Yoakum History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsYoakum is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from a family once having lived in Yorkshire. The surname Yoakum is associated with the parish of Acomb, which was located on the outskirts of the city of York. Early Origins of the Yoakum familyThe surname Yoakum was first found in Yorkshire, at Acomb which is now a suburb within the City of York Unitary Authority. The place name is most likely derived from the Old English acum, which meant "at the oak trees." The village dates back to at least the Domesday Book where it was listed as Achum, Acum and Acun, and was land held by the Archbishop of York. The village was designated as a manor held by St. Peter. There was land enough for 8 ploughs and there were 14 rent-paying tenants. 1 By 1222, the village was listed as Akum. 2 East and West Acomb, Northumberland have traditionally been quite a bit smaller than the Yorkshire village with West Acomb being the larger of the two. In both of these latter cases, the first record of the place name was with the Akum spelling in 1268. Hadrian's Wall runs about 1 mile (1.5 km), north east of Acomb, Northumberland. Some of the first records of the family were Philip de Akum, who was registered in Yorkshire in 1210 3 and Willelmus de Acom who was listed in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379. 4 Early History of the Yoakum familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Yoakum research. Another 142 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1325, 1379, 1525, 1574, 1670, 1692 and 1767 are included under the topic Early Yoakum History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Yoakum Spelling VariationsThe English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Yoakum has been recorded under many different variations, including Acombe, Acomb, Acome, Acom, Acum, Akum, A Combe and others. Early Notables of the Yoakum familyMore information is included under the topic Early Yoakum Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Yoakum RankingIn the United States, the name Yoakum is the 9,609th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 5 Migration of the Yoakum familyFor many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Yoakum or a variant listed above: Robert Acom who settled in Virginia in 1642; and Thomas Acome who settled in Virginia in 1642.
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