Young (surname)

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The surname Young has several origins.

In some cases – particularly in England, Northern Ireland, and Scotland – the surname is derived from the Middle English yunge, yonge ("young"); this particular surname usually originated to distinguish a younger son.

In other cases, the surname is an anglicisation of any number of like-sounding, or cognate surnames in other languages. For example: the German Jung and Junk; the Dutch Jong; in Sweden, Ljung; and the French Lejeune and Lajeunesse. The surname can also be a form of the French Dion or Guyon.

In yet other cases, it is a romanization of Chinese Yang (楊/杨).[1][2] Very rarely, it may be a romanization of the Korean surnames Yong (용; 龍) or Yeong (영; 永/榮/影); however, if seen in a Korean name, it is far more likely that Young is a portion of the given name instead.[3]

There have been five baronetcies created for persons with the surname Young, one in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and three in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. As of 2014 four of the creations are extant. They are Young Baronetcy.

Young is the 49th-most common surname in England; 22nd in Scotland and 11th in New Zealand.[4]

Notable people with this surname include:

A[]

  • Ace Young (born 1980), singer and American Idol (Season 5) finalist from Colorado, United States
  • Adam Young (disambiguation)
  • Adrian Young (born 1969), member of the band No Doubt
  • Adrian Young (American football) (born 1946), American football player
  • Adrienne Young, singer-songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee, United States
  • Al Young (1939–2021), poet
  • Alan Young (1919–2016), actor in Mister Ed
  • Sir Alban Young, 9th Baronet (1865–1944), British envoy to Central America and to Balkan countries
  • Aleana Young, Canadian politician
  • Alex Young (disambiguation)
  • Alexander Young (disambiguation)
  • Alfred Young (disambiguation)
  • Allen Young (1827–1915), English master mariner and explorer
  • Allyn Abbott Young (1876–1929), American economist
  • Alse Young (died 1647), alleged witch
  • Alton Milford Young (1884–1950), American leader of the Ku Klux Klan
  • Alvin Young (born 1975), American expatriate professional basketball player
  • Aretas William Young (1778–1835), British Army officer and colonial administrator of the early nineteenth century
  • Amanda Young, fictional character in the Saw film series
  • Amita Marie Young (born 1980), Thai singer and actress
  • Ammi B. Young (1798–1874), American architect
  • Dr. Dre (born Andre Young in 1965), American rapper/hiphop producer
  • Andrew Young (born 1932), activist in the Civil Rights Movement
  • Andrew Young (poet) (1885–1971), Scottish poet
  • Andrew Young (schoolmaster and poet) (1807–1889), Scottish poet and schoolmaster; author of "There is a Happy Land"
  • Andrew Robert Young (born 1961), American diplomat and ambassador
  • Angus Young (born 1955), lead guitarist of the Australian band AC/DC
  • Anna Irwin Young (1873–1920), American mathematician
  • Annabel Young (born 1956), New Zealand politician
  • Anne Sewell Young (1871–1961), American astronomer and professor
  • Anthony Young (disambiguation)
  • Archie Young (1906–1980), Scottish footballer
  • Arthur Young (disambiguation)
  • Ashley Young (born 1985), English football player
  • Audrey Young (1922–2012), American actress
  • Austin Young (born 1966), American artist/photographer
  • Avery Young (born 1992), American football player

B[]

C[]

  • Carey Young (born 1970), artist
  • Carleton Young (1905–1994), American actor
  • Carlson Young (born 1990), American actress
  • Cathy Young (born 1963), American journalist
  • Charle Young (born 1951), former American football tight end
  • Charles Augustus Young (1834–1908), astronomer
  • Charles Burney Young (1824–1904), South Australian pastoralist and politician
  • Charles E. Young (born 1931), chancellor of UCLA (1968–1997), president of the University of Florida (1999–2003)
  • Charley Young (born 1952), former American football running back in the National Football League
  • Charlie Young (disambiguation)
  • Chase Young (born 1999), American football player
  • Chavez Young (born 1997), Bahamian professional baseball player
  • Chic Young (1901–1973), American cartoonist who created the popular, long-running comic strip Blondie
  • Chris Young (disambiguation)
  • Christopher Young (born 1957), American film and television composer
  • Cliff Young (disambiguation)
  • Clinton Young (born 1986), Australian rules footballer
  • Coleman Young (1918–1997), former mayor of Detroit
  • Colville Young (born 1932), Governor General of Belize
  • Craig Young (born 1957), Australian former representative rugby league footballer
  • Curt Young (born 1960), former Major League Baseball pitcher and the pitching coach for the Boston Red Sox
  • Curtis Young (born 1986), American football member of the National Football League
  • Cy Young (1867–1955), major league baseball pitcher with most wins
  • Cy Young (animator) (died 1964), animator

D[]

E[]

