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Early Origins of the Yemen family

The surname Yemen was first found in Herefordshire 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 13th century when they held lands.

Early History of the Yemen family

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Yemen Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Yemme, Yeme, Yeame, Yeam and others.

Early Notables of the Yemen family

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Migration of the Yemen 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 Yemen (post 1700) +

  • Arpo Yemen, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1966 1


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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