Yoder

English

Etymology

The family name is from German Joder, the name of a clan in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland; which is in turn from the given name Theodor, after St Theodorus, an early Christian religious leader in Switzerland.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈjoʊdɚ/

Proper noun

Yoder (plural Yoders)

1. A surname from German.
2. Any of the places in the U.S. named after people with the family name Yoder.

Related terms

• Joder, Jordi, Jotter, Ioder, Yother, Yotter

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Yoder is the 598^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 56,410 individuals. Yoder is most common among White (97.8%) individuals.

References

• Family Names "Yoder", accessed on 2005-05-19
• Yoder (Mennonite Encyclopedia, Herald Press, Vol. 4, p. 1004-1005), accessed on 2005-05-19, which in turn cites:
  • Historisch-biographisches Lexikon der Schweiz
• March 2004 information, accessed on 2005-05-19, which in turn cites:
  • Yoder Newsletter, Volume 1, Number 1, May 1983
• Yoder coat of arms, accessed on 2005-05-19

Anagrams

• Dorey, dorey, yored