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Yerkes Family Crest
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Where did the German Yerkes family come from? What is the German Yerkes family crest and coat of arms? When did the Yerkes family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Yerkes family history?

The distinguished surname Yerkes is of German origin, meaning "son of George." The name is derived from the Greek "ge ergon," literally meaning "tiller of the soil" or "farmer." Yerkes was used as a first name throughout Europe during the Middle Ages due to the legendary dragon-slaying fame of St. George, and eventually came into use as a surname around the 12th century.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Georg, George, Gurganus, Gürganus, Georgi, Giorges, Gorges, Georgeis, Jorge, Jurge, Jürge, Jörg, Gorgens, Görgens, Jürgen, Jurgen, Yerkes and many more.

First found in various regions of Germany; it is likely that several branches of the family emerged independently when hereditary surnames came into common use. The earliest recorded bearer of the name was Everhardus filius Georgi, who was a resident of Hamburg in 1256. Every branch of the young Yerkes family was instrumental during this early period, each playing a major role in the development of the society of its particular region.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Yerkes research. Another 190 words(14 lines of text) covering the years 1256, 1471, 1559, 1588, 1811, and 1868 are included under the topic Early Yerkes History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 22 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Yerkes Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Wilhelm Georg and his wife Anna Marie, who settled in New York with their three children in 1709; Michael Jurg, who emigrated from the Palatinate to Pennsylvania in 1727.

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  • Charles Tyson Yerkes (1837-1905), American railway financier
  • Robert Yerkes (1876-1956), American psychologist, ethologist, and primatologist
  • Steve Yerkes (1888-1971), American baseball player


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  5. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
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  10. Fogleman, Aaron Spencer. Hopeful Journeys German Immigration, Settlement, and Political Culture in Colonial America 1717-1775. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1986. Print. (ISBN 978-0812215489).
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