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
Living On Own Means 710
General Labourer 664
General Servant Domestic 450
Dress Maker 392
Scholar 347
Coal Miner Hewer 262
Cook Domestic 259
Farmer 235
Carpenter 191
Agricultural Labourer 191
Laundress Wash 182
Domestic Servant 178
Housemaid Domestic 170
Gardener Domestic 137
Dressmaker 136
Cotton Weaver 136
House Painter 134
Charwoman 128
House Maid Domestic 128
Bricklayer 118
Butcher 118
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 109
Laundress 108
Servant Domestic 106
Tailor 103

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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