Yeaman Surname
Approximately 2,650 people bear this surname
Yeaman Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the yeoman,' one of some small position or estate. The 's' in Yeomans is the patronymic; compare Jones for Johnson, Roberts for Robertson, &c.
Henricus Yhoman, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnameYeaman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,324 | 1:273,761 | 25,637 |
| England | 445 | 1:125,209 | 12,540 |
| Australia | 361 | 1:74,780 | 8,771 |
| Canada | 220 | 1:167,480 | 16,862 |
| Scotland | 217 | 1:24,672 | 2,711 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Northern Ireland | 16 | 1:115,315 | 6,804 |
| New Zealand | 11 | 1:411,666 | 31,040 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 13 | 1:340,759 | 12,983 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 232 | 1:16,135 | 1,757 |
| England | 113 | 1:215,711 | 16,668 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 182 | 1:275,927 | 22,362 |
Yeaman (18) may also be a first name.
Yeaman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the yeoman,' one of some small position or estate. The 's' in Yeomans is the patronymic; compare Jones for Johnson, Roberts for Robertson, &c.
Henricus Yhoman, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Yomanne, 1379: ibid.
Robert Yomanson. Valor Ecclesiasticus.
1539-40. Married — John Trevisam and Agnes Yemerson: St. Dionis Backchurch.
1583. — Nycholas Speringe and Ellyn Yeomans: St. Michael, Cornhill.
Fraunce Yoeman, 1596: Reg. St. Columb Major.
1781. Married — Thomas Yeoman and Hannah Neale: St. George, Hanover Square.
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the yeoman'; v. Yeoman.
William Yeaman, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.
1805. Married — Thomas Shields and Frances Yeaman: St. George, Hanover Square.
From ME. yoman, yemon, ȝetnan, originally a countryman or retainer, but later a freeholder next under the rank of gentleman, a man who owned free land of forty shillings annual value. Yeoman is not found in Old English but occurs in ME. as yéman, yōman, cognate with Old Frisian gāmann 'villager.' The surname is of comparatively late appearance in Scotland. George Zeman appears as tenant of the bishop of Moray in 1565 (REM., 438), and David Yeamen, merchant, was admitted burgess of Dundee in 1592 (Wedd, p. 123). Archibald Yemen was one of a number who attested the boundaries of Huttsonis croft in 1651 (Home 220), and Christina Yemane or Yeman, spouse to David Goldman, burgess of Dundee, is in record in 1632 (Inquis., 1878, 1879). James Zeaman of Eastwalkmiln in 1666 appears again in 1689 as James Yeoman, collector at the Quire door of the church of Rattray (DPD., II, p. 79, 84), Patrick Yemane of Dryburgh is recorded in 1678 (Inquis., 6069), and David leaman was burgess of Dundee in 1683 (ibid., 6461). James Yeaman at West Waulkmiln of Rattray is recorded in 1768 (Dunkeld), and John Yeoman in Milntown of Invererashie in 1773 (ibid.). Zemane 1610.
= Yeoman, q.v.
A freeholder; the first degree of commoners. Some "define a Yeoman to be a free-born Englishman, who may lay out of his own free land in revenue to the sum of forty shillings." Bailey. Under the feudal system a knight's fee was twenty pounds, whence it would follow, that an ordinary yeoman's revenue was one-tenth part of that of the knight; though some Yeomen, for example those of Kent, were much richer. See Whatman.
A man free—born, a freeholder; one next in order to the gentry.
Yeaman Demographics
Average Yeaman Salary in
United States
$45,790 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Yeaman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yeaman Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yeaman is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yeaman? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 163,813th most common last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,750,017 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Yeaman reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Yeaman is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 18 people.
The last name Yeaman is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 1,324 people, or 1 in 273,761. In The United States Yeaman is most common in: California, where 17 percent are found, Texas, where 12 percent are found and Virginia, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 24 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 14 percent are found.
Yeaman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Yeaman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yeaman last name increased 727 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 394 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 6 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Yeaman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Yeaman surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Yeaman last name are 14.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.62% being registered with the political party.
The amount Yeaman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 470.34% more than the national average, earning R 1,355,350 per year; in United States they earn 6.12% more than the national average, earning $45,790 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.1% more than the national average, earning $54,700 CAD per year.
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