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Yoder occurs as surname originating in Switzerland.
Surname
A original spelling is "Joder", in which a German J is pronounced like an English Y. A origin of the title occurs as shortened version of Saint Theodore, who move inside Switzerland in the 15th century. More last name, like Yothers, are likewise from either this.
A great several Yoders in the United States trace their lineage back to the Mennonites and Amish, who settled in the U.s. in the 18th century to practice their religion. Inside occasionally regions in which there is a heavily Amish presence, some 25% of a people has the Yoder surname.
Population by owning a family name Yoder include:
Justin Yoder — the first disabled kid to cause the soapbox in the Everthing Our contries Soapbox Derby
John Howard Yoder was a 20th century Mennonite theologian, pacifist, and Biblical scholar.
Jonas Yoder, respondent in the United States Supreme Court case Wisconsin v. Yoder, 406 U.S. 205 (1972).
Daniel Yoder was awarded a Republican Senatorial Medal of Freedom for statesmanship.
Place Names
Pages in the United States named Yoder include:
the town of Yoder, Kansas
Lower Yoder Township, Pennsylvania
Upper Yoder Township, Pennsylvania
the town of Yoder, Wyoming
the community of Yoder, Oregon
Other
Wisconsin v. Yoder was a landmark United States Supreme Court case.
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