Yeldham Surname

712,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 411 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Yeldham Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Yeldham,' two parishes (Great and Little Yeldham) near Halsted, Essex.

1796. Married — John Smith and Lucy Yeldnam: St. George, Hanover Square.

1801. — Joseph Yeldom and Letitia Lawrence: ibid.

Read More About This Surname

Yeldham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2891:192,79617,040
Australia831:325,24927,873
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Wales81:386,81619,671
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
France11:66,422,722504,397
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1761:138,49612,565
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Yeldham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Yeldham,' two parishes (Great and Little Yeldham) near Halsted, Essex.

1796. Married — John Smith and Lucy Yeldnam: St. George, Hanover Square.

1801. — Joseph Yeldom and Letitia Lawrence: ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Yeldham (Essex), 14th cent. Yeldham [As Gt. and Little Yeldham are in a valley the first elem. is evid. not for Old English heald, a slope: it is prob. (with common Dialectal prefixed Y-) for Old English eald, old: + Old English ham(m, enclosure, dwelling]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Two parishes in Essex are so called, and in that county an armigerous family of this name were resident in the last century.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Essex.

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

Yeldham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yeldham is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Yeldham.

How Common Is The Last Name Yeldham? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 712,393rd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 17,731,255 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Yeldham reside; 74 percent reside in Northern Europe and 73 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 289 people, or 1 in 192,796. In England Yeldham is most prevalent in: Essex, where 32 percent reside, Greater London, where 14 percent reside and Suffolk, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account England this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Yeldham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Yeldham has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 164 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 143 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yeldham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Yeldham surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Yeldham earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yeldam924/
Yeldhan860/
Geldham860/
Eldam8378/
Yeldan77953/
Eldaim77286/
Eldhan77214/
Yıldam7737/
Eldamm7718/
Eldaym778/
Elldam771/
Yeldom770/
Eldahan711,304/
Eldheim711/
Oeldaum711/
Ouldham710/
Eldan67357/
Eldom679/
Gouldham678/
Eldean62524/
Eldain62187/
Yeldon62178/
Eldoom62126/
Geldan6213/
Eldaun625/
Eldann624/
Ouldam623/
Jeldan622/
Eildom621/
Geldean5746/
Yelldon574/
Gouldam572/
Yoaldom571/
Yeldong571/
Yohaldom531/
Eldon501,798/
Yieldeing501/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Yeldham
  • 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