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Yielding Family History

Yielding Surname Meaning

English (Sussex and Middlesex): habitational name from Yeldon in Bedfordshire. The place takes its name from the river name Gifle (an old name for the river Till) + Old English denu ‘valley’.

Alternatively, this is a habitational name from Yalding in Kent. The placename means ‘(the place of) the people of a man called Ealda’ from the Old English personal name Ealda + the Old English group name suffix -ingas.

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


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You can see how Yielding families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Yielding family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Yielding families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 16 Yielding families living in Sussex. This was about 41% of all the recorded Yielding's in United Kingdom. Sussex had the highest population of Yielding families in 1891.
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What did your Yielding ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Yielding. 82% of Yielding women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    82%
  • Housekeeper
    19%

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Passenger Lists

There are 202 immigration records available for the last name Yielding. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Yielding. For the veterans among your Yielding ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1953 and 2004, in the United States, Yielding life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1953, and highest in 1972. The average life expectancy for Yielding in 1953 was 50, and 55 in 2004.

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