Quote from the Related Link: "This surname is of Anglo-Saxon origin and is a topographical name for a dweller by the yew-bank, deriving from the Olde English pre 7th Century "iw", yew, with the Middle English "banke", bank or ridge. Topographical surnames were among the earliest created since both natural and man-made features in the landscape provided easily recognisable distinguishing names. The surname dates back to the mid 13th Century (see below)."
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