Yeatman Surname

150,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,928 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Yeatman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the gate-man,' one who had care of a road or gate, or more simply one who lived on the road by the gate. Yate for gate is still in common use in the North. A farm in Ulverston is called Bowstead Yeats, v.

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Yeatman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4221:254,89424,174
England6481:85,9859,406
Australia3601:74,9888,793
Canada1741:211,75620,505
New Zealand1611:28,1264,911
South Africa751:722,36951,132
Zimbabwe561:275,68328,626
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4391:55,5256,601
Jersey71:7,4121,296
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3411:147,26913,727

Yeatman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the gate-man,' one who had care of a road or gate, or more simply one who lived on the road by the gate. Yate for gate is still in common use in the North. A farm in Ulverston is called Bowstead Yeats, v. Yates and Yeats.

1603. Baptised — John, s. John Yateman: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1758. Married — Thomas Wight and Ann Yeatman: St. George, Hanover Square.

1775. — David Yetman and Elizabeth Tabor: ibid.

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

(North.) = Yateman, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Yeatman: the man in charge of the heifers.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Yeatman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yeatman is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Yeatman click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yeatman? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 150,609th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,488,916 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Yeatman are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Yeatman is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,422 people, or 1 in 254,894. In The United States Yeatman is most numerous in: Maryland, where 19 percent live, Mississippi, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Yeatman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Yeatman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yeatman last name increased 417 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 148 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yeatman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Yeatman last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Yeatman surname are 23.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.18% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Yeatman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 146.9% more than the national average, earning R 586,740 per year; in United States they earn 4.86% more than the national average, earning $45,244 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.69% more than the national average, earning $50,522 CAD per year.

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