Yeardsley Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Yeardsley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yeardsley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England961:580,39635,131
Isle of Man111:7,8021,618
Wales41:773,63329,106
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340

Yeardsley Last Name Facts

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

Yeardsley is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Yeardsley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yeardsley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,710,039th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The last name Yeardsley is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Yeardsley reside; 97 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 580,396. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Merseyside, where 53 percent are found, Cheshire, where 18 percent are found and Essex, where 10 percent are found. Besides England this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The Isle of Man, where 10 percent are found and Wales, where 4 percent are found.

Yeardsley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Yeardsley has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 960 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yearsley942,284/
Yardsley940/
Eeardsley891/
Ardsley886/
Yearsly884/
Erdsley881/
Yearslay820/
Yearsliy820/
Gearsley820/
Yard Sale781/
Ardasaley781/
Ardsule751/
Ardo Saley7449/
Ardsalee71407/
Ardosale718/
Ardsaile717/
Erdosuly715/
Eratsley710/
Ardo Souley7036/
Ardo Sale6720/
Ardo Sule671/

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Yeardsley Reference & Research

Yearsley FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Yearsley 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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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yeardsley
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis