Yoder

The name Yoder is first found in the region of Westphalia, in the old Saxon territory, which is found in the modern-day region of Bundesland. Westphalia was part of the old duchy of Saxony The surname is a shortened version of ' Theodorus, the name of the first Roman Catholic bishop of Sion|bishop of Octodurum]] in present day Martigny, Switzerland. Theodorus—also known as St. Theodore of Grammont, St. Theodule, and St. Joder—is the patron saint of Triesenberg, Liechtenstein.