Yake

See also: yake and yákē

English

Etymology

Probably an Americanized form of German Jach.

Proper noun

Yake (plural Yakes)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Yake is the 35294^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 638 individuals. Yake is most common among White (95.3%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Yake”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Akey, Eyak, Kaye, Keay