Yearling Surname

679,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Yearling Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the yearling'; compare Tegg and Weatherhog.

John Yerling, Somerset 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Yearling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3201:1,132,68481,515
England961:580,39635,131
Wales61:515,75523,171
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1001:502,18735,305

Yearling (13) may also be a first name.

Yearling Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the yearling'; compare Tegg and Weatherhog.

John Yerling, Somerset 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Yearling Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yearling has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Yearling.

How Common Is The Last Name Yearling? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yearling is the 679,794th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 16,638,233 people. The last name Yearling occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Yearling live; 69 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 13 people.

The surname Yearling is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 320 people, or 1 in 1,132,684. In The United States Yearling is most frequent in: Michigan, where 25 percent reside, Louisiana, where 13 percent reside and Ohio, where 12 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent reside and Wales, where 1 percent reside.

Yearling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Yearling has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yearling surname grew 320 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 480 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yearling Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yearling surname are 43.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 90% registered to vote for the party.

Yearling earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.67% less than the national average, earning $38,977 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yearlina8820/
Gearling8818/
Jeahrling821/
Ejarlin8016/
Joerling75130/
Jaerling7549/
Juerling7545/
Jeorling7522/
Jeurling7516/
Jaehrling71127/
Jägerling716/
Heaeerlin711/
Georlin67222/
Gearlyn671/
Jeurlink6332/
Jearleen631/
Juirling630/
Jourlin53264/
Ehorlyn532/
Ehorlyna502/
Jairllen501/

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