This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: cronk_samuel Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cronk/548.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: yes, I googled it too. It has several definitions as a noun including working the land, or working for a large estate but as an adjective it speaks of conduct in a loyal manner. I was just wondering why a census taker would say farmer for occupation in most cases and yeoman for others. That is why I was wondering if yeoman and loyalist were related. Or maybe they were caretakers for larger farms. Maybe it was a silly question. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.