SURNAMES BEGINNING WITH "Y"

[YALE], [YARDLEY], [YEO], [YORATH], [YORK], [YOUNG]

YALE - One suggested source for the name is the Welsh/Celtic word meaning "fertile upland".

YARDLEY - The "Ley" suffix is thought to denote a "cleared area of ground"

YEO - An unusual family name which might have its origins in the occupational title of "YEOMAN" a man who owned and farmed his own lands ie: Yeoman Farmer

YORATH - Thought to originate from the Welsh first name "Iorwerth", which is derived from "Ior" meaning "Lord" and "Berth" meaning "handsome"

YORK - Probably pertaining to the city of that name which has existed for around 2000 years and which received its current name from the Danish invaders who held it as their English capital during the Dark Ages. Thought to have originally been called "Jorvic" or similar, during the medieval period it was common for traders, craftsmen or merchants to adopt the name of their home town or city when they travelled throughout Britain.

YOUNG - Possibly a contraction of the designation "the younger" which would have been common amongst early families where the father who had named his first born son after himself was known as "the elder" in order to distinguish clearly between the two. Variations include Younger

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