Yeo

Yeo is a Chinese, English, and Korean surname.
Origins
As an English surname, Yeo is a toponymic surname meaning "river", either for people who lived near one of the Rivers Yeo, or any river in general. The word comes from Old English , via south-western Middle English or . Variant spellings include Yoe and Youe.
As a Chinese surname, Yeo is a spelling of the pronunciation in different varieties of Chinese of a number of distinct surnames, listed below by their pronunciation in Mandarin Chinese:
Yáng, spelled Yeo or Yeoh based on its Hokkien pronunciation.
Yáo, spelled Yeo or Yeoh based on its Hokkien pronunciation
Ráo
As a Korean surname, the Revised Romanization of Korean (RR) spelling Yeo could correspond to any of three modern surnames:
. The largest lineage with this surname is the Hamyang Yeo clan.
. The largest lineage with this surname is the Uiryeong Yeo clan.
.
Additionally, two historical Korean surnames are also spelled Yeo in Revised Romanization:
, which originated from the Buyeo kingdom
Statistics
Yeo was the 13th-most common Chinese surname in Singapore as of 1997 (ranked by English spelling, rather than by Chinese characters). Roughly 36,600 people, or 1.5% of the Chinese Singaporean population, bore the surname Yeo.
The 2000 South Korean census found 23,358 households and 65,196 people with the surnames spelled Yeo in Revised Romanization, divided among 17,498 households and 56,692 people for , 5,741 households and 18,146 people for , and 119 people and 358 households for .
According to statistics cited by Patrick Hanks, there were 2,529 people on the island of Great Britain and 20 on the island of Ireland with the surname Yeo as of 2011. In 1881 there had been 1,565 people with the surname in Great Britain, mainly in Devon, while in mid-19th-century Ireland it was found primarily in Dublin and Kilkenny.
The 2010 United States Census found 2,805 people with the surname Yeo, making it the 11,272nd-most-common name in the country. This represented an increase from 2,194 (12,858th-most-common) in the 2000 Census. In the 2010 Census, about 55% of the bearers of the surname identified as Asian, and four-tenths as White. It was the 871st-most-common surname among respondents to the 2000 Census who identified as Asian.
People
Chinese surnames
Chinese surnames or :
Alvin Yeo (1962-2022), Singaporean lawyer
Ben Yeo (born 1978), Singaporean actor
Yeo Bee Yin (born 1983), Malaysian politician
Yeo Cheow Tong (born 1947), Singaporean politician
Danny Yeo, Singaporean television host
Edmund Yeo (born 1984), Malaysian filmmaker
George Yeo (born 1954), Singaporean former politician and Air Force brigadier-general
Gwendoline Yeo (born 1977), Singaporean-born American actress and niece of George Yeo
Yeo Jia Min (born 1999), Singaporean badminton player
Jamie Yeo (born 1977), Singaporean media personality
Jerry Yeo (born 1986), Singaporean actor
Joscelin Yeo (born 1979), Singaporean swimmer
Yeo Keng Lian (died 1960), Chinese-born Singaporean founder of Yeo Hiap Seng
K. K. Yeo (born 1952), Malaysian-born American bible scholar
Kuei Pin Yeo, Indonesian classical pianist
Yeo Ning Hong, Singaporean politician
Philip Yeo (born 1946), Singaporean bureaucrat
Richard Yeo (scientist), Chinese American scientist best known for his research on disposable diapers
Vivien Yeo (born 1984), Malaysian actress
Yeo Yann Yann (born 1977), Malaysian actress
Korean surnames
Korean surnames:
Yeo Bong-hun (born 1994), South Korean football midfielder
Yeo Bum-kyu (born 1962), South Korean football midfielder
Yeo One, stage name of Yeo Chang-gu (born 1996), South Korean singer and actor
