Yale Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Yale Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Yale family

Profession Census Frequency
School 29
Scholar 5
Skilled Labourer 4
Coal Miner Hewer 4
General Labourer 4
Labourer 4
Labourer General 3
Farm Labourer 3
Assistant Teacher 2
House Keeper 2
Private Means 2
Choring 2
Painter (estate) 2
Stone Miner Below Ground Jetter 2
School Master 2
Clerk Edge Tool Co 2
Domestic Servant 2
Pin Worker 2
Army Reserve Of Officers 1
At Home 1
Booking Clerk Cab Company 1
Cook (domestic) 1
Dairyman 1
Domestic 1
Factory Hand 1

Yale Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Youle 60% 2,247
2 Yale 100% 1,757
3 Yule 75% 1,718
4 Yole 75% 745
5 Youl 25% 371
6 Ayle 50% 327
7 Youel 40% 295
8 Eyle 50% 221
9 Yeal 50% 199
10 Oyle 50% 164
11 Yirrell 29% 149

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The surname Yale is the 2nd most popular variant of Youle.

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