Yeoman is an English surname derived from "

yeoman Yeoman is a noun originally referring either to one who owns and cultivates land or to the middle ranks of Serfdom, servants in an Peerage of England, English royal or noble household. The term was first documented in Kingdom of England, mid-1 ...

". Guppy reported it from Yorkshire and Somerset.Cottle, Basil (1967) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Surnames''. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books; p. 330 It may refer to: *

Bill Yeoman William Frank Yeoman (December 26, 1927 – August 12, 2020) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Houston from 1962 to 1986. In his tenure, he became the winningest coach i ...

(1927–2020), American college football player and coach *

David Yeoman David Yeoman (born 5 March 1944) is a Welsh Anglican bishop. Yeoman was educated at the University College of South Wales and St. Michael's College, Llandaff. He was and ordained in 1971. After curacies in Cardiff and Caerphilly he held incu ...

(born 1944), Welsh Anglican bishop * Henry Yeoman (1816–1897), English archdeacon * Louise Yeoman (born 1968), Scottish historian and broadcaster * Martin Yeoman (born 1953), English painter and draughtsman, known for drawings of the British Royal Family *

Owain Yeoman Owain Sebastian Yeoman is a Welsh actor, best known for playing CBI Agent Wayne Rigsby in the CBS series ''The Mentalist''. His additional credits include ''The Nine (TV series), The Nine'', ''Kitchen Confidential (TV series), Kitchen Confident ...

(born 1978), Welsh actor * Ray Yeoman (1934–2004), Scottish football player and manager * Richard S. Yeoman (1904–1988), American commercial artist and numismatist *

Richard Yeoman-Clark Richard Yeoman-Clark was a British composer and sound engineer who worked at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop from 1970 to 1978. Richard joined BBC Radio direct from St Albans School as a Technical Operator at Broadcasting House, moving to the Ex ...

(1944–2019), British composer and sound engineer *

Robert Yeoman Robert David Yeoman, (born March 10, 1951) is an American cinematographer. He's best known for his collaboration with director Wes Anderson, working in all of his live-action films from 1996 to 2024, with his work on ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'' ...

(born 1951), American cinematographer *

Thomas Yeoman Thomas Yeoman (1709 or 1710 – 23 January 1781) was a millwright, surveyor and civil engineer who played a significant part in the early industrial revolution and became the first president of the first engineering society in the world, the So ...

(1709 or 1710–1782) English millwright, surveyor and civil engineer

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{{surname, Yeoman Occupational surnames English-language occupational surnames Surnames from status names

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