Yoe Surname

72,332nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,817 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Myanmar
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Yoe Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the yew,' from residence thereby, a West-country name; compare Box, Ash, Birch, Plumptre, &c. Lower says, 'An ancient Devonshire family. The Yeo is a small river of that county, a tributary of the Cready, into which it falls near the town of Crediton.

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Yoe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Myanmar3,7181:13,969339
Cambodia1,7981:8,614892
United States5831:621,71350,239
Indonesia1981:667,92552,159
Ivory Coast1041:221,8399,194
Hong Kong981:74,8521,406
Papua New Guinea461:177,25524,620
Mexico381:3,266,47923,844
Liberia361:122,4599,313
Malaysia341:867,47739,690
England311:1,797,35772,927
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Burkina Faso101:1,835,21014,348
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
China81:170,915,1968,932
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
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Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:497,45727,315
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2721:184,62816,354

Yoe (4,172) may also be a first name.

Yoe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the yew,' from residence thereby, a West-country name; compare Box, Ash, Birch, Plumptre, &c. Lower says, 'An ancient Devonshire family. The Yeo is a small river of that county, a tributary of the Cready, into which it falls near the town of Crediton. C. S. Gilbert derives the name from Tre-yeo, in the parish of Lancells, near Stratton. Cornwall — History Cornw. ii. 335.' In some cases this is probably true.

Geoffrey de la Ya, Devon, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Nicholas de la Ya, Devon, ibid.

William atte Yoo, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

John atte Yo, Somerset,: Edward III: ibid.

John atte Yoo, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1547. William Yeo and Anne Turton: Marriage Lic. (London).

1683. Baptised — William, son of Richard Yeo: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1722. Married — Arthur Yeo and Mary Dowling: St. Antholin (London).

1730. — George Sikes and Mary Yoe: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

= Yeo, q.v.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An ancient Devonshire family. The Yeo is a small river of that county, a tributary of the Cready into which it falls near the town of Crediton. C. S. Gilbert derives the name from Tre-yeo, in the parish of Lancells, near Stratton, co. Cornwall. Hist. Cornw. ii. 335.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

According to Lower, the Yeos arc an ancient Devonshire family. He seems to suggest that they may have had their name from the river Yeo in that county. D. Gilbert says they were formerly persons of consequence in the North of Cornwall and of Devonshire, and that they bore arms, Argent, a chevron Gules, between three birds. C. S. Gilbert derives the name from Troyeo, near Stratton. There is also Treyewin Kenwyn, which Pryce renders "the above or upper town" (tre-yew, -yuh). Yeo, Yoe may also be Cornish forms of Hugh.

— Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

The Yeo family have lived on the estate of the Duke of Bedford in Swimbridge for the last 300 years (Kelly's "Devonshire Directory").

— Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy
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Yoe Demographics

Average Male Yoe Height

174.13 cm

Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 15 (2014)

Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries

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Yoe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yoe is more frequently found in Myanmar than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yoe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yoe is the 72,332nd most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,069,025 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 87 percent of Yoe are found; 55 percent are found in South Asia and 55 percent are found in Burmo-Asia. Yoe is also the 107,487th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 4,172 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Myanmar, where it is borne by 3,718 people, or 1 in 13,969. Apart from Myanmar this last name is found in 32 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Yoe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Yoe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Yoe last name grew 214 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yoe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yoe last name are 7.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.42% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Yoe earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.91% less than the national average, earning $40,167 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.77% less than the national average, earning $43,835 CAD per year.

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