Yell Surname

307,224th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,230 people bear this surname

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

Yell Surname Definition:

(1) A Perthshire surname, may be from Yuel, a form of Joel. William filius Yuel was witness in a Perth charter, n.d., but in reign of Alexander II (Scon, p. 58). (2) The Shetland surname of Yell is derived from the name of the principal island of the Shetland group.

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Yell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9081:399,18434,943
England1291:431,92329,000
Australia371:729,61448,196
Indonesia351:3,778,548197,284
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
India181:42,614,743461,117
Cambodia171:911,0095,219
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
China41:341,830,39216,990
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Wales41:773,63329,106
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
France31:22,140,907385,998
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1041:234,37917,485
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2671:188,08516,600

Yell (121) may also be a first name.

Yell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(1) A Perthshire surname, may be from Yuel, a form of Joel. William filius Yuel was witness in a Perth charter, n.d., but in reign of Alexander II (Scon, p. 58). (2) The Shetland surname of Yell is derived from the name of the principal island of the Shetland group. Old lell in Easter Skeld, parish of Sandsting, is in record, 1615 (Shetland). Persons of this name in Shetland have changed to Dalziel, probably from the idea of its being more aristocratic, and spell Deyell or De Yell.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A variant of Yale, Hale, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish) One who came from Yell (barren), an island in the Shetland group.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Possibly from the Shetland isle so denominated.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Perhaps from Yell, name of one of the Shetland Isles.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the Flemish, Jell; from the Swedish, Yell; a personal name.

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

Yell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yell (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻴﻞ) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Yell.

How Common Is The Last Name Yell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yell is the 307,224th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,924,834 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Yell reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Yell is also the 848,089th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 121 people.

The surname Yell is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 908 people, or 1 in 399,184. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 21 percent reside, Alabama, where 9 percent reside and Oklahoma, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States Yell is found in 34 countries. It is also common in England, where 10 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Yell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Yell has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 340 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 124 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yell surname are 12.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.22% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Yell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.15% more than the national average, earning R 447,120 per year; in United States they earn 13.03% less than the national average, earning $37,527 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.71% less than the national average, earning $40,886 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yelle894,798/
Yoell89174/
Oyell8910/
Hyell891/
Yyell891/
Eyell890/
Yel8613,096/
Ell865,258/
Ayelle8047/
Eysell8046/
Iyelle8033/
Eyelle8016/
Eyßell809/
Oyelle804/
Aytell802/
Hyelle802/
Hayell801/
Aycell801/
Yesill801/
Eycell800/
Hoyell800/
Yele7515,541/
Gell754,258/
Yoel752,699/
Jell751,710/
Ayel75927/
Eull75542/
Yehl75462/
Oyel75334/
Yeld75103/
Eill7589/
Üyel7570/
Eyel7566/
Yiel7557/
Iyel7554/
Yhel7518/
Ehll7517/
Eyll7516/
Eell759/
Eall756/
Aell755/
Hyel755/
Yelp754/
Iell754/
Yelt753/
Oell753/
Ellh753/
Uell752/
Yetl752/
Yyel752/
Uyll751/
Yelh751/
Jyel751/
Ayll751/
Yesl751/
Uyel750/
Eyssell7384/
Haysell7312/
Heysell737/
Oyeslle733/
Joycell732/
Yellowa732/
Hiysell731/
Ayttell731/
Yessell731/
Ayielle731/
Ayele67285,414/
El6739,116/
Jelle6724,010/
Hayel679,780/
Goyel674,824/
Aysel674,341/
Iyele671,101/
Yesil671,090/
Aayel67745/
Euell67721/
Eyele67631/
Geall67615/
Gayel67352/
Oyele67319/
Heyel67198/
Eysel67170/
Yetil67126/
Awell67107/
Eytel67104/
Aycel67102/
Iyall67101/
Goell6796/
Heill6793/
Heyll6791/
Yield6778/
Hejll6772/
Houyelle6770/
Auell6763/
Geill6762/
Oysel6756/
Owell6747/
Eyiel6745/
Yesel6743/
Ehall6741/
Hjell6738/
Ojell6738/
Hiell6734/
Hyhel6730/
Yesle6728/
Yelhe6724/
Aytel6722/
Aiyel6721/
Ayall6719/
Ealle6717/
Uyele6716/
Yeeel6716/
Yecel6711/
Gaell6710/
Jeall679/
Euill678/
Ajell677/
Yoael677/
Yegli676/
Hoyel676/
Eyall676/
Heall675/
Ehill674/
Ouell674/
Eille673/
Hyele673/
Yesıl673/
Hoyll673/
Oyiel673/
Eulle672/
Ayiel672/
Ayull672/
Aiell672/
Yoeel672/
Uysel672/
Jeell671/
Jhell671/
Eaill671/
Eeall671/
Eylle671/
Eyyel671/
Eullh671/
Ayill671/
Ayeel671/
Geyel671/
Yetel671/
Yhiel671/
Yieal671/
Eyeel671/
Jellh671/
Yhele671/
Ioyel671/
Ielle671/
Oyoll671/
Uyill671/
Yyele671/
Yoyel671/
Yoiel671/
Âyele671/
Ejall671/
Ağyel671/
Ayyel671/
Yiele671/
Uoyll671/
D'ell670/
Heull670/
Yoehl670/
Ejell670/
Oiell670/
Euall670/
Oyall670/
Euoll670/
Yoeal670/

Yell Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yell in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻴﻞalyl-

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