Re: ORIGIN of YELVERTON ? Anyone know?
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Re: ORIGIN of YELVERTON ? Anyone know?
7/24/00
The Yelverton name changed to Yelvington and Elvington, so there are descendants with both names. It is a "place name" with "tun" meaning enclosure or place and "yel" meaning water, so the Yelvertons at one time lived and controlled a well or place where water was used.