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Yabsley Name Meaning

from Ebberly House in Roborough (Devon) which is recorded as Eberesleg in 1244 and Yabberley in 164 The place-name probably derives from the Old English personal name Ēadburg (genitive Ēadburges) + Old English lēah ‘wood woodland clearing’.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


Similar surnames: Parsley, Wansley, Pasley, Ansley, Yardley, Hansley, Lapsley, Paisley

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You can see how Yabsley families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Yabsley family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Yabsley families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1880 there were 5 Yabsley families living in Massachusetts. This was 100% of all the recorded Yabsley's in USA. Massachusetts had the highest population of Yabsley families in 1880.
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What did your Yabsley ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer was the top reported job for people in the USA named Yabsley. 100% of Yabsley men worked as a Laborer. .

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Laborer
    100%
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Between 1967 and 2004, in the United States, Yabsley life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1973, and highest in 1975. The average life expectancy for Yabsley in 1967 was 74, and 81 in 2004.

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