Skip to content
  • Sign up
  • Start your family tree

Young

What does the name Young mean?

Young is a relatively common surname that, when found in the British Isles, is primarily derived from the nickname given to distinguish a father and son of the same personal name in a particular family. The word Young has roots in the Middle English yunge or yonge, with the same meaning. The Young surname is the 11th most common in New Zealand, 22nd in Scotland, and 49th in England. It can also be seen as an anglicisation of a number of similar names in other languages, such as Jong or De Jong (Dutch), Jung or Junk (German), Ljung (Swedish) and Dion, Guyon, Lejeune or Lajeunesse (French).

The earliest occurrence of the Young surname in our family history documents is from 1380, and we currently have 3,999,681 records where Young appears.

We found more Youngs in other family trees.

Start your family tree

to discover them.

Typical jobs for Youngs

Typical jobs for Youngs

Hard-working people, the Youngs. 3248 worked in domestic service, according to the 1901 Census.

Where most Youngs lived

Where most Youngs lived

In the 1900s, you’d probably bump into a Young in London.

Youngs’ criminal history

Youngs’ criminal history

How do we put this... Not all Youngs were angels, apparently. We found 2779 in criminal records.

Youngs in World War I

Youngs in World War I

According to the World War I records, 4894 Youngs served in the First World War.

Start your family tree