The Yost surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 19,210 people carried this name — #1,869 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 15,400 people counted. That is up 1% from 18,959 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 451 people named Yost 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 Santa Fe.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Santa Fe 257
Buenos Aires Province 80
Córdoba 43
Misiones 41
Santiago del Estero 30

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

In the first U.S. census, 1790

44 families named Yost, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 296 people lived in those households, 6.7 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 5 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Pennsylvania 29
Maryland 7
Virginia 4
New York 2
North Carolina 2

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 270 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Yost in American newspapers,
1910–1937.

Newspaper page from The Donaldsonville Chief carrying the name Yost
The Donaldsonville Chief 1910-11-26
Newspaper page from New Iberia Enterprise And Independent Observer carrying the name Yost
New Iberia Enterprise And Independent Observer 1920-04-24
Newspaper page from Glacier County Chief carrying the name Yost
Glacier County Chief 1937-10-08

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 168,062 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Yost in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1980s.

2,075 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Yost. The most, 498, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Tasmania, at 10.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Tasmania 1,191
New South Wales 481
Victoria 163
Queensland 99
ACT (Canberra) 54
South Australia 51
Western Australia 26

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

Who carried it

People named Yost,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Michèl Yost
    Michèl Yost 1754–1786 · composer
  • George Washington Newton Yost
    George Washington Newton Yost 1831–1895
  • Jacob Yost
    Jacob Yost 1853–1933 · politician
  • Alfred John Yost
    Alfred John Yost 1870–1907 · physician
  • Fielding H. Yost
    Fielding H. Yost 1871–1946 · head coach

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped — Fielding H. Yost: Rentschler's Studio (Ann Arbor, Mich.), CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0); the others are in the public domain or CC0 · 59 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Yost,
in the records of 5 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 States1,583 records

1,583 records of the Yost name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 716
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 349
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 257
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 109
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 103
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 37
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 4
  • Sacramento County historic burials 3
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Eugene W. Yost

    Born 1931; from Providence County, Rhode Island. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; declared dead 1950 in South Korea. Buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record William A. Yost

    Born 1906 in Illinois. Enlisted 1943 at Peoria; electrician from Sangamon County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Camp Butler National Cemetery, Illinois.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Nic Yost

    Arrived at New York in 1893 aboard the Elbe from Bremen and Southampton, aged 47; machinist. From Neunkirchen, Germany; bound for Chicago.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,583 records for Yost in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia101 records

101 records of the Yost name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 91
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 8
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 2
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Vincent Terry Yost

    Salesman of Chadstone, Victoria; died 1972.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jules Yost

    Arrived in Victoria in 1922 aboard the Demosthenes, aged 39.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Mary Caroline Yost

    Died 1881 in Portland, Tasmania, aged 45.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 101 records for Yost in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada10 records

10 records of the Yost name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 6
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 3
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Harry Yost

    Buried in 1997 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 75.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Glenn Francis Yost

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record A. J. Yost

    Western Ontario Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Yost in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Germany6 records

6 records of the Yost name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Georg Yost

    From Pirmasens, Pfalz. Reported dead in the Bavarian casualty list of 10 April 1915 (Infantry Regiment No. 4).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Emil Yost

    From Kleinchursdorf, Glauchau. Listed as returned from captivity in the Saxon casualty list of 7 July 1916 (Infantry Regiment No. 133).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Fritz Yost

    From Zweibrücken. Reported missing in the Bavarian casualty list of 22 December 1914 (Infantry Regiment No. 22).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Yost in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

France3 records

3 records of the Yost 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 Jeanne Yost

    Born 1903 in Paris; died 1988 in Épinay-sur-Seine (Seine-Saint-Denis).

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

    Born 1906 in Vanves (Paris); died 1980 in Pierrefitte-sur-Seine (Seine-Saint-Denis).

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

    Born 1901 in Paris; died 1982 in Bondy (Seine-Saint-Denis).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

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).

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