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Yarmouth Surname Meaning

From Great Yarmouth (Norfolk) and adjacent Little Yarmouth in Gorleston (Suffolk) recorded as Gernemwa Gernemutha in 1086. The place-name derives from the river Yare (of uncertain origin) + Old English mūða ‘river mouth estuary’. Possibly also from Yarmouth (IoW) which is recorded as Ermvd in 1086 and Ernemuth in 122.

The place-name derives from Old English *ēaren ‘gravelly muddy’ + mūða ‘river mouth estuary’. However, no evidence for such a surname has been found in IoW documents in either the medieval or post-medieval period.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

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You can see how Yarmouth families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Yarmouth family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Scotland between 1891 and 1920. The most Yarmouth families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 6 Yarmouth families living in London. This was about 75% of all the recorded Yarmouth's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Yarmouth families in 1891.

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Between 1980 and 1982, in the United States, Yarmouth life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1980, and highest in 1982. The average life expectancy for Yarmouth in 1980 was 76, and 76 in 1982.

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