Yoder
Common Anabaptist name
Yoder is a surname of Swiss-German origin, common among Amish and Mennonite communities in the United States.
It appears frequently in Pennsylvania Dutch country and the Midwest: Every other family in that town seemed to be named Yoder.
The name has become almost synonymous with Amish identity in American popular culture.
Anabaptist Christian denomination
- pacifismAntiwar moral stance
- nonresistanceRefusal to oppose force
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
fellowship · community · faith · Swiss Brethren · persecution · martyrs · discipleship · separation
Horse-drawn cart
- barnraisingCollective structure erection
- quiltingLayered fabric stitching
- bonnetHat secured under chin
- plainBasic and unremarkable
shunning · homestead · horse-drawn · beard · district · bishop · Lancaster · Pennsylvania Dutch
Study of family descent
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- familyRelated people together
- Swiss-GermanSwitzerland's spoken Germanic dialect
patronymic · clan · kin · descendants · relatives · heritage · pedigree · census
Mennonite
Anabaptist Christian denomination
- pacifismAntiwar moral stance
- nonresistanceRefusal to oppose force
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
congregation · fellowship · community · faith · Swiss Brethren · persecution · martyrs · discipleship · separation · simplicity
buggy
Horse-drawn cart
- barnraisingCollective structure erection
- quiltingLayered fabric stitching
- bonnetHat secured under chin
plain · shunning · homestead · horse-drawn · beard · district · bishop · Lancaster · Pennsylvania Dutch · farmstead
genealogy
Study of family descent
Swiss-German · patronymic · clan · kin · descendants · relatives · heritage · pedigree · census · immigration
YoderRockefeller
Industrial dynasty surname
Kardashian · Trump · Kennedy · Vanderbilt · Hilton