Researching Philip Yancey
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The name Philip means "lover of horses" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Philip Yancey on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Philip Yancey and the Yancey Family History
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Yancey Family Tree Databases
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Yancey Forums
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Miscellaneous Yancey Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Philip Yancey. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Philip Yancey
Philip Yancey
Philip Yancey (born November 4, 1949) is an American author who writes primarily about spiritual issues. His books have sold more than fifteen million copies in English and have been translated into forty languages, making him one of the best-selling contemporary Christian authors. Two of his books have won the ECPA's Christian Book of the Year Award: The Jesus I Never Knew in 1996, and What's So Amazing About Grace? in 1998. He is published by Hachette, HarperCollins Christian Publishing, InterVarsity Press, and Penguin Random House.
Source: Philip Yancey, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Yancey
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
Yahnke Yahnosh Yahnoss Yamawake Yamich Yance Yancy Yanez Yanic Yaniga Yanik Yankee Yannuzzi Yanosh Yanoska Yanski Yanuck Yanuk Yonce Yong Yonge Yongue Yonke Yonkey Youens Youings Younce Younes Young Youngck Younge Youngs Younke Yuknis Yungck
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