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Dictionary of
Family Names
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Origin of the Surname YELLAND,
YEOLOND, YOLLAND, YALLAND.
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From A Dictionary
of English and Welsh Surnames, by C. W. E. Bardsley, A. Bardsley,
1901, and Etymology of Cornish Surnames, by Richard Stephen
Charnock, 1870.
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YELLAND, YEOLOND,
YOLLAND, YALLAND.
Bardsley has: A local name meaning "of
Yealand." Yealand Conyers and
Yealand Redmayne are two townships in the parish of Warton, co. Lanc.
Charnock has: YOLLAND,
YELLAND. From youl-, jowl-lan, the devil's enclosure; or
perhaps rather from yuhal-lan, the high church or enclosure.
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Reference
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Dictionary Index |
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C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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Names Index |
| A,
B, C,
D, E,
F, G,
H, I,
J, K,
L, M,
N, O,
P, Q,
R, S,
T, U,
V, W,
X, Y,
Z
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