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

Yoho, 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 Yoho surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Yoho in America

Yoho is the 11430th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Yoho surname appeared 2,756 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 Yoho.

We can also compare 2010 data for Yoho 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 Yoho

The surname YOHO is believed to have originated in Scotland during the late 16th century. It is thought to be a anglicized form of the Gaelic surname Eò, which means "yew tree" or "yew wood". The earliest recorded instances of the YOHO name come from parish records in Ayrshire and Argyll, regions known for their dense forests of yew trees.

In the 17th century, the name appears in various Scottish legal documents and land registries, often spelled as "Yoehoo" or "Yeohoo". One notable bearer was John Yoho, a farmer from Kilwinning who was involved in a property dispute in 1632 over the ownership of a yew wood grove.

As Scottish families began emigrating to the Americas in the 18th century, the YOHO name traveled with them. One of the earliest recorded instances is William Yoho, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1773 from Aberdeenshire. His descendants later settled in Virginia and Kentucky, where the name became well-established in rural communities.

In the 19th century, the YOHO surname is found in various historical records across the United States and Canada. Notable bearers include James Yoho (1819-1887), a prominent farmer and landowner in Crawford County, Ohio, and Samuel Yoho (1838-1914), a Union soldier who fought in the American Civil War.

Other notable individuals with the YOHO surname include John Yoho (1867-1945), a Canadian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, and William Yoho (1872-1942), a prospector and explorer who lent his name to several geographic features in British Columbia, including Yoho National Park and Yoho Valley.

Throughout its history, the YOHO name has maintained its Scottish roots and connections to the yew tree, a symbol of endurance and longevity in Celtic folklore.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Yoho

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

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

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