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Dictionary of
Family Names
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Origin of the Surname YEOMAN,
YEOMANS, YEOMANSON, YEAMANS.
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From A Dictionary
of English and Welsh Surnames, by C. W. E. Bardsley, A. Bardsley, 1901,
and,
An
Etymological Dictionary
of Family and Christian Names,
by William Arthur, M. A., 1857.
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YEOMAN, YEOMANS,
YEOMANSON, YEAMANS.
Bardsley has: An occupational name meaning "the yeoman," one of
some small position or estate. The s in Yeomans is the
patronymic; cf. Jones for Johnson, Roberts for Robertson, &c. Arthur
has: YEOMAN.
A man free-born, a freeholder; one next in order to the gentry.
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Reference
Materials
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| Etymology
Dictionary 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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| Family
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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