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Early Origins of the Yellen family

The surname Yellen was first found in Lancashire at Yealand. 1 2 "Yealand Conyers and Yealand Redmayne are two townships in the parish of Warton, Lancashire Yealand Hall still remains." 3

While the name originates in Lancashire, we must look to Devon and Northumberland to find the first entries in early rolls. There we found John de la Yaldelonde in Devon and William de Yelaund in Northumberland in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273. 3 Back in Lancashire, Adam de Yelland was warden of the Honor of Lancaster, 13 Henry III (during the thirteenth year of the reign of Henry III.) 4

Later the Howdenshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 included an entry for Willelmus de Yeland. 3

Early History of the Yellen family

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Yellen Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Yeland, Yelland, Yeoland, Yalland, Yolland, Yealand, Yelaund, Yellen and many more.

Early Notables of the Yellen family

Distinguished members of the family include Thomas Yalden (Youlding) (1670-1736), English poet, son of John Yalden, 'a page of the presence and groom of the chamber to Prince Charles, afterwards a sufferer for his cause, and an exciseman in Oxford after the restoration of King Charles II'. He was born in the parish of St. John Baptist, Oxford, on 2 Jan. 1669, and educated at Magdalen College school while he was a chorister of that house. He matriculated on 20 May...
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Yellen migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Yellen Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Mimi Yellen, aged 17, who arrived in America, in 1901
Otto Yellen, aged 0, who arrived in California, Pennsylvania, in 1912
Richard Yellen, aged 8, who arrived in California, Pennsylvania, in 1912
Emilie Yellen, aged 7, who arrived in California, Pennsylvania, in 1912
Johann Yellen, aged 40, who arrived in California, Pennsylvania, in 1912
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Contemporary Notables of the name Yellen (post 1700) +

Janet Louise Yellen (b. 1946), American economist, 15th Chair of the Federal Reserve (2014-2018), 78th United States Secretary of the Treasury (2021-), the first woman to hold either role
Lawrence Alan "Larry" Yellen (1943-2023), American Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Brooklyn, New York
Lawrence Alan "Larry" Yellen (b. 1943), American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Houston Colt .45s in 1963 and 1964
Linda Yellen (b. 1949), American Primetime Emmy Award winning director, producer and writer of film and television
Alexander Yellen (b. 1981), American cinematographer, best known for his work on Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus and Titanic II
Sherman Yellen (b. 1932), American two-time Emmy Award winning playwright and screenwriter
Jack Selig Yellen (1892-1991), American lyricist and screenwriter
Sidney Yellen, American politician, Merchant; Delegate to Socialist National Convention from Ohio, 1920; Candidate for Ohio Treasurer of State, 1928 5

Citations +

Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Barber, Henry, British Family Names London: Elliot Stock, 62 Paternoster Row, 1894. Print.
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Baines Thomas & William Fairbairn, Lancashire and Cheshire, Past and Present History of Counties London: William MacKenzie, 1867, Digital, 4 vols
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html