# York (surname)

York and Yorke are surnames and may refer to:

## York

* Alexander M. York (1838–1928), American politician
* Alissa York (born 1970), Canadian writer
* Alvin C. York (1887–1964), American war hero
* Andrew York (born 1958), American guitarist
* Andy York (1894–1977), British football player
* Byron York (born 1958), American author and journalist
* Cade York (born 2001), American football player
* Cam York (born 2001), American ice hockey player
* Carol Beach York (1928–2013), American children's author
* Christian York (born 1977), American professional wrestler
* Chris York (born 1989), English rugby union player
* Christopher York (1909–1999), British politician
* Colin York (1904–1973), Australian rugby league player
* Deborah York (born 1964), British singer
* Dick York (1928–1992), American actor
* Dolores Crow (née York; 1931–2018), American legislator
* Dwight York (born 1945), American criminal, author and musician
* Dwight York, stand-up comedian
* Dwight A. York (born 1939), Wisconsin politician
* Ernest York (–1917), English footballer
* E. T. York (1922–2011), American university president
* Francine York (1936–2017), American actress
* Gabe York (born 1993), American basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Harry York (born 1974), Canadian ice hockey player
* Herbert York (1921–2009), American physicist
* James W. York (born 1939), American mathematical physicist
* James Warren York (1839–1927), American musical instrument innovator
* Jason York (born 1970), Canadian ice hockey player
* Jerry York (born 1945), American hockey coach
* Jerry York (businessman) (1938–2010), American businessman
* John York (born 1949), American businessman
* John York (died 1569), English merchant
* John J. York (born 1958), American actor
* Jones Orin York (1893–1970), American spy for Russia
* Justin York (born 1983), American guitarist
* Kathleen York, American actress and singer-songwriter
* Keith York, English drummer
* Melissa York (born 1969), American drummer
* Michael York (actor) (born 1942), British actor
* Michael York (field hockey player) (born 1967), Australian field hockey player
* Mike York (born 1978), American ice hockey player
* Morgan York (born 1993), American actress
* Myrth York (born 1946), American politician
* Peter York (born 1944), British management consultant, author and broadcaster
* Rachel York (born 1971), American actress and singer
* Roy E. York (1879-1955), American farmer and politician
* Rudy York (1913–1970), American baseball player
* Russell J. York (1921–2006), American war hero
* Rusty York (1935–2014), American singer
* Samuel York (1645–1718), for whom York Landing, Maine, is named
* Sarah York (born 1978), American pen-pal of Manuel Noriega
* Steve York (born 1943), American documentary filmmaker
* J. Steven York (born 1957), American writer
* Susan York, American artist
* Susannah York (1939–2011), British actress
* Taurean York (born 2005), American football player
* Taylor York (born 1989), American musician
* Teri York (born 1955), Canadian diver
* Tina York (born 1954), German pop singer
* Tony York (1912–1970), American baseball player
* Tyre York (1836–1916), American politician
* William Herbert York (1918–2004), American musician
* York (explorer) (1770–1831), American slave who served with the Lewis and Clark Expedition

## Yorke
### People

* Andy Yorke (born 1972), British musician
* Barbara Yorke (born 1951), British historian
* Charles Philip Yorke (1764–1834), British politician
* Charles Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke (1799–1873), British politician
* Charles Yorke (1722–1770), British lawyer and politician
* Charles Yorke (British Army officer) (1790–1880), British soldier
* Clint Yorke, Tobagoan cricketer
* Dwight Yorke (born 1971), Trinidad and Tobago football player
* Edith Yorke (1867–1934), British actress
* Elenor Yorke (1911–1983), American author
* Henry Yorke (priest) (1803–1871), Archdeacon of Huntington
* Henry Redhead Yorke (1772–1813), English writer and radical publicist
* Henry Vincent Yorke (1905–1973), British author
* James A. Yorke (born 1941), American mathematician
* John Yorke (disambiguation), several people
* Joseph Sydney Yorke (1768–1831), British admiral
* Margaret Yorke (pseudonym of Margaret Beda Nicholson; 1924–2012), British author
* Michael Yorke (1939–2019), Anglican priest
* Nick Yorke (born 2002), American baseball player
* Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (1690–1764), British lawyer and politician
* Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke (1720–1790), British politician
* Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke (1757–1834), British politician
* Thomas Yorke (disambiguation), several people

### Characters

* Hal Yorke, fictional vampire in the British TV Series Being Human
* J.T. Yorke, a fictional character in Degrassi: The Next Generation