Yule (surname)

Yule, also Youell, Youle, Youll or Yuill, is a surname generally of British origin. Yule as a name is derived from the pagan festival of the same name, used for those born at Christmas time.

People with the surname include


 * Annie Henrietta Yule (1874–1950), British film financier and breeder of Arabian horses
 * Billy Yule (born c. 1954), sit-in drummer for The Velvet Underground in 1970
 * Bob Yule (1920–1953), New Zealand-born fighter pilot of the Royal Air Force during the Battle of Britain and Second World War
 * Charles Bampfield Yule (1806–1878), Royal Naval explorer and author
 * Sir David Yule, 1st Baronet (1858–1928), Scottish businessman based in India
 * Daniel Yule (born 1993), Swiss alpine ski racer
 * David Yule (field hockey) (born 1974), Canadian field hockey player
 * Doug Yule (born 1947), American musician and singer, member of The Velvet Underground 1968–1973
 * George Yule (businessman) (1829–1892), Scottish merchant in England and India, fourth President of the Indian National Congress
 * George Yule (linguist) (born 1947), British linguist
 * Henry Youll (also Youell) (1608), English madrigalist and composer
 * Henry Yule (1820–1889), Scottish orientalist
 * Ian Yuill (born 1964), Scottish politician
 * Jack Youll (1897–1918), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
 * Jimmy Yuill (born 1956), Scottish actor
 * James B. Yule (1884–1957), American forestry engineer
 * Joe Yule (1892–1950), Scottish-American vaudeville comedian, father of Mickey Rooney
 * Joe Yule Jr. (1920–2014), birth name of American actor Mickey Rooney
 * John Yule (1812–1886), a seigneur and politician in Canada East
 * John Yule (botanist) (1762–1827), a Scottish physician and botanist
 * John Yule (California politician) (1833–c. 1888), a Scottish-born American politician
 * John Clinton Youle (1916–1999), American meteorologist, newspaper editor, and politician
 * Michael Youll (born 1939), English cricketer
 * Mike Youle (born 1960), British doctor and clinical researcher specializing in HIV treatment
 * Oliver Youll (born 1970), English cricketer
 * Paul Youll (born 1965), English science fiction artist, twin brother of Stephen
 * Paul Yule (photojournalist) (born 1956), British photographer and film maker
 * Paul Alan Yule (fl. 1980s–present), German archaeologist
 * Robert Yuill (1924–2006), Canadian politician
 * Stephen Youll (born 1965), English science fiction artist, twin brother of Paul
 * Thomas Yule (born 1976), South African-born Scottish weightlifter
 * Tom Yule (1888-?), Scottish footballer
 * Tommy Yule (born 1953), Scottish footballer
 * Udny Yule (1871–1951), Scottish statistician
 * Wayne Youle (born 1974), New Zealand artist
 * William Yule (psychologist) (1940–2023), psychologist and professor of applied child psychology