Explore the Family Name Yehle

The meaning of Yehle

Americanized form of German Jehle. Some characteristic forenames: German Otto.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Yehle in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Yehle has seen minor fluctuations between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Yehle was ranked as the 49,366th most popular surname in the United States with approximately 400 individuals bearing this name. This equates to about 0.15 people per 100,000 carrying the Yehle surname. By 2010, the rank fell slightly to 49,546, while the count increased to 424 individuals — a growth of 6.0%. However, the proportion per 100,000 population dropped by 6.67%, indicating a decrease in the prevalence of the Yehle surname compared to other surnames.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,366	#49,546	-0.36%
Count	400	424	6%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.14	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Yehle

The ethnicity associated with the surname Yehle also saw some changes from 2000 to 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White (95.5%), followed by a small percentage identifying as Hispanic (2.0%) and an even smaller group identifying with two or more ethnic identities (2.0%). By 2010, there was a slight decrease in those identifying as White to 92.69%, whereas those identifying as Hispanic slightly increased to 2.12%. The most notable change was seen in individuals identifying with two or more ethnic identities; this group doubled to 4.01% over the decade. No individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.5%	92.69%	-2.94%
Two or More Races	2%	4.01%	100.5%
Hispanic	2%	2.12%	6%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%