From the valley of the spring
A rare English surname-turned-given name, likely derived from a place name in Northern England. It combines the Old English elements for a spring or stream with the word for a valley or dale.
Less common today
Yandell isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,887 in 2006.
Physiologist and expert on respiration
Prominent 19th-century physician and geologist
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
