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![Show Contents]() Yearrow History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Scotland/England Scotland
Early Origins of the Yearrow familyThe surname Yearrow was first found in Selkirkshire, now a historic county and registration county of Scotland. Yarrow, a place "of considerable antiquity, was originally designated as the parish of St. Mary; its present name was acquired from the removal of the church to the banks of the river Yarrow, about the middle of the 17th century, since which time the parish has invariably retained the name of that river. The surrounding district formed part of the royal forest of Ettrick, and in the reign of Bruce was recovered from the English by Sir James Douglas, upon whom, as a reward for his fidelity, that monarch conferred the lands, which at the same time he erected into a free royalty. " 1 The name "Yarrow" is derived from garw which is derived from the Celtic and Irish word garbh meaning "rough" or "turbulent" river. 2 Further to the south in England, Jarrow is a parish, partly in the union of Gateshead, and partly in that of South Shields, of the county of Durham. 3 4 The name was first recorded in Yarrowhall, near Hexham. Early History of the Yearrow familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Yearrow research. Another 134 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1561 and 1603 are included under the topic Early Yearrow History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Yearrow Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Yarrow, Yarro, Yarroe, Yarrowe, Yarrowhall and others. Early Notables of the Yearrow familyMore information is included under the topic Early Yearrow Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Yearrow familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: a bearer of Yarrow, who is on record in Virginia in 1696; Francis Yarrow, one of the settlers who came with Governor Cornwallis to Chebucto, Nova Scotia, in 1749.
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- Barber, Henry, British Family Names London: Elliot Stock, 62 Paternoster Row, 1894. Print.
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