Explore the Family Name Yore

The meaning of Yore

English (Durham and North Yorkshire) and Irish (Meath): habitational name from the River Ure (North and Yorkshire), spelled Jor or Yor in the Middle Ages. The name in Ireland may have the same origin, by migration, but this is quite uncertain. Some characteristic forenames: Irish Liam.

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

According to the Popularity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Yore has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 44,997th and by 2010, it had dropped to 53,538th, a decrease of almost 19%. The number of individuals bearing the Yore surname also decreased during this period, falling from 449 to 386, representing a decline of more than 14%. Consequently, the proportion of people with the Yore surname per 100k also dropped by approximately 24%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,997	#53,538	-18.98%
Count	449	386	-14.03%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.13	-23.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Yore

In terms of Ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Yore identify as White, though this percentage slightly decreased from 91.31% in 2000 to 89.90% in 2010. During this same time period, the percentage identifying as Black increased by 21.01%, rising from 5.57% to 6.74%. Interestingly, the census shows an emergence of Hispanic identification among individuals with the Yore surname in 2010, which was not present in 2000. However, there were no changes for Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaskan Native identifications, or for those identifying with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.31%	89.9%	-1.54%
Black	5.57%	6.74%	21.01%
Hispanic	0%	1.81%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.34%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%