Yoak History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Yoak family

The surname Yoak was first found in Switzerland, where the name came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Yoak family

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Yoak Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hoch, Hok, Yok, Yoak, Hokk, Hoek, Hoekk, Hohk, Hoher, Yoke, Hochart, Hochmann, Hohmann and many more.

Early Notables of the Yoak family

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Yoak migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Yoak Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Martin Yoak, aged 31, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1739 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Yoak (post 1700) +

Robert W. Yoak, American politician, Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1974 2
Don Yoak (b. 1921), American Democratic Party politician, Member of West Virginia State House of Delegates from Calhoun County, 1953-54 2
Creed Yoak, American Republican politician, Chair of Braxton County Republican Party, 1949 2

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html