Yielding Surname

391,801st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 903 people bear this surname

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

Yielding Surname Definition:

From Yielden, a parish co. Beds.

Yielding Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8511:425,92136,838
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
England101:5,571,806158,774
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Yielding Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Yielden, a parish co. Beds.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Yielding Last Name Facts

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

Yielding is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yielding? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 391,801st most numerous family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 8,070,372 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Yielding are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 851 people, or 1 in 425,921. In The United States it is most frequent in: Arkansas, where 15 percent live, Mississippi, where 15 percent live and Texas, where 14 percent live. Aside from The United States Yielding is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Yielding Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Yielding has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 2,128 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yielding Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Yielding surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Yielding are 9.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.25% registered with the party.

The amount Yielding earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 17.11% less than the national average, earning $35,767 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.57% less than the national average, earning $44,926 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yelding93173/
Ielding931/
Yeldingh881/
Yellding881/
Gielding881/
Elding86357/
Yeldin8638/
Gelding8062/
Gieldin800/
Eldin7774,444/
Yelden71418/
Eldina71104/
Geldin7166/
Eldion7156/
Elddin7114/
Ielden7113/
Elldin7110/
Eldinn714/
Jeldin711/
Eldn672/
Hielden671/
Gielden671/
Jealdin671/
Elden6214,781/
Eldyn62131/
Eldén6219/
Eldeen5740,101/
Jelden57384/
Gelden57168/
Eldenk5773/
Eldøen5744/
Yıldön5715/
Eldden5710/
Yeldem579/
Eldyna573/
Eldehn571/
Hjelden53148/
Giylden5310/
Gellden530/
Geldeen530/
Jaildeen504/
Jeselden501/

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