Yorath Surname

745,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Yorath Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Yerworth,' a Welsh personal name found at an early period.

Iorwerth, alias Gervase, bishop of St. David's, 1215: History and Ant. St. David's.

Yerworthe, Cheshire, 1581: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Yorath Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2101:265,32421,048
Wales1001:30,9453,130
Australia341:793,99150,673
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
United States91:40,273,215872,126
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales1281:12,253745
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Yorath (17) may also be a first name.

Yorath Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Yerworth,' a Welsh personal name found at an early period.

Iorwerth, alias Gervase, bishop of St. David's, 1215: History and Ant. St. David's.

Yerworthe, Cheshire, 1581: Register of the University of Oxford.

Edward Yerworth, or Yearewarth, Cheshire, 1602: ibid.

1610. Samuel Yaroth, Dorset: ibid.

1626. John Coles and Catherine Yarath, widow: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

For Yorwarth, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Yorath Last Name Facts

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

Yorath is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yorath? popularity and diffusion

It is the 745,450th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 18,879,653 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Yorath are found; 81 percent are found in Northern Europe and 81 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring forename globally, held by 17 people.

The surname is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 210 people, or 1 in 265,324. In England Yorath is most common in: Greater London, where 22 percent live, Kent, where 13 percent live and Somerset, where 8 percent live. Not including England this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 26 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Yorath Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Yorath has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Yorath surname grew 1,235 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 22 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 225 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yorath Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Yorath earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 66.01% less than the national average, earning $14,667 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.09% more than the national average, earning $56,681 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yorhath921/
Yourath920/
Yorat91203/
Yotrat83724/
Yoorat835/
Yarath832/
Yhorat832/
Jorath830/
Yaratch7750/
Yargath771/
Yodtrat771/
Ajorath771/
Yarat731,371/
Yorot73247/
Jorat73138/
Yorad731/
Jhoirath711/
Ayioroth711/
Yaharath711/
Yoorahat711/
Yorote671,052/
Jorrat67284/
Yotrot67174/
Jarath6755/
Yarate6733/
Jorate6726/
Jourat6723/
Yarats6719/
Yoraud6716/
Yarast679/
Yaratz679/
Joratz677/
Yoorot675/
Johrat673/
Yasrat672/
Iorate671/
Jyarat671/
Yargat671/
Jorzat671/
Joraat671/
Jorait671/
Georat671/
Joratt670/

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