Skip to content
  • Start your family tree

Origins of the Youngs surname

A collage of historical images including two family portraits and a postcard of people boarding a ship

About the Youngses

We have a total number of 16351 records for people with the last name Youngs.

Find out more about your family in our records

or try an advanced search

“

I’ve managed to trace back to the mid-1500s! I can’t believe it! Utterly engrossing and I have uncovered some quite moving and heartbreaking stories attached to various ancestors. You don’t need any qualifications to start - just time patience, and some information.

SS
Stuart
TrustPilot review
1 of 3

Start your family tree

Trace your family back in time. Make new discoveries and see what other Findmypast family historians in our genealogy community have discovered about the Youngses.

Sign up to get started

Delve deeper into the Youngs family's history

Where do most Youngses live?

In 1921, most Youngses lived in East.


Census records trace your ancestors through each generation, so you can follow where your relatives lived through each decade.

Interesting facts about Youngses

How common is your surname?

You have a rare surname! It's not in the top 1000 UK surnames!

We have 14,500 records for the Youngs surname. The oldest one dates back to 1558.

Who were Youngses most likely to marry?

Smiths

&

Young Or Youngses

Our Marriage record sets tell us which families married Youngses.

What are the most common Youngs first names?

  • John
  • William
  • Mary
  • Elizabeth

Our birth record sets tell us the names of Youngs family members

Common jobs for Youngses

Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

Common Female occupations for Youngses in 1921
Dressmaker

59

General Servant Domestic

36

Laundress

26

Domestic Servant

22

General Servant

22

Common Male occupations for Youngses in 1921
Agricultural Labourer

203

Farm Labourer

92

Farmer

85

Carpenter

56

General Labourer

54

An image of a census transcript and a picture of a dairy farmer holding two milk jugs

Census records provide incredible detail on names, ages, marital statuses, occupations and more.

We found over 560,000 family trees with the Youngs surname

Trace your family back in time and see what other Findmypast family historians in our genealogy community have discovered about the Youngses.

Search for a relative in our family trees

Share your discoveries

Start your family history journey

Start free trial

Start free trial