The surname Yale is derived from the Welsh word "iâl", meaning "fertile ground". Iâl was the name of an important commote in Denbighshire, whose rulers, the princes of Powys Fadog, lords of Yale, were
Arms of Chancellor David Yale (c. 1540–1626), first granted by Prince Llywelyn the Great, 13th century
Theophilus Eaton was a New England colonist, politician, merchant and financier, who took part in organizing and financing the Great Puritan Migration to America. He was a founder of Massachusetts Bay
Statue of Governor Theophilus Eaton at Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford, Connecticut