Yelverton

English

Etymology

Probably from the Old English personal name Geldfriþ + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Yelverton (countable and uncountable, plural Yelvertons)

1. A village in Buckland Monachorum parish, West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5267).
2. A village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2902).
3. An unincorporated community in Hardin County, Ohio, United States.
4. A community in Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada.
5. A locality in the City of Busselton, Western Australia.
6. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Yelverton is the 13186^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2318 individuals. Yelverton is most common among White (64.37%) and Black/African American (31.23%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Yelverton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.