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What does York mean?
York 
as a boys' name is pronounced york. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of York is "boar settlement; yew settlement". Place name and surname. Also used as a title (Duke of York) in the English royal family for several hundred years.
STARTS WITH Yo-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, yew (tree), surname, duke (noble), royal (king)
Variations
VARIANTS Yorick, Yorrick, Yorke
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
York Calvin (Y.C.), ..
How popular is York?
York is an unusual given name for men but a very prominent last name for all people (#596 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
York reached its top position of #1120 in the U.S. in the 1880s, but is not listed currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Berk, Birk, Burk, Cork, Derk, Dirk▼, Dyrk, Jerk, Kerk, Kirk▼, Kyrk, Lark, Mark▼, Roark, Turk, Ygor, Yoel, Yorik, Yuri, Yurik, Yury and Yvor. These names tend to be more frequently used than York.
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