An English surname, the origins of the surname York was in the Yorkshire region of northern England. The Old English term of ‘euphoric’ meant a wild boar settlement. The term changed with Norse settlers in the Yorkshire area to ‘iork’ which then becomes the town of York. A variation in spelling the surname York is Yorke. In England the York family names is found in Yorkshire, Durham, Lancashire, Northamptonshire, the city of London and Warwickshire. In Scotland the York families live primarily in Lanarkshire, Angus, Renfrewshire and Perthshire counties. Within the United States the York surname originated in New York, Maine, Massachusetts, Indiana, North Carolina, Kentucky, Illinois, Alabama, Texas, Oregon, Washington, Wisconsin, Michigan, Missouri and California. Famous: Christian York (professional wrestler), Dick York (actor), Jason York (ice hockey player of Canada), Kathleen York (actress and songwriter), Michael York (film actor from England), Rudy York (professional baseball player), J. Steven York (science fiction writer), Steve York (film maker), Melissa York (musician) and Morgan York (child actress).