The yarrow Surname
yarrow Name Meaning and History
- habitational name from a place so called, named for the river on which it stands, one in the Border region of Scotland, the other in Lancashire, both named with Welsh garw ‘rough’.
- topographic name for someone who lived in a place overgrown with yarrow, Old English gearwe.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| William H. Yarrow | Elsie Saar | 7 |
| Thomas Yarrow |
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| Sarah J Yarrow |
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| Sarah jane yarrow. |
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| London area Yarrows | Kevin Yarrow | 3 |
| Yarrow surname | Elliot Yarrow | 5 |
| Yarroll/Yarrow family of London |
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| frederick bailey yarrow - london, england abt 1820 | chris | 1 |
| Yarrow's in Co Durham |
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| Yarrow's of Hertfordshire |
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