Yea Surname

222,467th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,832 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Yea Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the yew,' from residence thereby, a West-country name; compare Box, Ash, Birch, Plumptre, &c. Lower says, 'An ancient Devonshire family. The Yeo is a small river of that county, a tributary of the Cready, into which it falls near the town of Crediton.

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Yea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh9011:176,8676,245
United States2721:1,332,57092,890
England1361:409,69228,019
Liberia631:69,9775,963
Australia581:465,44335,949
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Malaysia431:685,91232,468
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
South Korea321:1,601,258400
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
China221:62,150,9803,380
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Singapore211:262,27211,611
France181:3,690,151224,666
Ivory Coast141:1,647,94532,915
India111:69,733,217610,955
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Wales111:281,32115,850
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Cambodia71:2,212,4497,503
Marshall Islands61:8,6371,214
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Macau11:601,6301,582
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:393,15123,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Yea (2,533) may also be a first name.

Yea Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the yew,' from residence thereby, a West-country name; compare Box, Ash, Birch, Plumptre, &c. Lower says, 'An ancient Devonshire family. The Yeo is a small river of that county, a tributary of the Cready, into which it falls near the town of Crediton. C. S. Gilbert derives the name from Tre-yeo, in the parish of Lancells, near Stratton. Cornwall — History Cornw. ii. 335.' In some cases this is probably true.

Geoffrey de la Ya, Devon, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Nicholas de la Ya, Devon, ibid.

William atte Yoo, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

John atte Yo, Somerset,: Edward III: ibid.

John atte Yoo, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1547. William Yeo and Anne Turton: Marriage Lic. (London).

1683. Baptised — William, son of Richard Yeo: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1722. Married — Arthur Yeo and Mary Dowling: St. Antholin (London).

1730. — George Sikes and Mary Yoe: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

V. Yeo.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An old Somersetshire family, perhaps identical with Yeo.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

An ancient Devonshire family. The Yeo is a small river of that county, a tributary of the Cready into which it falls near the town of Crediton. C. S. Gilbert derives the name from Tre-yeo, in the parish of Lancells, near Stratton, co. Cornwall. Hist. Cornw. ii. 335.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

According to Lower, the Yeos arc an ancient Devonshire family. He seems to suggest that they may have had their name from the river Yeo in that county. D. Gilbert says they were formerly persons of consequence in the North of Cornwall and of Devonshire, and that they bore arms, Argent, a chevron Gules, between three birds. C. S. Gilbert derives the name from Troyeo, near Stratton. There is also Treyewin Kenwyn, which Pryce renders "the above or upper town" (tre-yew, -yuh). Yeo, Yoe may also be Cornish forms of Hugh.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

The same as the ancient Devonshire family Yeo, which C. S. Gilbert derives from Tre-yeo, in the parish of Lancells. Yeo is probably corrupted from Hugh. See You.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

The Yeo family have lived on the estate of the Duke of Bedford in Swimbridge for the last 300 years (Kelly's "Devonshire Directory").

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

Yea Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yea is held by more people in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yea? popularity and diffusion

Yea is the 222,467th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,977,918 people. The surname Yea is predominantly found in Asia, where 64 percent of Yea live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Yea is also the 146,515th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 2,533 people.

This surname is most numerous in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 901 people, or 1 in 176,867. Excluding Bangladesh this last name exists in 47 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.

Yea Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Yea has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yea surname rose 2,092 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 219 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yea Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Yea are 2.25% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.98% being registered with the party.

The amount Yea earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 7.59% more than the national average, earning $46,426 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.92% more than the national average, earning $68,024 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Yeah862,146/
Yeha861,556/
Ysea861,427/
Yead86546/
Yhea86291/
Yeja86141/
Eyea86131/
Ayea8675/
Yeai8644/
Iyea8634/
Yeas8630/
Yeau8623/
Yeat8617/
Yeia8617/
Yeea868/
Yoea867/
Hyea866/
Uyea866/
Oyea864/
Yeay863/
Yeaz862/
Ytea861/
Ycea861/
Yiea861/
Ye807,320,967/
Ya80500,316/
Ea804,674/
Yehia75128,702/
Yehya7517,454/
Ayeah751,507/
Yeyap75441/
Yhiea75367/
Yheya75185/
Yheia75155/
Goyea75140/
Yeiah7584/
Eyeah7535/
Gayea7532/
Yehah7527/
Yeash7527/
Yeyah7522/
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Yeaya7511/
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Ayeaz759/
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Hayea757/
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Ayeat756/
Hyeat756/
Yeadt755/
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Ayead755/
Yeova754/
Oyeha753/
Yehga753/
Yhyea753/
Yehja752/
Yeatt752/
Yeach752/
Aiyea752/
Yeyas752/
Yeuha752/
Yeadh752/
Oyeah751/
Aycea751/
Yeahs751/
Yeyaz751/
Yitea751/
Aysea751/
Yeaih751/
Yieah751/
Iyeas751/
Yssea751/
Yceaz751/
Geyea751/
Eye'a751/
Eyeha751/
Ajyea751/
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Iyhea751/
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Oytea751/
Yeeah751/
Yeazz751/
Yheae751/
Ayeaj751/
Hyeja751/
Ayeas750/
Hiyea750/
Yeo67246,674/
Yee67189,056/
Yap67173,355/
Gea6749,209/
Yat6746,191/
Yas6734,336/
Yeh6728,911/
Yah6723,022/
Yaa6717,984/
Yes6717,931/
Yoa6717,443/
Hye679,097/
Yaz677,776/
Eja677,407/
Yet677,321/
Yoe676,817/
Yay676,804/
Yad675,242/
Yua673,707/
Yep673,053/
Iye673,024/
Yer672,913/
Eha672,769/
Yaş672,116/
Yae671,334/
Hya671,314/
Yie671,227/
Yed671,001/
Yejova67990/
Øye67979/
Yey67813/
Yaï67786/
Yez67724/
Hea67570/
Yia67570/
Jya67475/
Joyeau67446/
Jye67362/
Jea67350/
Yaj67258/
Eay67235/
Yaî67166/
Aea67135/
Eae67131/
Yha67128/
Eau67127/
Øya67117/
Yeğ67105/
Eao6771/
Yejaya6769/
Eai6751/
Eah6751/
Uea6749/
Eua6746/
Oea6741/
Yaç6741/
Yhe6730/
Yheeya6729/
Eea6726/
Iea6721/
Yye6720/
Yeï6719/
Eoa6717/
Eaa6716/
Ayieya6715/
Yieyap6713/
Eyeaha6712/
E'A6712/
Eaj6710/
Yeghia679/
Ağayea677/
Yej676/
Hayeat675/
Oyoeja674/
Oyeaya674/
Yehyah674/
Yheyah674/
Iyeaad674/
Yhieya674/
Yieyha673/
Yejaja672/
Oyehah672/
Eyea'a672/
Ayshea672/
Eyeath671/
Ayseha671/
Hayeah671/
Goyeah671/
Huiyea671/
Gaiyea671/
Yehjah671/
Yaà671/
Iyeaha671/
Oyeaje671/
Yedowa671/
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Ahayea671/
Aayeya671/
Hyceat671/
Eyeayu671/
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Eyeatt670/
Yağ670/
Yeahey670/

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