Yaw Family History

Yaw Surname Meaning

Irish: perhaps a shortened and altered Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Eochadha (see McGaffey McGeough). English: probably a variant of Yeo.

Chinese: Cantonese Romanization of the surnames 邱 and 丘 see Qiu 1 and Chinese: Cantonese form of the surnames 游 and 尤 see You 1 and Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 饒 see Rao.

West African (Ghana): from an Akan male personal name denoting a boy born on Thursday. Compare Yao.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Gaw, Daw, Yau, Yam, Yow, Yan, Yeaw, Ban, Yap, Day

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Where is the Yaw family from?

You can see how Yaw families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Yaw family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Yaw families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 16 Yaw families living in Somerset. This was about 53% of all the recorded Yaw's in United Kingdom. Somerset had the highest population of Yaw families in 1891.

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What did your Yaw ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Yaw.

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What is the average Yaw lifespan?

Between 1954 and 2004, in the United States, Yaw life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1955, and highest in 1989. The average life expectancy for Yaw in 1954 was 64, and 77 in 2004.

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Yaw Surname Meaning

Irish: perhaps a shortened and altered Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Eochadha (see McGaffey McGeough). English: probably a variant of Yeo.

Chinese: Cantonese Romanization of the surnames 邱 and 丘 see Qiu 1 and Chinese: Cantonese form of the surnames 游 and 尤 see You 1 and Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 饒 see Rao.

West African (Ghana): from an Akan male personal name denoting a boy born on Thursday. Compare Yao.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Yaw family from?

What did your Yaw ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Yaw.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Unpaid domestic duties

100%

What Yaw family records will you find?

What is the average Yaw lifespan?

Between 1954 and 2004, in the United States, Yaw life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1955, and highest in 1989. The average life expectancy for Yaw in 1954 was 64, and 77 in 2004.

Yaw Family History

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Yaw Surname Meaning

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

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