Yonkers History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Netherlands

Etymology of Yonkers

What does the name Yonkers mean?

The distinguished name Yonkers is derived from the Middle Dutch word "jonhheer", from "jong(h)" meaning "young" and "heer" meaning "master, lord". Thus the name can literally be translated as "young master", a term used of a member of the European nobility who had not yet assumed knighthood. More recently in South Africa, the name is frequently seen as a forename.

The surname Yonkers and its variants are generally believed to be of nickname origin

Early Origins of the Yonkers family

The surname Yonkers was first found in various regions of the Netherlands with the earliest record of this surname or a variant dating back to the thirteenth century when Berthold and Burchard dicti Junkerer were citizens of Uberlingen in 1295. In 1373, Niclaus Junkherr was a citizen of Fussen.

Jonker Walk, located in the Chinatown area in Malacca City in the state of Malacca, Malaysia dates back to colonial times in the in the 17th century when Dutch influence in the are was at its zenith. The Jonker diamond was found at the Elandsfontein mine in South Africa by Johannes Jacobus Jonker on 17 January 1934.

Early History of the Yonkers family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Yonkers research. Another 56 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1295, 1373, 1618, 1641, 1655 and 1797 are included under the topic Early Yonkers History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Yonkers Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Jonker, Jonkers, Yonkers, Younker, Younkers, Junker and many more.

Early Notables of the Yonkers family

Adriaen Cornelissen van der Donck (c.1618-1655) was a Dutch lawyer, born in the town of Breda in the southern Netherlands. He emigrated to New Amsterdam (now New York) in 1641 becoming a lawyer and la...

Yonkers migration to the United States +

Yonkers Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Naney Yonkers, aged 24, British settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "City of Antwerp" in 1873 1
Rosaline Yonkers, aged 4, British settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "City of Antwerp" in 1873 1
Alfred Yonkers, aged 2, British settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "City of Antwerp" in 1873 1
Alfred Yonkers, aged 2, British settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "City of Antwerp" in 1873 1

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Ellis Island Search retrieved 21st October 2021. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result