Yarrington Surname

216,529th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,895 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Yarrington Surname Definition:

1626. John Ward and Elizabeth Yarrington: Marriage Lic.

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Yarrington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5921:227,67521,993
Australia1391:194,21419,182
England921:605,63136,119
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Wales41:773,63329,106
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England711:343,31522,014
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2621:191,67416,822

Yarrington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Yarington' or Yarnton, a parish in Oxfordshire. The London Directory form is manifestly a corruption of Yarrington as found below:

1626. John Ward and Elizabeth Yarrington: Marriage Lic. (London).

— Arthur Croome and Dorothy Yarrington: ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Yarnton (Oxon), a.d. 1206 Erdinton, 1149 Ardynton, the Domesday Hardintone (where the H- is prob. un- orig.), Anglo-Saxon *Eardantún = Earda’s Estate [the pers. name Earda (genit. Eardan-) is from Old English eard, m., home, native place or country: + tún, estate, farmstead]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Yarrington Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yarrington is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yarrington? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yarrington is the 216,529th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,845,671 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Yarrington are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 81 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Yarrington is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,592 people, or 1 in 227,675. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 9 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 7 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 7 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

Yarrington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Yarrington has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yarrington surname grew 608 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 130 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yarrington Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yarrington last name are 15.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.35% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Yarrington earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.33% more than the national average, earning R 373,884 per year; in United States they earn 2.32% more than the national average, earning $44,152 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.01% more than the national average, earning $51,674 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yarington95108/
Earrington905/
Jarrington903/
Yorrington900/
Yaringthong8631/
Hearrington8619/
Jharrington862/
Earington843/
Yarngtong841/
Yorington840/
Jarington840/
Hearington80103/
Yarngthong801/

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