Yoxall Surname

287,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Yoxall Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Yoxall (Staffs), 13th cent. Yoxhal(e, Iokeshal = (prob.) Geác's Hall [the pers. name (in the genitive) is a nickname from Old English geác, a cuckoo + O.Merc. hall, a hall]

Yoxall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8561:65,0917,576
United States2891:1,254,18388,515
Wales821:37,7383,712
Canada501:736,91258,785
Australia271:999,84158,390
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4821:50,5716,152
Wales101:156,8426,008
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Yoxall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Yoxall (Staffs), 13th cent. Yoxhal(e, Iokeshal = (prob.) Geác's Hall [the pers. name (in the genitive) is a nickname from Old English geác, a cuckoo + O.Merc. hall, a hall]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Staffordshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Yoxall Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yoxall is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yoxall? popularity and diffusion

Yoxall is the 287,894th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 5,467,026 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Yoxall live; 71 percent live in Northern Europe and 71 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Yoxall is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 856 people, or 1 in 65,091. In England Yoxall is most numerous in: Cheshire, where 20 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 20 percent reside and Greater London, where 9 percent reside. Other than England this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Wales, where 6 percent reside.

Yoxall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Yoxall has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Yoxall surname increased 178 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,521 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 820 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yoxall Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Yoxall are 11.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Yoxall earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 10.34% more than the national average, earning $47,610 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.92% less than the national average, earning $42,272 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yoxhall929/
Yoxal910/
Yoxshall860/
Joxall830/
Yaxall830/
Yoshall770/
Exall73677/
Yozal73198/
Yosal7360/
Joxal731/
Yaxal731/
Yodsal671/
Yaxale671/
Yochal671/
Yoksal671/
Hexall671/
Hyozal671/
Jyosal671/
Exhall671/
Excall670/

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