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Early Origins of the Yarnell family

The surname Yarnell 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 Yarnell family

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Yarnell 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 Yarnell family

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Yarnell Ranking

the United States, the name Yarnell is the 10,822nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


Yarnell migration to the United States +



Yarnell Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Tho Yarnell, who landed in Virginia in 1662 2
Yarnell Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Henry Yarnell, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1868 2

Yarnell migration to Australia +

Yarnell Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • George Yarnell, English Convict from London, who was transported aboard the "Aboukir" on December 24, 1851, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia 3


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)
  3. State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2014, November 18) Aboukir voyage to Van Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island. [These convicts appear to have all landed in Van Diemen's Land], Australia in 1851 with 280 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/aboukir/1851


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