Yeo In-hyeok, South Korean a cappella singer
Yeo Hoe-hyun (born 1994), South Korean actor
Yeo Hong-chul (born 1971), South Korean gymnast
Yeo Hoon-min (born 1991), South Korean singer, former member of U-KISS
Yeo Hyo-jin (born 1983), South Korean football defender
Yeo Hyun-soo (born 1982), South Korean actor
Yeo Jin-goo (born 1997), South Korean actor
Yeo Kab-soon (born 1971), South Korean sport shooter
Yeo Min-jeong (voice actress), South Korean voice actress
Yeo Myung-yong (born 1987), South Korean football goalkeeper
Yeo Oh-hyun (born 1978), South Korean volleyball player
Yeo Ok, Korean woman poet of the Gojoseon kingdom (which fell in 108 BC)
Yeo Reum (born 1989), South Korean football midfielder
Yeo Sang-yeop (born 1984), South Korean speed skater
Yeo Seung-won (born 1984), South Korean football forward
Yeo Sung-hae (born 1987), South Korean football defender
Yeo U-gil (1567–1632), Joseon Dynasty scholar-official
Yeo Ui-son, Joseon Dynasty civil minister
Vittoria Yeo (born 1981), South Korean soprano
Yeo Woon-hyung (1886–1947), Korean politician
Yeo Woon-kay (1940–2009), South Korean actress
Yeo Woon-kon (born 1974), South Korean field hockey player
Other
People with other surnames spelled Yeo, or people for whom the Chinese characters of their names are not available:
Alby Yeo (1929-2014), Australian rules footballer
Alfred Yeo (British politician) (1863–1928), British politician and businessman
Alfred Yeo (Australian politician) (1890–1976), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Brian Yeo (born 1944), English former footballer
Caitlin Yeo, Australian film score composer
Dylan Yeo (born 1986), Canadian ice hockey player
Douglas Yeo (born 1955), American symphony trombonist and professor
Edward Roe Yeo (1742–1782), British politician, Member of Parliament for Coventry
Elliot Yeo (born 1993), Australian football player for the West Coast Eagles
Frank Ash Yeo (1832–1888), British industrialist and Liberal politician
Gerald Francis Yeo (1845–1909), Irish physiologist
Harriet Yeo, British trade unionist
Isaah Yeo (born 1994), Australian Rugby League player
Iva Yeo (born 1939), Canadian politician in Manitoba
James Yeo (shipbuilder) (1789–1868), Cornish-born shipbuilder, merchant, farmer and political figure in Prince Edward Island
James Yeo (politician) (1827–1903), merchant, ship builder, ship owner, and Canadian Member of Parliament for Prince Edward Island
James Lucas Yeo (1782–1818), British naval commander who served in the War of 1812
John Yeo (1837–1924), Canadian parliamentarian
Jonathan Yeo (born 1970), British portraitist
Joseph Yeo (born 1983), Filipino professional basketball player
Justin Yeo, Australian rugby league player
Kristiaan Yeo, Canadian television journalist
Leonard Yeo (English politician) (died 1586), Member of Parliament for Totnes
Lindsay Yeo, New Zealand radio host
Mike Yeo (born 1974), American ice hockey coach
Norman Yeo (1886–1950), Australian rules footballer
Peter Yeo (born 1947), Australian rules footballer
Peter M. Yeo (born 1963), American diplomat
Richard Yeo (–1779), British medalist and Chief Engraver at the Royal Mint
Rick Yeo, Canadian ice hockey coach
Simon Yeo (born 1973), English former footballer
Tim Yeo (born 1945), British politician and Member of Parliament
Walter Yeo (1890–1960), English World War I sailor and early plastic surgery patient
William Yeo (1896–1972), Australian ex-service leader, farmer, and soldier
See also
F. F. E. Yeo-Thomas (1902–1964), British Second World War Special Operations Executive agent
Yeoh, surname
References
English-language surnames
Chinese-language surnames
Korean-language surnames
Multiple Chinese surnames