Young Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Young Name Meaning: Taken from the Old English ‘geong’ which later developed to ‘yonge or yunge’ and finally Young, meaning 'the young one'. Often used to differentiate between two relatives with the same name for example Father and Son. Was sometimes used as a nick name for someone who was ‘Young at Heart’.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Young Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Young family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 9,164
Agricultural Labourer 835
Coal Miner 566
General Labourer 468
Dress Maker 458
Labourer 448
Domestic Servant 420
General Servant 351
Laundress 276
Annuitant 211
Farm Labourer 200
Carpenter 193
General Servant Domestic 156
House Keeper 156
Joiner 136
Tailor 131
Servant 117
No Occupation 115
Gardener 114
Cotton Weaver 112
Charwoman 104
Butcher 102
Painter 101
Farmers Son 98
Bricklayer 96

Young Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Young 100% 332,572
2 Younge 83% 1,033
3 Yong 80% 478
4 Yonge 60% 418
5 Yaung 80% 189
6 Aynge 20% 127

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The surname Young is the most popular version of all its varients

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