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That is correct. It is mere coincidence that yeoman and yew are noted together in the middle ages with the yew war bow (aka longbow). It is actually from gauia or *gauja meaning 'district' or 'geongra' meaning young male servant, attendent, disciple' or a combination of these two meaning 'young+district+man'. The term or word yeoman has been an ancient tradition tied to light-infantry warfare since the ancient days and no doubt made mention by Tacitus in 98 AD of those young swift foot troops who supported the cavalry chosen of every district. Several hundred years later in the Black Book we see 'yeomen of the crown' to be chosen of every lord's house (keep in mind manors turned into scirs)
and scirs were originally made of districts stemming from pre-migration period to britain. back to yew and yeoman, yes strongly related but not etymologically, only historically.
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