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'''''Yoder''''' is a surname that originated from the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. The name dates back to at least 1260, and is a shortened version of the name ''Theodorus''.
 
==Etymology==
The surname ''Yoder'' is an Anglicized spelling of the Swiss last name ''[[Joder (disambiguation)|Joder]]''. ''Joder'', in turn, is a shortened version of the name ''Theodorus''.
 
 
[[Saint Yoder]] (d. c. 400) is a patron saint of [[Valais]], probably the first [[Bishop of Sion|bishop of Octodurum]]