The Yeh surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,958 people carried this name — #5,046 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 42,400 people counted. That is up 13% from 6,153 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Yeh surname

A surname from Chinese [in turn from Mandarin].

From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 葉／叶 (Yeh⁴).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Yeh» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 38 people named Yeh live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

City of Buenos Aires 38

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 24 people named Yeh.

Most of them — 18 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 2 départements, most often Paris.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 18
Paris 5
Seine-Saint-Denis 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

57 people named Yeh is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 57

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Yeh in American newspapers,
1919–1921.

Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Yeh
The Washington Times 1919-02-27
Newspaper page from The Cordova Daily Times carrying the name Yeh
The Cordova Daily Times 1921-11-22
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Yeh
Evening Star 1919-02-26

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 28 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Yeh in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1980s.

488 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Yeh. The most, 196, date from the 1950s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in the Australian Capital Territory, at 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 174
Queensland 74
Victoria 66
Western Australia 53
ACT (Canberra) 44
South Australia 37
Tasmania 32

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Yeh.

In the public record

People named Yeh,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States65 records

65 records of the Yeh name in the United States U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955
  1. The receipt card sent under the U.S. Alien Registration Act of 1940
    Example: U.S. alien registration card, 1940s
    Alien registration Te Fung Yeh

    Born 1923 in Shanghai, China. Entered the United States at Honolulu in 1948. Listed in the U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955.

    U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain)
  2. The receipt card sent under the U.S. Alien Registration Act of 1940
    Example: U.S. alien registration card, 1940s
    Alien registration Chai Yeh

    Born 1911 in Hangshow, China. Entered the United States at Newport in 1948. Listed in the U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955.

    U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain)
  3. The receipt card sent under the U.S. Alien Registration Act of 1940
    Example: U.S. alien registration card, 1940s
    Alien registration Te Lu Yeh

    Born 1907 in Melhsin, China. Entered the United States at San Francisco in 1948. Listed in the U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955.

    U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain)

Showing 3 of 65 records for Yeh in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Alien Registration Receipt Card, Form AR-3, photo by Bobjgalindo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

France7 records

7 records of the Yeh name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jean-Louis Patrick Henri Yeh

    Born 1956 in Épinay-sur-Seine (Seine-Saint-Denis); died 2001 in Saint-Gratien (Val-d'Oise).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Chienching Yeh

    Born 1945 in China; died 2000 in Haubourdin (Nord).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Mie Le Yeh

    Born 1928 in China; died 2001 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Yeh in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada4 records

4 records of the Yeh name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Chin Chwang Yeh

    Buried in 1985 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 82.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Henry Chiao Nien Yeh

    Buried in 1978 at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Vickey Yeh

    Died 1979; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Showing 3 of 4 records for Yeh in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Yeh name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Chen Hua Yeh

    In a population register.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Rivierenland (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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