Yews Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Yews Surname Definition:

Pl., and genit., of Yew, q.v.

Yews Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:1,591,94567,242
Wales81:386,81619,671
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Yews Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Pl., and genit., of Yew, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Yews Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yews occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yews? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,689,253rd most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname Yews occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Yews reside; 83 percent reside in Northern Europe and 83 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 1,591,945. In England it is most prevalent in: Durham, where 40 percent live, Essex, where 20 percent live and Bedfordshire, where 14 percent live. Barring England this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 15 percent live and Canada, where 12 percent live.

Yews Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Yews has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 292 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yews Last Name Statistics demography

Yews earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 8.15% more than the national average, earning $53,732 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jews7518/
Gews7513/
Ewws751/
Iews751/
Yyws751/
Yewx751/
Ewsh751/
D'Ews676/
Jewst672/
Yefsh671/

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Footnotes

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