Yarroll Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Yarroll Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Yarrow,' a parish in Selkirkshire.

1573. Buried — Sare Yarrowe, d. of Marques Yarrow, a stranger: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1766. Married — John Yarrow and Susanna Merredith: St.

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Yarroll Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States911:3,983,065216,270
England161:3,482,379114,324
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
Scotland171:220,1897,953

Yarroll Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Yarrow,' a parish in Selkirkshire.

1573. Buried — Sare Yarrowe, d. of Marques Yarrow, a stranger: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1766. Married — John Yarrow and Susanna Merredith: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

A parish in Selkirkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A plant; the millfoil, or plant of a thousand leaves.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Yarroll Last Name Facts

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

Yarroll occurs most in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Yarroll click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yarroll? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yarroll is the 1,666,404th most widely held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Yarroll live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 3,983,065. In The United States Yarroll is primarily found in: Washington, where 27 percent are found, Illinois, where 18 percent are found and Oklahoma, where 10 percent are found. Besides The United States Yarroll occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Yarroll Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Yarroll has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Yarroll last name contracted 54 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yarroll Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yarroll surname are 26.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.08% registered to vote for the political party.

Yarroll earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.8% less than the national average, earning $38,921 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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