Yeadon Surname
Approximately 2,588 people bear this surname
Yeadon Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Yeadon,' a township in the parish of Guisley, near Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire.
John de Yedon, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert de Yedona, Yorkshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameYeadon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,041 | 1:53,524 | 6,534 |
| United States | 936 | 1:387,242 | 34,088 |
| Canada | 235 | 1:156,790 | 15,900 |
| Australia | 186 | 1:145,138 | 15,497 |
| South Africa | 66 | 1:820,874 | 55,153 |
| Ireland | 30 | 1:156,965 | 7,012 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:314,930 | 14,413 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Isle of Man | 8 | 1:10,728 | 2,153 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 811 | 1:30,056 | 4,033 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:374,322 | 10,959 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 39 | 1:1,287,659 | 71,386 |
Yeadon Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Yeadon,' a township in the parish of Guisley, near Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire.
John de Yedon, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert de Yedona, Yorkshire, ibid.
(English) belonging to Yeadon (W. Yorks), 13th cent. Yedon, Domesday Iadun = the Ewe-Hill [the first elem. is evid. the Dialectal Northern English yeaw, a ewe, Old English eáwe, eówe + -don, Old English dún, a hill]
User-submitted Reference
The Yeadon surname means 'steep hill' in Old English. It derives from the words geah, meaning 'steep', and dún, meaning 'hill'. It is also the name of a town and parish in the West Riding of Yorkshire, near Leeds.
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Yeadon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yeadon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yeadon is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Yeadon.
How Common Is The Last Name Yeadon? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yeadon is the 167,155th most frequently held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,815,899 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Yeadon live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The surname Yeadon is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 1,041 people, or 1 in 53,524. In England it is mostly concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 34 percent are found, North Yorkshire, where 10 percent are found and Lancashire, where 7 percent are found. Outside of England this surname exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.
Yeadon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Yeadon has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Yeadon last name rose 128 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 2,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 170 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Yeadon Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Yeadon last name are 11.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.25% being registered with the party.
The amount Yeadon earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 0.32% more than the national average, earning R 238,404 per year; in United States they earn 8.29% more than the national average, earning $46,725 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.98% less than the national average, earning $49,198 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yeaddon | 92 | 1 | / |
| Jeadon | 83 | 5 | / |
| Yeydon | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yeadom | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yeadan | 83 | 0 | / |
| Geadon | 83 | 0 | / |
| Heaydon | 77 | 39 | / |
| Youedon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eodon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aiyeadun | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ejeadong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Geaudoin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yeiasdan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jaudon | 67 | 1,238 | / |
| Jeudon | 67 | 256 | / |
| Jaidon | 67 | 54 | / |
| Yaydan | 67 | 25 | / |
| Geadan | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jaydon | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yajdan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Geodon | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ejadan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jaedon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eeadan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Geydon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Juedon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyedan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehodon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeadum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyedun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yahouedon | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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