Yelverton Surname

132,919th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,394 people bear this surname

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

Yelverton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Yelverton,' a parish in Norfolk, about six miles from Norwich.

Yelverton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1071:116,65912,567
South Africa861:629,97347,084
Ireland601:78,4824,686
England591:944,37447,923
Australia381:710,41347,396
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
France71:9,488,960336,266
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland341:130,2907,484
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3561:141,06413,285

Yelverton (18) may also be a first name.

Yelverton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Yelverton,' a parish in Norfolk, about six miles from Norwich.

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

(English) belonging to Yelverton (Norf.; Devon) [Old English tún, farm, estate: the first elem. repr. (with common Dialectal ptothetic Y-) an Anglo-Saxon pers. name like Æðelfrið, Ealdfrið, Ælfhere, &c.—suff. early forms to decide which are not available]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Norfolk, where the family appear to have dwelt in early times. The extinct Earls of Sussex sprang from Andrew de Yelverton of that county, who flourished temp. Edward II.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Norfolk.

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

Yelverton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yelverton is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yelverton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yelverton is the 132,919th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,185 people. The last name Yelverton is predominantly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Yelverton reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Yelverton is also the 2,608,198th most numerous first name globally, held by 18 people.

The surname Yelverton is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 3,107 people, or 1 in 116,659. In The United States Yelverton is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 21 percent are found, Mississippi, where 12 percent are found and Texas, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent are found and Ireland, where 2 percent are found.

Yelverton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Yelverton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yelverton surname increased 873 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 176 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it increased 174 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yelverton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (85%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Yelverton last name are 7.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.04% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Yelverton earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 39.82% more than the national average, earning R 332,256 per year and in United States they earn 6.1% less than the national average, earning $40,516 USD per year.

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