Yarnall Surname History

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England

Early Origins of the Yarnall family

The surname Yarnall was first found in Somerset 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 1641 James Yendall when they held lands.

Early History of the Yarnall family

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Yarnall Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Yendall, Yendle, Yeandle, Yeandel, Yand, Yend, Yandle, Yeandell, Yeandall and many more.

Early Notables of the Yarnall family

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Yarnall migration to the United States +

Yarnall Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Philip Yarnall, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1683 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Yarnall (post 1700) +

Edward Yarnall Hartshorne Jr. (1912-1946), American educator who was responsible for the reopening of German universities after World War II

Sources +

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)