Yoder

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Yoder is a surname originating in Switzerland.

[edit] Surname

The original spelling is "Joder," where the German J is pronounced like an English Y. The origin of the name is a shortened version of Saint Theodore, who was active in Switzerland in the 15th century. Other surnames, such as Yothers, are also derived from this.

A great many Yoders inddd the United States trace their lineage back to the Mennonites and Amish, who settled in the US in the 18th century to practice their religion. In some regions where there is a heavy Amish presence, approximately 25% of the population has the Yoder family name.

People with the family name Yoder include:

• David E. Yoder, a former Swartzendruber Amish and advocate for Amish abuse victims.
• Justin Yoder — the first disabled child to drive a soapbox in the All American 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 the Republican Senatorial Medal of Freedom for statesmanship.
• Noah Yoder founded the town of Yoder, Kansas, after moving there from Holmes County, Ohio, which holds some of the largest Amish communities in the United States.
• Joseph Yoder of Illinois demined the Leaning Tower of Pisa during World War II,and fixed sections of the lead roof on the adjoined Camposanto monumentale.

[edit] Place Names

Places in the United States named Yoder include:

• the community of Yoder, Colorado
• the town of Yoder, Kansas
• Upper Yoder Township and Lower Yoder Township, Pennsylvania
• the town of Yoder, Wyoming
• the community of Yoder, Oregon

[edit] Other

Wisconsin v. Yoder was a landmark United States Supreme Court case.