Yon Family History
Yon Name Meaning
French: from the Latin personal name Ionis, which also
occurs as an element of place names. The personal name was popularized
by a 3rd-century Athenian saint who evangelized Châtres
(present-day Arpajon), where he was martyred. As an American family
name, it is probably of Huguenot origin.Korean (Yon): there are three Chinese characters for the
surname Yon, only one of which occurs frequently enough to
be treated here. Some sources indicate that there are thirty Yon
clans, but they all seem to be descended from the Hapsan Yon clan,
whose founding ancestor, Yon Su–ch’ang, migrated to the Koryo
kingdom after escorting a princess to the Koryo court. The king
(probably King Ch’ungyol (1274–1308)) gave him some land in the
Hapsan area, and so began the Hapsan Yon clan. The surname can be
found throughout the peninsula, but it is most common in
Ch’ungch’ong North province.
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Name Distribution of Yon Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Yon families
 22 - 41  8 - 21 |
 1 - 7  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Yon families
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3 - 3 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Yon families
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2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Yon Family Origin
Yon Immigration Information
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Yon Family Occupations
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