Yarbrough

Yarbrough or Yarbro is a surname of Lincolnshire origin. In English it originated as a habitational or topographic name from Yarborough and Yarburgh in Lincolnshire, named with Old English eorðburg ‘earthworks’, ‘fortifications’, (a compound of eorðe/eorethe ‘earth’, ‘soil’ + burg ‘fortress’, ‘burrow’). Notable people with the surname include:

• Cale Yarborough three time Winston Cup Champion
• Cavin Yarbrough, member of the band Yarbrough and Peoples
• Cedric Yarbrough comedic actor, best known for his role on Reno 911.
• Chelsea Quinn Yarbro fantasy author
• Glenn Yarbrough (born 1930), American folk singer
• James C. Yarbrough (born 1957), United States Army general