Yeomans Surname
Approximately 12,945 people bear this surname
Yeomans Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the yeoman,' one of some small position or estate. The 's' in Yeomans is the patronymic; compare Jones for Johnson, Roberts for Robertson, &c.
Henricus Yhoman, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnameYeomans Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5,278 | 1:10,557 | 1,565 |
| United States | 3,983 | 1:91,001 | 10,226 |
| Australia | 1,358 | 1:19,879 | 2,756 |
| Canada | 1,130 | 1:32,607 | 4,227 |
| Mexico | 309 | 1:401,703 | 7,956 |
| Wales | 192 | 1:16,117 | 1,739 |
| Chile | 174 | 1:101,244 | 3,808 |
| South Africa | 100 | 1:541,777 | 42,852 |
| Ireland | 95 | 1:49,568 | 3,605 |
| Scotland | 83 | 1:64,504 | 5,145 |
| New Zealand | 33 | 1:137,222 | 16,302 |
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| Guam | 21 | 1:7,625 | 1,143 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Cayman Islands | 8 | 1:7,987 | 922 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,432 | 1:10,023 | 1,521 |
| Wales | 31 | 1:50,594 | 2,584 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 835 | 1:60,142 | 6,634 |
Yeomans (17) may also be a first name.
Yeomans Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the yeoman,' one of some small position or estate. The 's' in Yeomans is the patronymic; compare Jones for Johnson, Roberts for Robertson, &c.
Henricus Yhoman, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Yomanne, 1379: ibid.
Robert Yomanson. Valor Ecclesiasticus.
1539-40. Married — John Trevisam and Agnes Yemerson: St. Dionis Backchurch.
1583. — Nycholas Speringe and Ellyn Yeomans: St. Michael, Cornhill.
Fraunce Yoeman, 1596: Reg. St. Columb Major.
1781. Married — Thomas Yeoman and Hannah Neale: St. George, Hanover Square.
From ME. yoman, yemon, ȝetnan, originally a countryman or retainer, but later a freeholder next under the rank of gentleman, a man who owned free land of forty shillings annual value. Yeoman is not found in Old English but occurs in ME. as yéman, yōman, cognate with Old Frisian gāmann 'villager.' The surname is of comparatively late appearance in Scotland. George Zeman appears as tenant of the bishop of Moray in 1565 (REM., 438), and David Yeamen, merchant, was admitted burgess of Dundee in 1592 (Wedd, p. 123). Archibald Yemen was one of a number who attested the boundaries of Huttsonis croft in 1651 (Home 220), and Christina Yemane or Yeman, spouse to David Goldman, burgess of Dundee, is in record in 1632 (Inquis., 1878, 1879). James Zeaman of Eastwalkmiln in 1666 appears again in 1689 as James Yeoman, collector at the Quire door of the church of Rattray (DPD., II, p. 79, 84), Patrick Yemane of Dryburgh is recorded in 1678 (Inquis., 6069), and David leaman was burgess of Dundee in 1683 (ibid., 6461). James Yeaman at West Waulkmiln of Rattray is recorded in 1768 (Dunkeld), and John Yeoman in Milntown of Invererashie in 1773 (ibid.). Zemane 1610.
The Yeoman’s (Son), the Yeoman’s Son v. Yeoman.
(English) One owning a small landed property, a freeholder; one who acted as a retainer or gentleman attendant in a royal or noble household.
A freeholder; the first degree of commoners. Some "define a Yeoman to be a free-born Englishman, who may lay out of his own free land in revenue to the sum of forty shillings." Bailey. Under the feudal system a knight's fee was twenty pounds, whence it would follow, that an ordinary yeoman's revenue was one-tenth part of that of the knight; though some Yeomen, for example those of Kent, were much richer. See Whatman.
A pluralization of Yeoman.
A man free—born, a freeholder; one next in order to the gentry.
Yeomans Demographics
Average Yeomans Salary in
United States
$45,666 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Yeomans Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yeomans Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yeomans is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yeomans? popularity and diffusion
Yeomans is the 40,477th most commonly held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 562,962 people. Yeomans is mostly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Yeomans reside; 44 percent reside in Northern Europe and 44 percent reside in British Isles. Yeomans is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 17 people.
This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 5,278 people, or 1 in 10,557. In England Yeomans is most frequent in: West Midlands, where 12 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 12 percent are found and Greater London, where 7 percent are found. Other than England this surname occurs in 53 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.
Yeomans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Yeomans has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 217 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 477 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 619 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 864 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 1,383 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Yeomans Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (73%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Yeomans surname are 22.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.68% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Yeomans earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 196.52% more than the national average, earning R 704,652 per year; in United States they earn 5.83% more than the national average, earning $45,666 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.97% more than the national average, earning $50,164 CAD per year.
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