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Yarwood Name Meaning

English (Cheshire and Lancashire): habitational name from Yarwood Heath in Rostherne Cheshire earlier Yarwode. The placename derives from Old English earn ‘eagle’ or gear ‘yair enclosure for catching fish’ + wudu ‘wood’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Harwood, Garwood, Armwood, Haywood, Hagwood, Cawood, Horwood, Watwood

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Where is the Yarwood family from?

You can see how Yarwood families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Yarwood family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Yarwood families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 21 Yarwood families living in Ontario. This was about 58% of all the recorded Yarwood's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Yarwood families in 1911.
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What did your Yarwood ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Housekeeper were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Yarwood. 43% of Yarwood men worked as a Farmer and 100% of Yarwood women worked as a Housekeeper. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    43%
  • Clerk
    29%
  • Laborer
    29%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Housekeeper
    100%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Yarwood. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Yarwood. For the veterans among your Yarwood ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Yarwood lifespan?

Between 1957 and 2004, in the United States, Yarwood life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1976, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Yarwood in 1957 was 55, and 70 in 2004.

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