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Yarbrough is a surname of Lincolnshire origin. In English it originated as a habitational or topographic name from Yarborough and Yarburgh in Lincolnshire, named with Old English eorðburg ‘earthworks’, ‘fortifications’, (a compound of eorðe/eorethe ‘earth’, ‘soil’ + burg ‘fortress’, ‘burrow’).
People with the surname Yarbrough:
- Glenn Yarbrough (born 1930), American folk singer
- James C. Yarbrough (born 1957), is a General in the United States Army.
- Cavin Yarbrough, member of the band Yarbrough and Peoples
- Cale Yarborough three time Winston Cup Champion
- Cedric Yarbrough a comedic actor, best known for his role on Reno 911.
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