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’.
Discover how your Young ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 489 |
| Buckinghamshire | 472 |
| Berkshire | 557 |
| Cambridgeshire | 335 |
| Channel Islands | 56 |
| Cheshire | 1,037 |
| Cornwall | 159 |
| Cumberland | 685 |
| Derbyshire | 551 |
| Devon | 537 |
| Dorset | 676 |
| Durham | 5,473 |
| Essex | 2,611 |
| Gloucestershire | 1,753 |
| Hampshire | 2,992 |
| Herefordshire | 182 |
| Hertfordshire | 796 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 70 |
| Isle of Man | 29 |
| Kent | 2,450 |
| Lancashire | 4,965 |
| Leicestershire | 408 |
| Lincolnshire | 672 |
| London | 8,850 |
| Middlesex | 2,385 |
| Northumberland | 3,486 |
| Norfolk | 260 |
| Northamptonshire | 263 |
| Nottinghamshire | 700 |
| Oxfordshire | 501 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 70 |
| Shropshire | 188 |
| Suffolk | 161 |
| Somerset | 1,501 |
| Surrey | 2,147 |
| Sussex | 1,334 |
| Staffordshire | 1,096 |
| Warwickshire | 1,255 |
| Westmorland | 58 |
| Wiltshire | 675 |
| Worcestershire | 998 |
| Yorkshire | 4,547 |
| Anglesey | 11 |
| Brecknockshire | 63 |
| Cardiganshire | 25 |
| Carnarvonshire | 30 |
| Carmarthenshire | 60 |
| Denbighshire | 71 |
| Flintshire | 23 |
| Glamorgan | 1,270 |
| Merionethshire | 12 |
| Montgomeryshire | 10 |
| Monmouthshire | 765 |
| Pembrokeshire | 157 |
| Radnorshire | 13 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 5,955 |
| Private Means | 535 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 425 |
| General Labourer | 418 |
| Labourer | 392 |
| Farm Labourer | 386 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 352 |
| None | 304 |
| Dressmaker | 271 |
| Farmer | 250 |
| Domestic Servant | 241 |
| Clerk | 206 |
| At School | 203 |
| House Painter | 189 |
| At Home | 187 |
| Bricklayer | 167 |
| Laundress | 166 |
| Dress Maker | 151 |
| Shop Assistant | 149 |
| General Servant Domestic | 145 |
| Scholar | 145 |
| House Keeper | 135 |
| Carpenter | 132 |
| Housekeeper | 132 |
| Butcher | 120 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Young | 21,627 |
| Mary Young | 20,570 |
| John Young | 18,398 |
| Elizabeth Young | 13,734 |
| George Young | 13,507 |
| Thomas Young | 11,679 |
| James Young | 11,159 |
| Sarah Young | 9,587 |
| Jane Young | 7,333 |
| Ann Young | 7,117 |
| Charles Young | 7,053 |
| Henry Young | 6,855 |
| Robert Young | 5,615 |
| Margaret Young | 5,172 |
| Joseph Young | 4,680 |
| Annie Young | 4,446 |
| Eliza Young | 4,375 |
| Alice Young | 4,241 |
| Ellen Young | 4,202 |
| Emma Young | 3,892 |
| Edward Young | 3,832 |
| Frederick Young | 3,561 |
| Emily Young | 3,535 |
| Alfred Young | 3,240 |
| Hannah Young | 3,202 |