Surname Yale (Yale 
, 耶尔 , ייל 
) , all around the world, is quite a common last name. The surname Yale is habitual in Bolivia, where it is quite a rare surname, Papua New Guinea, and Ivory Coast. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in the United States, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Nigeria. Also, Yale is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Yale | Ethiopia, China, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, United States |
| 耶尔 | China |
| ייל | Israel |
| thomas yale English civil lawyer (b. 1525) |
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| thomas yale (1590-1619) (b. 1590) |
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elihu yale Welsh merchant, slave trader and philanthropist, US (b. 1649) |
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| david yale (1613-1690) (b. 1613) |
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| hannah yale 1662 - 1744 (b. 1662) |
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| charles yale (b. 1690) |
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james murray yale Employee of the Hudson's Bay Company, CA (b. 1798) |
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linus yale American mechanical engineer, US (b. 1821) |
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| elisha yale pastor Kingsboro, N.Y.; born 1780; died 1853 (b. 1780) |
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william hall yale American politician, US (b. 1831) |
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| cyrus yale clergyman, b. in Lee, Mass., 17 May, 1786; d. in New Hartford, Conn., 21 May, 1854, US (b. 1786) |
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| linus yale American manufacturer of locks, US (b. 1797) |
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| calvin yale (b. 1789) |
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john r. yale American businessman and politician, US (b. 1855) |
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charles h. yale American actor and producer (1856-1920), US (b. 1856) |
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