Yarmouth

== English == === Etymology === From the name of the River Yare + Old English mūþ (“mouth”). On the Isle of Wight, from the River Yar +‎ mouth. The town in Nova Scotia is named after the town in Massachusetts. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈjɑː(ɹ).məθ/ Hyphenation: Yar‧mouth Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)məθ === Proper noun === Yarmouth (countable and uncountable, plural Yarmouths) (uncountable) A placename: Ellipsis of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. A town and civil parish with a town council on the northwest coast of the Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ3589). A town in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. An unincorporated community in Des Moines County, Iowa, United States. A town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. A town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Yarmouth is the 557260th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 22 individuals. === References === Survey of English Place-Names === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Yarmouth”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. Forebears