Yother Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Some records give Yoder; others give Yother. Both point to the same Swiss family name. It grew out of a personal name: “From Theodor, after Saint Joder”.

• The same family of names includes Joder and Yotter.
• Yother is listed among the recognised spellings of Yoder.
• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

Arms associated with the name

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