Yeager Surname

16,979th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,690 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Yeager Surname Definition:

(German) One who hunted game, a huntsman.

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Yeager Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States32,1721:11,2661,401
Canada2491:147,97415,147
Israel701:122,25213,395
New Zealand521:87,08312,256
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
England81:6,964,757184,742
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Panama61:652,04310,051
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
China31:455,773,85521,925
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,8771:10,2971,341

Yeager (78) may also be a first name.

Yeager Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who hunted game, a huntsman.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'hunter' or 'huntsman' in German.

- leighajager

Yeager Last Name Facts

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

Yeager is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yeager? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yeager is the 16,979th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 222,929 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Yeager live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,091,646th most frequently occurring given name world-wide It is held by 78 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 32,172 people, or 1 in 11,266. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name exists in 46 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent are found and Israel, where 0 percent are found.

Yeager Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Yeager has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 660 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yeager Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yeager surname are 15.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.64% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Yeager earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.24% less than the national average, earning $43,046 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.2% more than the national average, earning $57,236 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yeauger9263/
Yeagher9224/
Yehager929/
Yaeager924/
Oyeager921/
Yeagerr921/
Yeagetr921/
Yeagger921/
Yeaguer921/
Yheager921/
Yoeager920/
Yueager920/
Yeage911/
Joyeager861/
Ayeaguer861/
Yeaser83918/
Jeager83127/
Yejage8361/
Yayger8339/
Yeagee8338/
Geager8325/
Yeazer8324/
Yieage838/
Yeyger834/
Yeoger833/
Yeagie832/
Yeange832/
Yeagea831/
Yeages831/
Yeaghe831/
Eeager830/
Yeagre830/
Heeager7718/
Ayaager7715/
Jeanger772/
Jehager771/
Yeasier771/
Yaaeger771/
Yearzer771/
Yeasear771/
Ayieage771/
Jeagger771/
Jeaguer771/
Geaiger771/
Geanger770/
Yeagett770/
Geagier770/
Yaeiger770/
Yeagy73182/
Iyege7351/
Ejage7315/
Geage738/
Eoger732/
Yejge731/
Yeaga731/
Yease731/
Eaage730/
Ayyanger717/
Jehageer712/
Iuyanger711/
Hiehager711/
Yearzear711/
Itiyager711/
Yajanger711/
Geangger711/
Ehiagher711/
Gehanger711/
Jaeger6741,255/
Gejage677,077/
Yeasir671,715/
Geyger671,155/
Yaygir67457/
Geange67253/
Jeeger6724/
Yeasee6723/
Geoger6721/
Yeozer6719/
Ehaghe6719/
Jeiger6718/
Yeaggy6712/
Joeger6711/
Jaiger6711/
Jejage6710/
Yejjer679/
Yeagai678/
Yeajee678/
Jeange678/
Gejger677/
Yajage676/
Yeasea676/
Geajge675/
Yojage675/
Yayage674/
Jauger674/
Yeazey673/
Yeaseh673/
Yaouge673/
Jayger672/
Geazer672/
Jayage672/
Yeasey672/
Ouager672/
Jueger671/
Jeaser671/
Heeage671/
Jeyger671/
Yeacey671/
Yeajes671/
Yeasie671/
Yeazeh671/
Yeajeh671/
Yeazee671/
Yayser671/
Iceage671/
Ehgage671/
Yeaguy670/
Yeoser670/
Yeaset670/
Yeyzer670/

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Yeager Reference & Research

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Yeager FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yeager
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