Yearl Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Yearl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yearl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:1,466,26563,675
Northern Ireland221:83,8655,605
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Yearl (10) may also be a first name.

Yearl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yearl is found most frequently in England. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yearl? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yearl is the 2,436,415th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. Yearl is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Yearl live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in British Isles. Yearl is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname Yearl is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 1,466,265. In England Yearl is most common in: Derbyshire, where 42 percent reside, Nottinghamshire, where 37 percent reside and Shropshire, where 11 percent reside. Other than England this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 35 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Yearl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Yearl has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Yearl surname rose 422 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yearl Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yejarl915/
Yearel910/
Yearell833/
Gearl8056/
Euarl809/
Eearl802/
Eharl800/
Yearrell771/
Ajyarl7320/
Isearl7315/
Jearld7312/
Ejaril736/
Yojarl731/
Jearil731/
Euearl730/
Hoytearll711/
Ayyaril67588/
Isearel676/
Ohiearl673/
Isayarl671/
Gearleh671/
Eajaril671/
Jejarll671/
Gearrel670/
Eorl670/

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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 Yearl
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