Find out how popular the last name Yearwood is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Yearwood.

Yearwood, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Yearwood surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Yearwood in America

Yearwood is the 10429th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Yearwood surname appeared 3,085 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Yearwood.

We can also compare 2010 data for Yearwood to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Yearwood

The surname Yearwood is of English origin and dates back to the late 16th century. It is believed to have originated as a locational name, referring to someone who lived near a wooded area or forest. The name is derived from the Old English words "gear" meaning "year" and "wudu" meaning "wood," essentially translating to "year wood" or "perennial wood."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the parish records of St. Mary's Church in Putney, London, where a John Yearwood was listed in 1599. The name also appears in the records of the nearby parish of Wandsworth, where a William Yearwood was recorded in 1609.

In the 17th century, the name Yearwood was particularly prevalent in the counties of Surrey and Hampshire in southern England. Some notable individuals from this period include Thomas Yearwood, a merchant from London who was born in 1632, and William Yearwood, a landowner from the village of Headley in Hampshire, who was born in 1657.

As with many English surnames, variations in spelling were common in earlier times. Some alternative spellings of Yearwood found in historical records include Yerwood, Yarwood, and Yereward.

One of the earliest known references to the name in the United States can be traced back to John Yearwood, who was born in England in 1720 and later emigrated to Virginia. His descendants eventually settled in various parts of the American South, including North Carolina and Tennessee.

In the 19th century, a prominent figure bearing the Yearwood name was Richard Yearwood, a British naval officer who served during the Napoleonic Wars. He was born in 1782 and had a distinguished career, eventually attaining the rank of Admiral.

Another notable individual was William Yearwood, an English architect born in 1839, who was responsible for the design of several notable buildings in London, including the Royal College of Surgeons and the Church of St. Mary Abbots in Kensington.

While the surname Yearwood is not among the most common in the English-speaking world, it has a rich history and can be traced back to its origins in the wooded areas of southern England centuries ago.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Yearwood

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Yearwood.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Yearwood was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Yearwood has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Yearwood was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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