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Yeo Origin and Immigration
Top Places of Origin for Yeo
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Yeo Surname Distribution
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Origin: English Archers
Surnames: Yeamans, Yeomans, Youmans
Submitted by: David Youmans
Origin of Yeo, Meaning of Yeo
Origin: Looking for any information on the surname Yeowell, particularly in Chertsey and London areas
Surnames: Yeowell
Submitted by: James R. Yeowell
Origin of Yeo, Meaning of Yeo
Origin: Yeoman/Yeomans/Youman/Youmans probably originated form Old Frisian or Old Flemish. Originally meaning a villager or freeman who follows a chief. He was Ceorl who was born free. In the days of Anglo Norman rule, the middling and higher class of peasantry diminished almost to extinction. The lower class of peasantry probably disappeared into slavery. The middling class became known as cottagers, and then villeins (Anglo Saxon Term).
Surnames: Yeoman/Yeomans/Youman/Youmans
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