The surname Yorker was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1379 when Johannes Yarker held estates in that shire.
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Early History of the Yorker family
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Yorker Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Yarker, Yorker, Yearker, Yerker and others.
Early Notables of the Yorker family
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Migration of the Yorker family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Edward Yarke, who arrived in Virginia in 1635; ??? Yarker, who arrived in Quebec in 1814; William Yarker, who was recorded in the census of Ontario of 1871.
Contemporary Notables of the name Yorker (post 1700)
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A. J. Yorker, American politician, Member of South Dakota State House of Representatives 7th District, 1889-90 1
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