Yuill Family Crest & Name History

Ask a genealogist about Yuill and the first name they will mention is Yule. The name is generally explained as “Dweller near a yew tree; descendant of Yule (Christmas)”.

Family crest and blazon

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A variant of Yule

Before spelling was fixed, Yule was also written Yuill. You may also find the name written Youle.

The 2010 US Census counted 526 people named Yuill, ranking it number 41,359 among American surnames. That is enough to place it in the top 50,000 American surnames. For the full story, order the Yuill surname pack.