Yule (surname)

Yule, also Youell, Youle, Youll or Yuill, is a surname generally of British origin. Yule as a name is derived from the pagan festival of the same name, used for those born at Christmas time.^[1]

People with the surname include

Annie Henrietta Yule (1874–1950), British film financier and breeder of Arabian horses
Billy Yule (born c.1954), sit-in drummer for The Velvet Underground in 1970
Bob Yule (1920–1953), New Zealand-born fighter pilot of the Royal Air Force during the Battle of Britain and Second World War
Charles Bampfield Yule (1806–1878), Royal Naval explorer and author
Sir David Yule, 1st Baronet (1858–1928), Scottish businessman based in India
Daniel Yule (born 1993), Swiss alpine ski racer
David Yule (field hockey) (born 1974), Canadian field hockey player
Doug Yule (born 1947), American musician and singer, member of The Velvet Underground 1968–1973
Emma Serepta Yule (1863–1939), American educator, writer
George Yule (businessman) (1829–1892), Scottish merchant in England and India, fourth President of the Indian National Congress
George Yule (linguist) (born 1947), British linguist
Henry Youll (also Youell) (fl.1608), English madrigalist and composer
Henry Yule (1820–1889), Scottish orientalist
Ian Yuill (born 1964), Scottish politician
Jack Youll (1897–1918), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
Jimmy Yuill (born 1956), Scottish actor
James B. Yule (1884–1957), American forestry engineer
Joe Yule (1892–1950), Scottish-American vaudeville comedian, father of Mickey Rooney
Joe Yule Jr. (1920–2014), birth name of American actor Mickey Rooney
John Yule (Canadian politician) (1812–1886), a seigneur and politician in Canada East
John Yule (botanist) (1762–1827), a Scottish physician and botanist
John Yule (California politician) (1833–c. 1888), a Scottish-born American politician
John Clinton Youle (1916–1999), American meteorologist, newspaper editor, and politician
Michael Youll (born 1939), English cricketer
Mike Youle (born 1960), British doctor and clinical researcher specializing in HIV treatment
Oliver Youll (born 1970), English cricketer
Paul Youll (born 1965), English science fiction artist, twin brother of Stephen
Paul Yule (photojournalist) (born 1956), British photographer and film maker
Paul Alan Yule (fl. 1980s–present), German archaeologist
Robert Yuill (1924–2006), Canadian politician
Stephen Youll (born 1965), English science fiction artist, twin brother of Paul
Thomas Yule (born 1976), South African-born Scottish weightlifter
Tom Yule (1888-?), Scottish footballer
Tommy Yule (born 1953), Scottish footballer
Udny Yule (1871–1951), Scottish statistician
Wayne Youle (born 1974), New Zealand artist
William Yule (psychologist) (1940–2023), psychologist and professor of applied child psychology

References

↑ Cottle, Basil (1967). The Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 331.

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