Yale (surname)

The surname Yale is derived from the word "iâl" which means fertile ground.[1]

Bearers of the surname:

  • Elihu Yale (1649–1721), after whom Yale University is named
  • Frankie Yale (née Ioele) (1893–1928), American gangster
  • James Murray Yale (1798–1871), trader for Hudson's Bay Company in Canada
  • John R. Yale (1855–1925), New York politician
  • Jonathan T. Yale (1987–2008), American Marine killed in Iraq, recipient of the Navy Cross
  • Linus Yale, Jr. (1821–1868), an inventor and lock maker
  • Linus Yale, Sr. (1797–1858), his father, also an American inventor and lock maker

See also

Footnotes
  1. Cottle, Basil (1967) The Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books; p. 330
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