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Yeo is a Chinese, English, and Korean surname.

Origins
As an , Yeo is a toponymic surname meaning "river", either for people who lived near one of the Rivers Yeo, or any river in general. The word comes from , via south-western , , or . Variant spellings include Yoe and Youe.
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As a , Yeo is a spelling of the pronunciation in different varieties of Chinese of a number of distinct surnames, listed below by their pronunciation in :

  • Yáng (s=杨), spelled Yeo or based on its pronunciation (poj=Iûⁿ).
  • Yáo (), spelled Yeo or Yeoh based on its Hokkien pronunciation (poj=Iâu)
  • Ráo (s=饶)

As a , the Revised Romanization of Korean (RR) spelling Yeo () could correspond to any of three modern surnames:

  • Beopchik Yeo (). The largest lineage with this surname is the Hamyang Yeo clan.
  • Na Yeo (). The largest lineage with this surname is the Uiryeong Yeo clan.
  • Neo Yeo ().

Additionally, two historical Korean surnames are also spelled Yeo in Revised Romanization:

  • Goul Yeo ()
  • Nameul Yeo (), which originated from the kingdom

Statistics
Yeo was the 13th-most common Chinese surname in as of 1997 (ranked by English spelling, rather than by Chinese characters). Roughly 36,600 people, or 1.5% of the Chinese Singaporean population, bore the surname Yeo.

The 2000 South Korean census found 23,358 households and 65,196 people with the surnames spelled Yeo in Revised Romanization, divided among 17,498 households and 56,692 people for Beopchik Yeo, 5,741 households and 18,146 people for Na Yeo, and 119 people and 358 households for Neo Yeo.

According to statistics cited by , there were 2,529 people on the island of and 20 on the island of with the surname Yeo as of 2011. In 1881 there had been 1,565 people with the surname in Great Britain, mainly in , while in mid-19th-century Ireland it was found primarily in and .

The 2010 United States Census found 2,805 people with the surname Yeo, making it the 11,272nd-most-common name in the country. This represented an increase from 2,194 (12,858th-most-common) in the 2000 Census. In the 2010 Census, about 55% of the bearers of the surname identified as , and four-tenths as . It was the 871st-most-common surname among respondents to the 2000 Census who identified as Asian.

People
Chinese surnames
Chinese surnames (s=杨) or (c=姚):
  • (杨康海; 1962–2022), Singaporean lawyer
  • (杨志龙; born 1978), Singaporean actor
  • Yeo Bee Yin (杨美盈; born 1983), Malaysian politician
  • Yeo Cheow Tong (姚照东; born 1947), Singaporean politician
  • (杨君伟; ), Singaporean television host
  • (杨毅恒; born 1984), Malaysian filmmaker
  • (杨荣文; born 1954), Singaporean former politician and Air Force brigadier-general
  • (杨时贤; born 1977), Singaporean-born American actress and niece of George Yeo
  • Yeo Jia Min (楊佳敏; born 1999), Singaporean badminton player
  • (杨薏琳; born 1977), Singaporean media personality
  • (杨伟烈; born 1986), Singaporean actor
  • (杨玮玲; born 1979), Singaporean swimmer
  • Yeo Keng Lian (杨景连; died 1960), Chinese-born Singaporean founder of Yeo Hiap Seng
  • K. K. Yeo (杨克勤; born 1952), Malaysian-born American bible scholar
  • Kuei Pin Yeo (杨圭斌; ), Indonesian classical pianist
  • Yeo Ning Hong (杨林丰; ), Singaporean politician
  • (杨烈国, born 1946), Singaporean bureaucrat
  • Richard Yeo (scientist) (楊瑞才; ), Chinese American scientist best known for his research on disposable diapers
  • (楊秀惠; born 1984), Malaysian actress
  • Yeo Yann Yann (杨雁雁; born 1977), Malaysian actress

Korean surnames
Korean surnames ():
  • (; born 1994), South Korean football midfielder
  • (; born 1962), South Korean football midfielder
  • (born Yeo Chang-gu; ; 1996), South Korean singer and actor
  • (born Yeo Eui-ju; ; 1988), South Korean actor
  • (; ), South Korean a cappella singer
  • (; born 1994), South Korean actor
  • (; born 1971), South Korean gymnast
  • (; born 1991), South Korean singer, former member of U-KISS
  • (; born 1983), South Korean football defender
  • (; born 1982), South Korean actor
  • (; born 1997), South Korean actor
  • (; born 1971), South Korean sport shooter
  • (; ), South Korean voice actress
  • (; born 1987), South Korean football goalkeeper
  • (; born 1978), South Korean volleyball player
  • (), Korean woman poet of the Gojoseon kingdom (which fell in 108 BC)
  • (; born 1989), South Korean football midfielder
  • (; born 1984), South Korean speed skater
  • (; born 1984), South Korean football forward
  • (; born 1987), South Korean football defender
  • (; 1567–1632), Joseon Dynasty scholar-official
  • Yŏ Ŭi-son (; ), Joseon Dynasty civil minister
  • (; born 1980), South Korean soprano
  • (; 1886–1947), Korean politician
  • (; 1940–2009), South Korean actress
  • (; born 1974), South Korean field hockey player

Other
People with other surnames spelled Yeo, or people for whom the Chinese characters of their names are not available:

  • (1929–2014), Australian rules footballer
  • Alfred Yeo (British politician) (1863–1928), British politician and businessman
  • Alfred Yeo (Australian politician) (1890–1976), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
  • (born 1984), American professional bodybuilder
  • (born 1944), English former footballer
  • (), Australian film score composer
  • (born 1986), Canadian ice hockey player
  • (born 1955), American symphony trombonist and professor
  • Edward Roe Yeo (1742–1782), British politician, Member of Parliament for Coventry
  • (born 1993), Australian football player for the West Coast Eagles
  • Frank Ash Yeo (1832–1888), British industrialist and Liberal politician
  • Gerald Francis Yeo (1845–1909), Irish physiologist
  • (), British trade unionist
  • (born 1994), Australian Rugby League player
  • (born 1939), Canadian politician in Manitoba
  • James Yeo (shipbuilder) (1789–1868), Cornish-born shipbuilder, merchant, farmer and political figure in Prince Edward Island
  • James Yeo (politician) (1827–1903), merchant, ship builder, ship owner, and Canadian Member of Parliament for Prince Edward Island
  • James Lucas Yeo (1782–1818), British naval commander who served in the War of 1812
  • (1837–1924), Canadian parliamentarian
  • (born 1970), British portraitist
  • (born 1983), Filipino professional basketball player
  • , Australian rugby league player
  • Leonard Yeo (English politician) (died 1586), Member of Parliament for Totnes
  • (), New Zealand radio host
  • (born 1974), American ice hockey coach
  • (1886–1950), Australian rules footballer
  • (born 1947), Australian rules footballer
  • Peter M. Yeo (born 1963), American diplomat
  • (–1779), British medalist and Chief Engraver at the Royal Mint
  • (), Canadian ice hockey coach
  • (born 1973), English former footballer
  • (born 1945), British politician and Member of Parliament
  • (1890–1960), English World War I sailor and early plastic surgery patient
  • (1896–1972), Australian ex-service leader, farmer, and soldier

See also
  • F. F. E. Yeo-Thomas (1902–1964), British Second World War Special Operations Executive agent
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