Yeamans Surname
Approximately 559 people bear this surname
Yeamans 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 SurnameYeamans Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 493 | 1:735,211 | 57,637 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:281,780 | 13,396 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 144 | 1:348,741 | 26,729 |
Yeamans 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.
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.
= Yeomans, 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.
Yeamans Demographics
Average Yeamans Salary in
United States
$45,844 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Yeamans Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yeamans Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yeamans occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yeamans? popularity and diffusion
It is the 565,867th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 13,036,755 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Yeamans live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 493 people, or 1 in 735,211. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 20 percent live, Ohio, where 10 percent live and Kansas, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent live and Scotland, where 3 percent live.
Yeamans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Yeamans has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Yeamans last name increased 342 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 160 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Yeamans Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Yeamans last name are 15.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.86% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Yeamans earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.25% more than the national average, earning $45,844 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.91% more than the national average, earning $64,545 CAD per year.
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