The surname Yeley was first found in Oxfordshire 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 1234 when Jordan le Yelewe held estates in that shire.
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Early History of the Yeley family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Yeley research. Another 114 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1307, 1350, 1455, 1487 and 1576 are included under the topic Early Yeley History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Yeley Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Yelley, Yeley, Yello, Yellow, Yellew, Yellewe, Yelleye, Yellowley and many more.
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Early Notables of the Yeley family
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Migration of the Yeley family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
Contemporary Notables of the name Yeley (post 1700)
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J J Yeley (b. 1976), American NASCAR racecar driver
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