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Ms. Yarbro was kind enough to answer my query, so I will share it with those of you interested. Dear Karen Mazock
Yarbro (sic) was the name taken by my Finnish great-uncle and his family
when they came to Canada in the 1890s. Their name was Yllioittii, so you
can see why they decided to make it something more manageable for English
speakers. So, sorry, no, a) it isn't the name I was born with, b) it is my
legal name and c) it is a family name via Jussi Yllioittii et al. They
spelled the name Yarbro because Finnish is phoenetic, and the ugh was
unacceptable to them. In fact, there is a family story that says that
Jussi wanted to spell the name Jarbro, since in Finn, J is pronounced like
the English Y. Finnish Y is pronounced something like a German umlauted U.
Thanks for asking.
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
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