The Yeuel surname comes from the place name Yewdale in
Lancashire, which is derived from the Old English word "yew," the type of tree and the Old Norse "dalr," meaning "valley."
Early Origins of the Yeuel family
The surname Yeuel was first found in
Lancashire where they held a
family seat from very ancient times, at Udale, before and after the
Norman Conquest in 1066.
Early History of the Yeuel family
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Yeuel Spelling Variations
The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,
spelling variations are common among early
Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Yeuel has been recorded under many different variations, including Udall, Udale, Udle and others.
Early Notables of the Yeuel family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Yeuel family to the New World and Oceana
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded
England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Yeuel or a variant listed above: William Udle settled in Carbonear, Newfoundland, in 1798; Patrick Udall settled in Maryland in 1685; John Udall settled in New
England in 1751; James Udell settled in Philadelphia in 1862.