Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
YEO
There are approximately 4,389 people named Yeo in the UK. That makes it the 2,381th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 69 are named Yeo.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Related and similar surnames
YeaYoe
Yao
Yeon
Yee
Yeou
Yeoe
Yeow
Yeoue
Yeos
Yeyo
Yeowe
Yeows
Yaou
Yeew
Yae
Yei
Yaos
Yeoun
Yeoul
Yeonn
The Yeo surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
YEO. An ancient Devonshire family. The Teo is a small river of that county, a tributary of the Cready into which it falls near the town of Crediton. C. S. Gilbert derives the name from Tre-yeo, in the parish of Lancells, near Stratton, co. Cornwall. Hist. Cornw. ii. 335.