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The surname '''Yoder''' comes from [[Westphalia, Germany]], which was part of the old [[Duchy of Saxony]] in Germany.<ref>{{cite web|last=Syrich Corporation|first=House of Names.com|title=Westphalia|url=http://www.houseofnames.com/wiki/Westphalia|publisher=Syrich Corporation|accessdate=Monday, May 7, 2012}}</ref> The surname is a shortened version of Theodorus, the name of the first Roman Catholic bishop of Sion in present day [[Martigny, Switzerland]]. Theodorus — who is also known as St. Theodore of Grammont, St. Theodule, and St. Joder — is the patron saint of [[Triesenberg]], [[Liechtenstein]].