officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch
in former times was free and cultivated his own land
An official providing honorable service in a royal or high noble household, ranking between a squire and a page. Especially, a Yeoman of the Guard, a member of a ceremonial bodyguard to the UK monarch (not to be confused with a Yeoman Warder).
An English occupational surname, from occupations for a yeoman.