Hi Nari,
Here are a few theories as to the origin of the name, take your pick...
kind regards
Karl
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As you go back in history its a pretty good bet that the Youds were all
related.
My grandfather used to tell my mum that they came with French blood, but a
book about the local Vikings that was recently published suggests its Danish
in origin. I did read something somewhere but I don't have it to hand at the
mo.
All the name Youdes, Youd, Youds Uden Youden etc are supposed to be
interlinked.
I've just had a quick nosey on the net and found this
"The Youds family traces their ancestral roots back to Anglo Saxon origin,
and first appeared in ancient medieval records in Hertfordshire .
That from very early on the Youds family not only held lands and estates in
England but were also actively allied with other influential families. They
also branched out into other territories and holdings, before taking the
long voyage to the new world."
That's from a site that sells those scrolls so I'm not sure whether to take
it with a pinch of salt!
However it says there is a coat of arms - also available to buy!!
"The Shield: Red with a fesse between three silver boars heads.
The Crest: A Cockatrice emerging from a crown.
The motto: None
The Youds Family Coat of Arms can trace its roots back to ancient times
where it was carried onto the battlefield with honor and chivalry to defend
family, allies, King and country. The Youds Family Coat of Arms is available
in Full Heraldic Color, both Framed or ready for custom framing."
(from YOUDS-L archives, rootsweb)
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Message from Gordon Youd
Received from on Friday, July 7, 2000 - 06:23:20 am.
What a lovely website, read most of your messages and got some Youd contacts. I am from Liverpool, UK now living in Dorset, UK.
By the way, some people wonder where we originate from.
The first "YOUD" landed in Devonshire around 1400. They were escaping from the persecution in France, we are Flemish/Dutch.
The name was spelt with a J but is pronounced Y. Sometimes the J or Y was left off giving us UDE.
More power to the Youd
(from youdzone.com)
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Surname: Yeude
This unusual and interesting surname is of Flemish (Dutch) origin, and was introduced into England during the late 16th Century by Flemish Huguenot 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 itself 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, usually 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 especially in the north western counties of Lancashire and Cheshire. Recordins of the surname from English Church Registers include: the marriage of Thomas Youde and Elizabeth Sweetlove at Leigh in Lancashire, on April 29th 1604; the marriage of John Youd and Ann Barnet on June 29th 1645, at St. Giles' Cripplegate, London; and the marriage of Thomas Youd and Mary Pickles on August 13th 1770, at St. Peter's, Huddersfield, Yorkshire. 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, known as "Lackland", 1199 - 1216. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
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