The city is called Eabhrac in Irish and Eabhraig in Scottish Gaelic-names derived from the Latin word Eboracum. (In Welsh, efrog in Old Irish, iubrach in Irish Gaelic, iúrach and in Scottish Gaelic, iùbhrach). Put together, these old words meant "place of the yew trees". The name York ( Old Norse: Jórvík) is derived from the Brittonic name Eburākon ( Latinised as Eboracum or Eburacum), a combination of eburos " yew tree" (compare Old Irish ibar, Irish iobhar, iubhar, and iúr, and Scottish Gaelic iubhar compare also Welsh efwr and Breton evor, both meaning "alder buckthorn") and a suffix of appurtenance *-āko(n), meaning "belonging to,” or “place of" (compare Welsh -og). 20.2 Historical and genealogical sources.population of 210,618, making it the 87th most populous in England. The city had a population of 153,717 in the 2011 census the wider district had a mid-2019 est. Haxby, surrounding villages and rural areas are included in the current district this district's local council is responsible for providing all local services and facilities throughout this area. The city has since been covered by a municipal borough, county borough then a non-metropolitan district. Historic governance of the city was as a county corporate, not included in the county's riding system. The city is one of 15 in England to have a lord mayor and one of two, with London's, to have The Right Honourable title added. During the Second World War, part of the Baedeker Blitz bombed the city it was less affected by the war than other northern cities, with several historic buildings being gutted and restored up to the 1960s. In the 19th century, it became a major railway network hub and confectionery manufacturing centre. In the Middle Ages, the northern England ecclesiastical province's centre and grew as a wool-trading centre. It became the capital of the Roman province of Britannia Inferior and later of the kingdoms of Deira, Northumbria and Jórvík. The city was founded as Eboracum in 71 AD. The city has long-standing buildings and other structures, such as a minster, castle and city walls. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England.