Yelland Surname

143,154th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Yelland Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Yealand.' Yealand Conyers and Yealand Redmayne are two townships in the parish of Warton, Lancashire Yealand Hall still remains.

John de la Yaldelonde, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Yelland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2641:44,0815,583
Australia6951:38,8435,044
United States5321:681,31454,178
Canada3431:107,42211,548
Wales951:32,5743,273
South Africa821:660,70448,422
Scotland291:184,61410,113
Ireland241:196,2068,013
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
France31:22,140,907385,998
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7891:30,8944,112
Wales131:120,6475,000
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Yelland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Yealand.' Yealand Conyers and Yealand Redmayne are two townships in the parish of Warton, Lancashire Yealand Hall still remains.

John de la Yaldelonde, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Yelaund, Northumberland: ibid.

Adam de Yelland, warden of the Honor of Lancaster, 13 Henry III: Baines' History Lancashire.

Willelmus de Yeland, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.

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

(English) 1 v. Yealand.

2 v. Yalland2.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably a corruption of Yealand, townships in Lancashire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Yealand; a location name in Lancashire.

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

Yelland Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yelland occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Yelland click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yelland? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 143,154th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,346,280 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 46 percent of Yelland live; 45 percent live in Northern Europe and 45 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 1,264 people, or 1 in 44,081. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Devon, where 21 percent live, Cornwall, where 17 percent live and Greater London, where 10 percent live. Barring England this last name is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Yelland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Yelland has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Yelland last name rose 160 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 967 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 731 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yelland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yelland last name are 2.07% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.16% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Yelland earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 7.2% less than the national average, earning R 220,536 per year; in United States they earn 0.73% more than the national average, earning $43,464 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.04% less than the national average, earning $49,168 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yyelland939/
Yellands930/
Yellan92134/
Elland92122/
Yeland921/
Gelland86106/
Yesland8631/
Jelland865/
Hyeland861/
Yieland861/
Yellang861/
Yellann861/
Uelland861/
Yellond860/
Eyeland860/
Elleand860/
Yellain860/
Aelland860/
Eland834,215/
Ellan83837/
Yelan8343/
Hjelland8054/
Heulland8021/
Hayeland808/
Gellandt806/
Hoylland801/
Hoelland801/
Heilland801/
Eislland800/
Gelleand800/
Yelane774,681/
Eiland774,246/
Ueland771,711/
Geland77485/
Yellam77393/
Elandt77303/
Ealand77237/
Eyland77212/
Ellian77154/
Yellon77145/
Ayland77122/
Gellan77115/
Ehland7797/
Oeland7796/
Eeland7755/
Euland7753/
Jellan7736/
Yelian7735/
Ellyan7724/
Uyland7721/
Ellant7719/
Eliand7717/
Yelaun7713/
Ellann7713/
Ellean7711/
Elhand7710/
Elaand777/
Yelgan776/
Ellain775/
Ieland774/
Ellhan773/
Yelyan772/
Hyelan772/
Ellaan772/
Elaind771/
Yelaan771/
Jeland771/
Yelamd771/
Ejland771/
Yelant771/
Yeslan771/
Yelang771/
Ellgan770/
Howelland752/
Hayesland751/
Yellanova751/
Hayllands750/
Elan733,838/
Heiland715,225/
Hoyland713,307/
Jeuland711,245/
Heyland71765/
Gelandt71168/
Easland71138/
Heuland71130/
Eitland71119/
Jetland7190/
Hoeland7188/
Hayland7179/
Eieland7175/
Eylandt7152/
Healand7144/
Eisland7139/
Gellant7129/
Eilands7128/
Gejland7128/
Hieland7128/
Ailland7127/
Yeliang7125/
Eylands7122/
Aulland7121/
Jellang7120/
Gayland7119/
Eihland7112/
Jeillan719/
Iysland719/
Ayaland717/
Ågeland716/
Geyland715/
Joyland715/
Gelantd715/
Gellean713/
Huyland713/
Gellian712/
Oulland712/
Oilland712/
Goeland712/
Yielang712/
Jellian712/
Jellean711/
Jayland711/
Hejland711/
Gaeland711/
Haeland711/
Yelgond711/
Yelhane711/
Yellaam711/
Ihellan711/
Hjellan711/
Ojeland711/
Yelloun711/
Geiland711/
Eilandt711/
Hyellam711/
Jeiland711/
Geillan710/
Gellain710/
Elliond710/
Elloind710/
Alleand710/
Jesland710/
Ehlandt710/
Ellahan710/
Ouyland710/
Yelonds710/
Jellann710/
Gelan6717,138/
Elian676,824/
Elyan673,291/
Iylan671,433/
Elain671,147/
Heitland67843/
Yelam67595/
Elean67471/
Eiesland67405/
Hægeland67374/
Gailland67370/
Elgan67331/
Jelan67316/
Juilland67315/
Ellon67223/
Hjetland67202/
Hietland67159/
Heullant67128/
Oehlandt6780/
Elant6753/
Hoelandt6745/
Jeullain6745/
Houeland6740/
Yelon6737/
Yelasing6721/
Healands6718/
Elaun6714/
Heylandt6714/
Heylands6711/
Heilandt6710/
Elaan6710/
Elayn679/
Aggeland677/
Heilhand676/
Haueland676/
Hoeyland675/
Hoejland674/
Ielan674/
Hoylandt673/
Hoilland673/
Hiesland673/
Ejlan673/
Howeland672/
Jethland672/
Heatland672/
Haulland671/
Heilands671/
Heisland671/
Hilleand671/
Elann671/
Hoylands671/
Yeslacen671/
Iheiland671/
Jailland671/
Giyliand671/
Ellañ671/
Egieland671/
Yelanova671/
Jelliang671/
Jhyllyan671/
Gielandt671/
Goulland670/
Elond670/

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