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• Yeo Surname Distribution
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  • Distribution of Yeo Families in the US in 1840
  • Distribution of Yeo Families in the US in 1880
  • Distribution of Yeo Families in the US in 1920
  • Distribution of Yeo Families in England and Wales in 1891

Origin of Yeo Total Records: 3  Origin of Yeo, Meaning of Yeo 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 Submitted by: 2/15/2012 10:33 PM Page 1 of 1

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