Yoder

The family name is from German Joder, the name of a clan in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland; which is in turn from the given name Theodor, after St Theodorus, an early Christian religious leader in Switzerland.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈjoʊdɚ/

Yoder (countable and uncountable, plural Yoders)

1. A surname from German.
2. A place in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in El Paso County, Colorado.
   2. An unincorporated community in Pleasant Township, Allen County, Indiana.
   3. A census-designated place in Reno County, Kansas.
   4. An unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon.
   5. A town in Goshen County, Wyoming.
3. A ghost town in West Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada.

• Lower Yoder
• Upper Yoder

• Joder, Jordi, Jotter, Ioder, Yother, Yotter

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Yoder is the 598^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 56,410 individuals. Yoder is most common among White (97.8%) individuals.

• Family Names "Yoder", accessed on 2005-05-19
• Yoder (Mennonite Encyclopedia, Herald Press, Vol. 4, p. 1004-1005), accessed on 2005-05-19, which in turn cites:
  • Historisch-biographisches Lexikon der Schweiz
• March 2004 information, accessed on 2005-05-19, which in turn cites:
  • Yoder Newsletter, Volume 1, Number 1, May 1983
• Yoder coat of arms, accessed on 2005-05-19

• yored, Deroy, Dorey, dorey