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 7,639
Coal Miner 717
General Labourer 686
Agricultural Labourer 630
Domestic Servant 441
Dress Maker 420
Living On Own Means 396
Labourer 354
Living On Her Own Means 282
General Servant Domestic 280
General Servant 275
Laundress 244
Farmer 241
Carpenter 194
Gardener 191
Farm Labourer 190
Clerk 181
House Keeper 163
Blacksmith 158
Cotton Weaver 155
Tailor 138
Butcher 130
Dressmaker 128
Farm Servant 125
Grocer 123

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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