Yool Surname

116,221st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,968 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Yool Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Yule,' a name given to children born on Christmas Day; compare Noel, Nowell, Christmas, Midwinter, Pentecost, Pace, Pascal, &c. From Yorkshire the surname seems to have gone northwards, as Youll is fairly familiar to the present directories of Durham and Northumberland.

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Yool Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala3,7701:4,266620
United States701:5,177,985261,849
England331:1,688,42669,999
Mexico231:5,396,79230,197
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
South Sudan161:713,442947
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Cambodia61:2,581,1918,069
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland441:85,0734,558
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Yool (45) may also be a first name.

Yool Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Yule,' a name given to children born on Christmas Day; compare Noel, Nowell, Christmas, Midwinter, Pentecost, Pace, Pascal, &c. From Yorkshire the surname seems to have gone northwards, as Youll is fairly familiar to the present directories of Durham and Northumberland.

William Yole, felter, 8 Edward III: Freemen of York.

Isabella Yoll, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Yoll, 1379: ibid.

Robertus Youle, 1379: ibid.

Willelmus Youle, 1379: ibid.

1620. Thomas Youll and Elizabeth Moseley: Marriage Lic. (London).

1778. Married — James Youell and Jane Franks: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

The usual explanation of this name as "one given to children born on Christmas day," does not satisfy me, but I am at present unable to offer a satisfactory interpretation in place of it. "It is pretended that the Yuilles are descended of a son of Drumikills, born upon Yuilday. This pretension is adhered to by some of the name of Yuille, by others not" (Buchanan, p. 296). Johannes Yhole was burgess of Haddington in 1374 (Yester, p. 26). Johannes Yhole was chaplain in Aberdeen in 1391 (REA., I, p. 189), and Simon Youle executed a charter of sale in the same city in 1399 (Friars, p. 21). John Yhule one of the 'appretiatores camium' in Aberdeen in 1398 (CRA., p. 375) appears in 1400 and 1401 as bailie and burgess of the same city (SCM., V, p. 15; Friars, p. 22). John Yule de Garmiltoun witnessed the perambulation of the marches of Gladsmuir in 1430 (James II, 16), Thomas Yhule was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1451 (NSCM., I, p. 12), and a quantity of timber was purchased from Jonete Gule in 1494 (ALHT., I, p. 252). Sir Robert Yuile and Willie Yuile were tacksmen in Walls, Orkney, in 1503 (REO., p. 413), John Youle was officer in Stirling in 1525 (SBR., p. 22), Robert Ywle witness in Glasgow in 1551 (Protocols, I), Thomas Zule was maltman there in 1577 (Burgesses), Inza Yowyll held land in Holland in Firth, Orkney, in 1553 (REO., p. 250), and Mr. James Yuill was minister of Dairsie, Fife, in 1595 (Dysart, p. 42). Alexander Zule or Yule, headmaster of the Grammar School of Stirling (1578-1612) Latinized his name Julius, and Archibald Yuill was town drummer of Rutherglen in the first half of the nineteenth century. Robert Zooll was eldest son of Robert Zuill, merchand citiner of St. Andrews in 1655 (Inquis., 4049), Nicol Zuill was servitor to George Campbell in 1659 (Poltalloch Writs, p. 76), and Robert Yule was an elder in Dysart in 1641 (PBK., p. 209). James Yool, a poet in Paisley, middle of nineteenth century. The form Zuill is not uncommon in Stirlingshire. The Yules were classed among the followers of Clan Buchanan. Sir Henry Yule (1820-1889), military engineer and Orientalist, was the most distinguished bearer of the name. The old Aberdeenshire surname of Idill has been absorbed by Yule. Yoole 1686, Yoile 1516, Youle 1816, Zuille 1711, Zwyll 1550. compare under Yell (1).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

= Yule, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Yule, Old English Christmas. See Times and Seasons.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Old English (from Anglo-Saxon) designation of the season-now called Christmas. See Times and Seasons. In the curious old dictionary of Blount, called Glossographia, is the following passage: —

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Christmas. The name was probably first given to one born at that time.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

(Saxon.) Christmas, borrowed from this festival, or the time of nativity. 'Υλε, Greek, a wood, a forest.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Yool Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yool is found most in Guatemala. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Yool click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yool? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 116,221st most prevalent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,836,579 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Yool live; 95 percent live in Central America and 95 percent live in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 1,504,468th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 45 people.

The last name is most frequent in Guatemala, where it is held by 3,770 people, or 1 in 4,266. In Guatemala it is most frequent in: Chimaltenango Department, where 59 percent are found, Suchitepéquez Department, where 26 percent are found and Guatemala Department, where 10 percent are found. Besides Guatemala this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Yool Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Yool has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 778 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 220 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yool Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Yool last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Yool surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Yool earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.54% more than the national average, earning $51,150 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.76% more than the national average, earning $52,048 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yohol89907/
Jyool8935/
Yoole8915/
Yooll893/
Yooil891/
Youol891/
Yojol891/
Yol8619,219/
Yoojul807/
Aayool804/
Yohoul803/
Yo'ole801/
Yooule801/
Youl758,979/
Yoal758,311/
Yole752,499/
Ayol75854/
Eyol75360/
Jool75110/
Yoll75101/
Oyol7596/
Ojol7556/
Yoyl7554/
Hyol7545/
Yold7527/
Yiol7515/
Yaol7514/
Yohl758/
Jyol757/
Yosl752/
Uyol752/
Yoël751/
Yhol751/
Youhoul7313/
Yoahoul731/
Yohoule731/
Youle67752/
Eyiol67713/
Youll67643/
Yaole67242/
Yould67174/
Yolle67164/
Joole6772/
Jojol6768/
Yoale6740/
Yotel6733/
Yosel6730/
Hayol6727/
Johol6718/
Ihool6717/
Youhoule6714/
Yocel6710/
Yahol678/
Yoalh677/
Eiyol676/
Ajyol675/
Yogli675/
Eohol674/
Joolh674/
Jaool674/
Yoeul674/
Yohal674/
Ojjol673/
Yiole672/
Hoyol672/
Yoeel672/
Jyoal672/
Yosle672/
Hyole672/
Jyole671/
Ijool671/
Uyhol671/
Hojol671/
Hiool671/
Jhool671/
Jouol671/
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Yoult671/
Yohoulle671/
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