Yeilding Surname

870,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 311 people bear this surname

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

Yeilding Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Yielding,' otherwise 'Yelden,' a parish in Bedfordshire, near Higham Ferrers.

1615 James Yeldinge, Hampshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

Yeilding Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3021:1,200,19585,425
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Yeilding Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Yielding,' otherwise 'Yelden,' a parish in Bedfordshire, near Higham Ferrers.

1615 James Yeldinge, Hampshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

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

For Yelden, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Yielden, a parish co. Beds.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A location name in Worcestershire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Yeilding Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yeilding is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yeilding? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 870,423rd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 23,432,624 people. Yeilding is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Yeilding are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 302 people, or 1 in 1,200,195. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Alabama, where 31 percent reside, Texas, where 24 percent reside and California, where 15 percent reside. Not including The United States it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent reside and China, where 0 percent reside.

Yeilding Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Yeilding has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yeilding last name expanded 1,162 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yeilding Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yeilding last name are 35.16% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.93% registered with the party.

Yeilding earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.64% more than the national average, earning $59,820 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yelding93173/
Yilding9314/
Yielding88903/
Yeldingh881/
Yellding881/
Yealding880/
Elding86357/
Ilding863/
Yieldeing821/
Eilting8068/
Yildung8037/
Ealding8029/
Yildong8015/
Yelting8011/
Yeldong801/
Ielding801/
Yalding801/
Eluding800/
Whilding75175/
Elleding750/
Elting712,029/
Olding711,964/
Alding7176/
Ilting7137/
Ulding718/
Ildinç718/
Eldingawy714/
Wheelding711/
El Idingo711/
Yildungha711/
Gouilding710/
Whielding710/
Ehlting67327/
Aliding67113/
Eltingh6727/
Yiltong6725/
Yiltung6720/
Oelting6712/
Ellting676/
Elidinç674/
Alading672/
Aleding672/
El Dingawy671/
Eltting671/
Aldeing671/
Eleting671/
Yaldang671/
Elh Dingui671/
Elh Idingo671/
Eldanag671/
Iltinga671/
Aulding670/
Oluding670/
Allding670/

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