Yuil Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Panama
Highest density in:
Panama

Yuil Surname Definition:

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.

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Yuil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Panama711:55,1022,607
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland721:51,9893,520
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Yuil (80) may also be a first name.

Yuil Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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)

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

Yuil Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yuil is more frequently found in Panama than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yuil? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,967,751st most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. The surname Yuil occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Yuil live; 79 percent live in Central America and 79 percent live in Hispano-Central America. Yuil is also the 1,075,395th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 80 people.

This surname is most common in Panama, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 55,102. In Panama Yuil is mostly concentrated in: Panamá Province, where 85 percent live, Panamá Oeste Province, where 8 percent live and Chiriquí Province, where 7 percent live. Barring Panama this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.

Yuil Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Yuil has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Yuil surname increased 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yuil Last Name Statistics demography

Yuil earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.7% less than the national average, earning $24,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yuill893,347/
Yuile89379/
Youil8946/
Yuail891/
Yuihl890/
Yuille801,407/
Yueill8030/
Youill8010/
Yujhil801/
Yuel75124/
Youhill7383/
Yahuilt7316/
Yueitel731/
Yaouile731/
Youille731/
Jouil6741/
Yuele6736/
Juhil6717/
Yuell676/
Yuhel674/
Jeuil673/
Geuil671/
Hyeuille671/
Yuehl671/

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