How common is the surname Yule?

1,002 people in the United States had the surname Yule in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 308,129 Americans. It ranked 24,838th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Yule?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Yule identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Where is the surname Yule most common?

Wikidata records people named Yule in the United States.

Is the surname Yule getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,130 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,002 in 2010, down 11%.

The surname Yule

A Norse surname, carried by 1,002 people in the United States.

Pronounced /jul/ 1 syllable Soundex Y400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Yule is more common than 84.7% of them.

Origin

Norse origin

From Middle English yol, youle, from Old English ġeōl (“Christmas, Yule”), either cognate with or from Old Norse jól, from Proto-Germanic *jehwlą. Cognate with Gothic 𐌾𐌹𐌿𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍃 (jiuleis); see also Old English ġēola and Old Norse ýlir.

One of 126 Norse surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,002 people named Yule in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 308,129 Americans. That is down 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,130.

#24,838

rank among US surnames

1,002

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-11.3%

change since 2000 (was #21,540)

Who is named Yule

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Yule identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Yules

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Doug Yule
American musician, born 1947

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Yule

Yale

Yule has the Soundex code Y400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Y400.

Other Norse surnames

All 126 Norse surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Yule come from?: From Middle English yol, youle, from Old English ġeōl (“Christmas, Yule”), either cognate with or from Old Norse jól, from Proto-Germanic *jehwlą. Cognate with Gothic 𐌾𐌹𐌿𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍃 (jiuleis); see also Old English ġēola and Old Norse ýlir.
How common is the surname Yule?: 1,002 people in the United States had the surname Yule in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 308,129 Americans. It ranked 24,838th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Yule?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Yule identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Yule?: Doug Yule, American musician.
Where is the surname Yule most common?: Wikidata records people named Yule in the United States.
How do you pronounce Yule?: Yule is /jul/, one syllable.
Is the surname Yule getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,130 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,002 in 2010, down 11%.