Yeadon
English
Etymology
From Old English ġæh (“steep”) + dūn (“hill”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjiːdən/
Proper noun
Yeadon (countable and uncountable, plural Yeadons)
- A town in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2041).
- A borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, next to Philadelphia.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Yeadon is the 36585th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 611 individuals. Yeadon is most common among White (72.5%) and Black/African American (23.08%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Yeadon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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