. Not including England Yarnold is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Yarnold Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Yarnold has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Yarnold surname rose 186 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 996 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 489 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yarnold Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yarnold last name are 7.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.29% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Yarnold earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 27.25% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,667 per year; in South Africa they earn 20.09% less than the national average, earning R 189,900 per year; in United States they earn 24.37% more than the national average, earning $53,664 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.13% more than the national average, earning $53,720 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yarnol921/
Yarnoll8611/
Earnold863/
Jarnold862/
Yarnald860/
Yarnal77238/
Jarnol7714/
Yarnall712,354/
Jarnole7125/
Jarnald7121/
Yarnale717/
Earnald710/
Yarnalt710/
Jarnolle6744/
Yarnalle674/
Jarnholt673/
Yarenale672/
Jarnal6221/
Jarnoł624/
Jarngal5716/
Jaurnal571/
Earnall571/
Jarnall571/
Jarnault535/

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