'''Yemm''' is an English surname derived from an old word for uncle in its dialectal form from the Forest of Dean.<ref>Cottle, Basil (1967) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Surnames''. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books; p. 330</ref>
Notable people with the surname include:
*Jodie Yemm, Australian actress, best known for her roles in television soap operas *Louis W. Yemm (died 1951), British-born organist in South Australia, associated with Cheer-Up Society and Violet Memory Day *Norman Yemm (1933–2015), Australian actor, athlete and footballer, played Norm Baker in the television drama ''The Sullivans'' *Richard Yemm, British inventor of the Pelamis Wave Energy Converter and CTO of Pelamis Wave Power *Rick Yemm, Season 1 driver on American TV series ''Ice Road Truckers'' *Steve Yemm, British politician
==See also== *Yamm (disambiguation) *YEM (disambiguation) *YMM (disambiguation)
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