Youd
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Youd or Youds is a Flemish
/French Flemish surname. Those with this surname most certainly emigrated from either France, Belgium or Holland and the name has a lot of Jewish significance and as Jewish people have been nomadic for many years due to religious persecution, it is difficult to ascertain exactly where the name initially originated from.
refugees fleeing religious persecution
on the Continent. The name Youd, and its variant forms Youde, Yude and Yeude, are Anglicizations of the Flemish "Jeude", the cognate form of the medieval English
personal name
"Jude". This was the vernacular form of the Hebrew male given name
"Yehuda", Judah, the name of Jacob's eldest son.
The personal name was used only rarely before the Reformation, due to the fame of the apostle Jude, and the popularity of the story of Judas Maccabeus
. The phonetic spelling
of the Flemish form "Jeude" produced the English variants, found in the north western counties of Lancashire and Cheshire. The surname is recorded in English Church Registers, beginning with marriage records of the 17th century.
The first recorded spelling of the family name
is shown to be that of William Jude, which was dated 1211, in the "Curia Regis Rolls of Devonshire", during the reign of King John
(ruled 1199–1216). Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as the Poll Tax
. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have changed, resulting in variant spellings.
Flemish
Flemish can refer to anything related to Flanders, and may refer directly to the following articles:*Flemish, an informal, though linguistically incorrect, name of any kind of the Dutch language as spoken in Belgium....
/French Flemish surname. Those with this surname most certainly emigrated from either France, Belgium or Holland and the name has a lot of Jewish significance and as Jewish people have been nomadic for many years due to religious persecution, it is difficult to ascertain exactly where the name initially originated from.
Description
It was introduced into England during the late 16th century by Flemish HuguenotHuguenot
The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th centuries. Since the 17th century, people who formerly would have been called Huguenots have instead simply been called French Protestants, a title suggested by their German co-religionists, the...
refugees fleeing religious persecution
Religious persecution
Religious persecution is the systematic mistreatment of an individual or group of individuals as a response to their religious beliefs or affiliations or lack thereof....
on the Continent. The name Youd, and its variant forms Youde, Yude and Yeude, are Anglicizations of the Flemish "Jeude", the cognate form of the medieval English
Middle English
Middle English is the stage in the history of the English language during the High and Late Middle Ages, or roughly during the four centuries between the late 11th and the late 15th century....
personal name
Personal name
A personal name is the proper name identifying an individual person, and today usually comprises a given name bestowed at birth or at a young age plus a surname. It is nearly universal for a human to have a name; except in rare cases, for example feral children growing up in isolation, or infants...
"Jude". This was the vernacular form of the Hebrew male given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
"Yehuda", Judah, the name of Jacob's eldest son.
The personal name was used only rarely before the Reformation, due to the fame of the apostle Jude, and the popularity of the story of Judas Maccabeus
Judas Maccabeus
Judah Maccabee was a Kohen and a son of the Jewish priest Mattathias...
. The phonetic spelling
Pronunciation spelling
A pronunciation spelling of a word is a spelling different from the standard spelling, used to emphasize a particular pronunciation of the word. The spelling uses the regular spelling rules of the language. Most are nonce coinages, but some have become standardised, e.g...
of the Flemish form "Jeude" produced the English variants, found in the north western counties of Lancashire and Cheshire. The surname is recorded in English Church Registers, beginning with marriage records of the 17th century.
The first recorded spelling of the family name
Family name
A family name is a type of surname and part of a person's name indicating the family to which the person belongs. The use of family names is widespread in cultures around the world...
is shown to be that of William Jude, which was dated 1211, in the "Curia Regis Rolls of Devonshire", during the reign of King John
John of England
John , also known as John Lackland , was King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death...
(ruled 1199–1216). Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as the Poll Tax
Poll tax
A poll tax is a tax of a portioned, fixed amount per individual in accordance with the census . When a corvée is commuted for cash payment, in effect it becomes a poll tax...
. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have changed, resulting in variant spellings.
People with surname Youd
- Samuel YoudSamuel YoudSamuel Youd is a British author, best known for his science fiction writings under the pseudonym John Christopher, including the novel The Death of Grass and the young adult oriented novel series The Tripods...
, better known by his pseudonym John Christopher, British science fiction writer - Robert YoudsRobert YoudsRobert Youds is a Canadian artist based in Victoria, British Columbia.Robert Youds holds an MFA from York University and a BFA from the University of Victoria....
, artist