Yellowly Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Yellowly Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Yellowley.' I cannot find the spot. It seems to be a North-English surname. Its meaning is simple, viz. 'the golden meadow,' whether from its yellow flowers or yellow clayey soil, I cannot say.
Read More About This SurnameYellowly Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 21 | 1:1,160,732 | 43,748 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Yellowly Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Yellowley.' I cannot find the spot. It seems to be a North-English surname. Its meaning is simple, viz. 'the golden meadow,' whether from its yellow flowers or yellow clayey soil, I cannot say.
Of local origin probably from the "Sichetum qui vocatur ylalwleche extendens ad medium marisii de Balnedrum' mentioned in a thirteenth-century charter (RD., p. 223). Balnedrum is now Bandrum in the parish of Saline. Gillelmus Yhalulok was a student in St. Andrews, 1413 (ERUS., p. 1), David Yhaliluk and Thomas Yhaliluk appear as witnesses in 1445 (Cambus., 214), and in 1459 'Sir' Duncan lhaluloh exchanged the rectory of the church of Ranpatrick for the benefice of Crawfurd-Lindsay (LSC., p. 148). In 1467 he appears again as Duncan Yalulok, vicar of Crawford-Lindsay (Soltre, p. cxix), and as Duncan Yhalulok, presbyter of St. Andrews diocese in 1470 (Wemyss, II, p. 98). Bardsley gives Yellowley as a northern English surname of local origin, but "cannot find the spot."
(English) Dweller at the Yellow Lea [Old English geolu + leáh]
Yellowly Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yellowly Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yellowly is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yellowly? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 11,742,229th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Yellowly live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England it is mostly found in: Hampshire, where 100 percent are found. Besides England this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 50 percent are found.
Yellowly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Yellowly has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname fell 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellowley | 94 | 187 | / |
| Yellowles | 82 | 3 | / |
| Yellowlee | 82 | 1 | / |
| Elgowly | 80 | 4 | / |
| Yellowlees | 78 | 343 | / |
| Yellowless | 78 | 1 | / |
| Jellowlee | 71 | 0 | / |
| Elhawly | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yellabelly | 67 | 3 | / |
| El'ovly | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elgawley | 63 | 7 | / |
| Yelabilli | 59 | 3 | / |
| Yelabelli | 59 | 2 | / |
| Yellabilli | 56 | 212 | / |
| Yellabelli | 56 | 27 | / |
| Elgawli | 53 | 269 | / |
| Elhawli | 53 | 40 | / |
| Yelavle | 53 | 1 | / |
| Elhawle | 53 | 1 | / |
| Elhawlio | 50 | 1 | / |
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