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Throughout the world, Yardley (Gerd , Yardley ) is a widespread male first name. The first name Yardley is habitual in Germany, where it is a common boy's name, Austria, where it is quite a common male name, and Sweden, where it is quite a rare girly name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Germany, Austria, and the United States. Very seldom, Yardley is the last name as well as the forename.
Yardley is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Yardley , the character from 2004 film 'Going to the Mat'; Gerhard , the fictional character from The Tin Drum by Günter Grass; Geert Smeekens , character in Thuis; Geert Verschuren , character in Wittekerke and Geert Van Loo , character in Familie, among other works.