  • Earl Young (disambiguation), several people
  • Ed Young (illustrator) (born 1931), Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator and author of picture books
  • Homer Edwin Young (Ed Young Sr., born 1936), pastor
  • Edwin Barry Young (Ed Young Jr., born 1961), (1961–), pastor
  • Edward Young (disambiguation), several people, including:
    • Edward Young (1683–1765), poet
  • Eleanor Anne Young (1925–2007), research scientist and educator
  • Ernie Young (born 1969), former Major League Baseball outfielder
  • Esme Young (born 1949), English fashion designer
  • Ethel Louise Young (1883–1974), better known as Mary Forbes, British-American actress
  • Evelyn Young (1915–1983), American film actress
  • Ewing Young (1799–1841), American fur trapper and trader

F[]

  • Faron Young (1932–1996), American country music singer
  • Fifi Young (1914-1975), Indonesian actress
  • Francis Brett Young (1884–1954), English novelist, poet, playwright, and composer
  • Fred Young (disambiguation), several people
  • Fredd Young (born 1961), former professional American football linebacker
  • Freddie Young (1902–1998), British cinematographer
  • Frederick Young (disambiguation), several people

G[]

  • Gale J. Young (1912–1990), American nuclear engineer
  • Galen Young (1975–2021), American professional basketball player
  • Gary Young (disambiguation)
  • George Young (disambiguation)
  • Gerald Young (disambiguation)
  • G. M. Young (1882–1959), historian
  • Gig Young (1913–1978), American actor
  • Gordon Young (artist) (active 1992–), British artist
  • Grace Chisholm Young (1868–1944), mathematician
  • Graham Young (1947–1990), British serial killer
  • Greg Young (disambiguation)
  • Gruffydd Young (1370–1435), cleric and a close supporter of Owain Glyndwr during his Welsh rebellion

H[]

  • H. Olin Young (1850–1917), U.S. politician from Michigan
  • Harold Young (disambiguation)
  • Harry Young (disambiguation)
  • Henry Young (disambiguation)
  • Herbert J. Young, American college basketball and football coach
  • Horace C. Young (1806–1879), New York politician
  • Howard Young (born 1948), member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and member of Southern District Council
  • Howard Young Sr. (1879–1971), Indiana Supreme Court Justice

I[]

  • Iris Marion Young (1949–2006), political theorist
  • Izzy Young (1928–2019), American folk music promoter

J[]

K[]

L[]

  • Lafayette Young (1848–1926), newspaper reporter, editor, and Senator from Iowa
  • La Monte Young (born 1935), musician
  • Landon Young (born 1997), American football player
  • Lauren Young (born 1993), Teen Star
  • Laurence Chisholm Young (1905–2000), mathematician
  • Lee Thompson Young (born 1984), actor
  • Leon Young (born 1967), former police officer and member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
  • Lester Young (1909–1959), musician
  • Linda Young, American voice actress
  • Logan Young (1940–2006), American businessman
  • Lonnie Young (born 1963), American football player
  • Loretta Young (1913–2000), actress
  • Luke Young (disambiguation)

M[]

  • Mabel Minerva Young, (1872–1963), American mathematician
  • Madison Young (born 1980), US porn star
  • Mae Young (1923–2014), American professional wrestler and WWE Ambassador
  • Mahonri Young (1877-1957), American sculptor
  • Mal Young (born 1957), British television producer and executive producer
  • Malcolm Young (1953–2017), Scottish-born Australian guitarist and songwriter, member of the rock band AC/DC
  • Marie Grice Young (1876–1959), passenger on the RMS Titanic and a piano teacher
  • Mark Aitchison Young (1886–1974), 21st governor of Hong Kong
  • Martha Strudwick Young (1862–1941), American author
  • Martin Young (journalist) (born 1947), UK television journalist
  • Marvin Young (born 1967), rapper better known by his stage name Young MC
  • Marvin R. Young (1947–1968), American soldier
  • Megan Young (born 1990), Filipino-American actress
  • Melissa Ann Young, 2005 Miss USA pageant contestant
  • Michael Young (disambiguation), several people
  • Milton Young (1897–1983), United States politician
  • Mitch Young (born 1961), American football player
  • Morris Young (1822–1897) Scottish entomologist

N[]

  • Naomi Young (born 1976), Australian synchronized swimmer
  • Ned Young (1766–1800), sailor
  • Nedrick Young (1914–1968), screenwriter often blacklisted during the 1950s and 1960s
  • Neil Young (born 1945), Canadian singer-songwriter and musician
  • Neville Young (1940/41–2019), New Zealand lawyer, National Party president
  • Nicholas Young (disambiguation), several people
  • Nick Young (disambiguation), several people

O[]

  • Olive Young actress
  • Oliver Young (1855–1908), politician
  • Otto Young (1844–1906), German American businessman
  • Owen D. Young (1874–1962), founder of RCA and diplomat; Time Man of the Year for 1929

