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

Yeast, 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 Yeast surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Yeast in America

Yeast is the 73005th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Yeast surname appeared 266 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Yeast.

We can also compare 2010 data for Yeast 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 Yeast

The surname Yeast traces its origins to England, with the earliest documentation dating back to the medieval period. Rooted in Old English, the name likely derives from the word "gist" or "yeost," both terms for yeast, indicating a possible association with brewing or baking professions. The usage of surnames began to rise around the 11th century, coinciding with the Norman Conquest, which ushered in the necessity for identifiers beyond single names.

Records from the 13th century make mention of the surname Yeast in various forms. For instance, an old manuscript from the late 1200s references a Thomas Yest living in the area that now corresponds to modern-day Sussex. This variation in spelling is consistent with the fluid orthographic conventions of the time.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the full name found in civic records is a John Yeast, born in 1355, who appears in property transactions around the city of York. In 1422, a Roger Yeast is noted in tax rolls as a small landholder in East Anglia, emphasizing the spread of the surname across different regions of England.

Moving into the 16th century, the registry shows a notable figure, Richard Yeast, born in 1510, who served as a cleric in Canterbury. He is mentioned in ecclesiastical records from 1542 to 1575. Another prominent individual, Anne Yeast, born 1643, was known for her involvement in local Cheshire social circles and is mentioned in several wills and legal documents of the period.

The Yeast surname migrated with English settlers to the New World. One such notable individual was Charles Yeast, born in 1690, who arrived in Virginia in the early 18th century. His descendants played a role in the social and economic development of the colonies, with various family members documented in local courthouse records by the mid-1700s.

Thus, the surname Yeast carries a rich history stretching from its Old English origins to its presence in medieval and early modern England, and eventually to colonial America.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Yeast

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

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 Yeast 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 Yeast 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 Yeast was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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