Yoakum (surname)

Yoakum is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Benjamin Franklin Yoakum (1859-1929), American railroad executive
 * Charles Henderson Yoakum (1849-1909), U.S. Representative from Texas.
 * Joseph Elmer Yoakum (1890-1972), self-taught artist of African-American and Native American descent
 * Delmer J. Yoakum (1915-1996), American artist
 * Henderson King Yoakum (1810-1856), Texas historian