P[]

  • Paul Young (disambiguation)
  • Patric Young (born 1992), American basketball player
  • Patrick Young (1584–1652), Scottish scholar and librarian
  • Pegi Young (1952–2019), American singer-songwriter
  • Perry Deane Young (1941–2019), American journalist and writer
  • Peter Young (disambiguation)
  • Phineas Young (1799–1879), prominent early convert in the Latter Day Saint movement
  • Polly Young (1749–1799), English soprano, composer, harpsichordist
  • Priscilla Young (1925–2006), English social worker

R[]

S[]

  • Samuel Young (disambiguation)
  • Scott Young (disambiguation), several people, including:
  • Sean Young (born 1959), American actress
  • Sean Young (soccer) (born 2001), Canadian soccer player
  • Selvin Young (born 1983), American football running back
  • Sheila Young (born 1950), former speed skater and track cyclist from the United States
  • Shelby Young (born 1992), American film, television and voice actress
  • Simone Young (born 1961), Australian conductor
  • Slater Young (born 1987), Filipino-Chinese actor and television personality
  • Sophia Young (born 1983), Vincentian professional women's basketball player
  • Stephanie Young, American voice actress who works for anime series of FUNimation Entertainment
  • Steve Young (born 1961), former NFL player and current sportscaster
  • Steve Young (musician) (1942–2016), American country music singer-songwriter
  • Stuart Young (accountant) (1934–1986), chairman of the BBC from 1983 until 1986
  • Sydney Young (chemist) (1857–1937)

T[]

  • Tamera Young (born 1986), American basketball player
  • Terri Young (born 1959), American pediatric ophthalmologist
  • Thaddeus Young (born 1988), American basketball player
  • Thomas Young (disambiguation)
  • Tim Young (disambiguation)
  • Tiffany Young (born Stephanie Young Hwang, 1989), American singer and member of the South Korean girl group Girls' Generation
  • Toby Young (born 1963), British journalist and the author
  • Todd Young (born 1972), U.S. Senator from Indiana
  • Tommy Young (born 1947), professional wrestling referee and retired professional wrestler
  • Tom Young (disambiguation)
  • Tony Young (actor) (1937–2002), American actor
  • Trae Young (born 1998), American basketball player
  • Trevon Young (born 1995), American football player
  • Trummy Young (1912–1984), trombonist in the swing era

V[]

  • Val Young (born 1958), American Urban/Dance-pop artist
  • Vicki Young, British journalist
  • Victor Young (1899–1956), composer
  • Vince Young (born 1983), American football player
  • Virginia S. Young (1917–1994), American politician

W[]

  • W. J. Young (1827–1896), Irish businessman
  • Wallace Young, politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
  • Walter X. Young (1918–1942), United States Marine Corps officer and Navy Cross recipient
  • Wanda Young (born 1943), American singer of The Marvelettes
  • Wendell Young (born 1963), Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender and manager
  • Whitney Young (1921–1971), American civil rights leader
  • William J. Young (coach), American college basketball and football coach
  • Will Young (born 1979), British singer
  • William Henry Young (1863–1942), English mathematician
  • William Weston Young (1776–1847), Quaker entrepreneur, artist, botanist and inventor of the firebrick

Y[]

  • Young baronets, baronets of the UK in the surname of Young
  • Yvette Young, guitarist and front-woman of math rock band Covet

See also[]

  • Justice Young (disambiguation)
  • Mayor Young (disambiguation)
  • Younge
  • Yung (surname)
  • Yong (disambiguation)

References[]

  1. ^ Young at Yutopian Names
  2. ^ Young Family History, Ancestry.com, retrieved 17 May 2013
  3. ^ The latter surname is uncommon; according to the 2000 South Korean census, only 259 South Korean citizens had this surname. The former surname is more common, at 14,067 citizens, but when they romanize it, for example in their South Korean passports, nearly all of them (97%, in one sample from 2007) spell it Yong rather than Young. In contrast, given names beginning with Yeong/Young were some of South Korea's most popular names for baby boys in the 1940s through 1960s. 성씨 로마자 표기 방안: 마련을 위한 토론회 [Plan for romanisation of surnames: a preparatory discussion]. National Institute of the Korean Language. 25 June 2009. p. 60. Retrieved 22 October 2015. 행정구역(구시군)/성씨·본관별 가구 및 인구 [Family names by administrative region (district, city, county): separated by bon-gwan, households and individuals]. Korean Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 23 October 2015. 이진희 [Yi Jin-hui] (28 January 2009). 너도 민준이니… 어! 또 서연이야 [You're also Min-jun ... Oh! Another Seo-yeon?]. Hankook Ilbo. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  4. ^ Young Surname at Forebears
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