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NAME, LOCATION(S)

Yabsley Devon, PLYM 33 (19), EX 29 (10)
Yaffe MCRW 21 (9)
Yale WOLV 20 (7)
Yallop Norfolk, NOR 86 (51)
Yandell BRL 18 (9)
Yap LDN 20 (2)
Yapp SHRW 48 (31), WOLV 35 (13), BRM 36 (9), WORC 31 (27)
Yarborough LINC 16 (10)
Yarde LDN 20 (2)
Yardley W Midlands, BRM 114 (30), WOLV 107 (40)
Yardy PBRO 20 (13), CAM 19 (11)
Yarham NOR 34 (20)
Yarker MCRW 26 (11), BRAD 17 (7) [cf. Harker]
Yarnall WOLV 40 (15)
Yarnell PBRO 14 (9)
Yarnold WOLV 23 (8), SHRW 24 (15), WORC 22 (19), BRM 23 (6) [cf. Arnold]
Yarr NI 25 (10)
Yarrow CAM 26 (15), NCLE 20 (10), LDN 30 (3)
Yarwood S Lancashire, MCRS 147 (54), MCRW 50 (21)
Yates Mainly Lancashire, MCRW 683 (296), MCRS 354 (131), MCRE 331 (155), PSN 526 (207), BKBN .., LPL 212 (92), STK .., WOLV 399 (151), BRM 431 (114), LEIC 262 (100), NOTT 102 (59), SHEF 159 (78), LDS 185 (65), BRAD 119 (53), BED 108 (43), CANT 154 (54), BTN 140 (52), BMTH 126 (59), LDN 330 (33)
Yaxley Norfolk, NOR 79 (47)
Yeadon Yorkshire, LDS 60 (21)
Yeaman DNDE 34 (30), EDIN 15 (7), NCLE 16 (8)
Yeardley S Yorkshire, SHEF 70 (34)
Yearsley MCRS 56 (20)
Yearwood LDN 20 (2)
Yeates Mainly Hampshire, STN 53 (31), BTN 36 (13), BMTH 27 (12), BATH 27 (18), BRL 25 (13), GLOS 36 (22), GWNT 23 (16) [cf. Yates]
Yeatman BMTH 26 (12)
Yeats Mainly Scottish, ABDN 64 (50), NCLE 21 (10)
Yelland Mainly Devon, PLYM 68 (40), EX 58 (21), LDS 27 (9)
Yemm GWNT 38 (27)
Yendell EX 22 (8)
Yendle CDF 18 (8), GWNT 14 (10)
Yeo Devon (C), EX 185 (69), PLYM 64 (37), BRL 36 (19)
Yeoman W, PLYM 33 (19), EX 32 (11), BMTH 30 (14), BRL 21 (11), CDF 28 (13), LDS 27 (9), ABDN 21 (16), EDIN 19 (9)
Yeomans CW in central England, DBY 125 (89), NOTT 49 (28), LEIC 72 (27), WOLV 76 (28), BRM 103 (27), WORC 37 (32), SHRW 37 (24), NHANT 31 (25), BED 30 (12)
Yeung LDN 22 (2) [Chinese]
Yewdall BRAD 19 (8)
Yianni LDN 50 (5) [Greek]
Yorath Welsh, CDF 29 (13) [also Yorwerth]
York CW in central England, esp. Northants, NHANT 208 (173), LEIC 128 (48), WOLV 78 (29), BRM 63 (16), LDN 100 (10)
Yorke BRM 45 (11), WOLV 25 (9), LDN 60 (6)
Yorkston Scottish, EDIN 29 (14)
Youde CDF 13 (6)
Youds LPL 22 (9)
Youens OX 30 (13)
Youles PBRO 12 (8)
Young CCW, esp. in Scotland, N Ireland, and NE England, GLW 1755 (498), EDIN 880 (433), DNDE 539 (481), FIFE 403 (491), DUMF 122 (358), NI 650 (275), NCLE 840 (420), DUR 563 (354), SHEF 318 (156), MCRS 357 (132), MCRW 312 (135), MCRE 252 (118), PSN 312 (122), BRL 326 (179), WORC 201 (177), BRM 513 (136), WOLV 254 (96), DBY 201 (143), LEIC 341 (130), CANT 681 (239), BTN 646 (241), LDN 1800 (180), STN 433 (256), BMTH 509 (240), RDG 488 (207), OX 393 (181), BED 524 (212), SND 367 (166)
Younge SHEF 19 (9)
Younger Mainly NE England (Borders), NCLE 81 (40), DUR 76 (47), NTHM 48 (42), EDIN 32 (15), GLW 36 (10)
Youngman E Anglian, NOR 78 (46), CLR 38 (23)
Youngs CAM 27 (15), SND 22 (10)
Youngson Scottish, ABDN 103 (81)
Younie Scottish, ABDN 27 (21)
Younis BRAD 16 (7) [Muslim]
Younop E Anglian, NOR 132 (78), CLR 58 (36)
Yoxall MCRS 26 (9)
Yuile Scottish, GLW 22 (6)
Yuill Scottish, GLW 70 (19), EDIN 28 (13)
Yule Scottish (C in Aberdeen), ABDN 146 (114), DNDE 61 (54), EDIN 61 (30), GLW 59 (16), FIFE 36 (43)
Yusuf LDN 50 (5) [Muslim, Kemal, Mustafa]

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