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Young

in the US

There are 336,459 people with the last name "Young" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Young 29
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  1. is 25th most common Walker
  2. is 26th most common Robinson
  3. is 27th most common Hall
  4. is 28th most common Allen
  5. is 29th most common Young
  6. is 30th most common Lopez
  7. is 31st most common King
  8. is 32nd most common Wright
  9. is 33rd most common Gonzalez

Most Common First Names for Young

Robert, James, John, David, William, Michael, Richard, Charles, Mary, Thomas

Meaning & History

English, Scottish, and northern Irish: distinguishing name (Middle English yunge, yonge ‘young’), for the younger of two bearers of the same personal name, usually distinguishing a younger brother or a son. In Middle English this name is often found with the Anglo-Norman French definite article, for example Robert le Yunge.

Americanization of a cognate, equivalent, or like-sounding surname in some other language, notably German Jung and Junk, Dutch (De) Jong(H) and Jong, and French Lejeune and Lajeunesse.

assimilated form of French Dion or Guyon.

Chinese: see Yang.

Recent Searches for "Young" in the US

Since June 2009
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Robert Young (3,186 searches)
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