Yarborough

Yarborough or Yarbrough are related English toponymic surnames. They originated from Yarburgh (Yarborough) in Lincolnshire, named from the Old English habitational or topographic name eorðburg ‘earthworks’, ‘fortifications’, (a compound of eorðe or eorethe ‘earth’, ‘soil’ + burg ‘fortress’, ‘burrow’). Variants include Yerberg, Yarburgh, Yarboro and other forms.

Notable people with the surname include:


 * Barton Yarborough, American radio actor
 * Cale Yarborough, American race car driver
 * Camille Yarbrough American musician
 * Caterina Jarboro (born Katie Yarborough), American opera singer
 * Cavin Yarbrough, American musician, member of musical group Yarbrough and Peoples
 * Cedric Yarbrough, American comedic actor, best known for his role on Reno 911!
 * Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, American fantasy author
 * Destanie Yarbrough, American professional martial artist
 * Don Yarborough, American politician
 * Eddie Yarbrough, American professional football player
 * Emmanuel Yarborough (Manny Yarborough), American amateur sumo wrestler, world's heaviest athlete
 * Fanny Neal Yarborough (1870-1941), American political hostess and social worker
 * Frances Yarborough, American actress and former wife of Don Knotts
 * James C. Yarbrough (born 1957), American army general
 * Jean Yarbrough, American film director
 * Jim Yarbrough (offensive lineman), American football player
 * Jim Yarbrough (defensive back), American football player
 * Jim Yarbrough (basketball), American college basketball coach
 * Jon Yarbrough, American billionaire, founder of Video Gaming Technologies
 * Karen Yarbrough (1950–2024), American politician
 * Kim Yarbrough, American singer and actress
 * LeeRoy Yarbrough, (1938–1984) American race car driver
 * Steve Yarbrough (politician), American politician
 * Steve Yarbrough (writer), American novelist
 * Glenn Yarbrough (1930–2016), American singer, lead of The Limeliters
 * Ralph Yarborough (1903–96), American politician
 * Ryan Yarborough, former professional American football player
 * Ryan Yarbrough, American Major League Baseball player
 * Thomas R. Yarborough, American politician in Lake Elsinore, California
 * Vincent Yarbrough, American professional basketball player
 * William Yarbrough, professional soccer player in Mexico and America
 * William P. Yarborough, American general, 8th commander of John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School
 * Charles Anderson-Pelham, 2nd Earl of Yarborough, British nobleman and namesake of Yarborough bridge hand