Young

See also: young

English

Etymology

• As an English, Scottish, and northern Irish surname, from the adjective young, used to distinguish a younger brother or son. This sense is comparable to the surnames le Yunge, German Jong and Junk, Dutch Jong and de Jongh, French Lejeune and LaJeunesse, assimilated from Dion and Guyon.
• As a Chinese surname, from the following:
  • Cantonese 楊／杨 (joeng⁴). Doublet of Yeung.
  • Hokkien 楊／杨 (iông / iâng). Doublet of Yu, Yeo, Yeoh.
  • Mandarin 楊／杨 (yáng). Doublet of Yang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jʌŋ/
• Rhymes: -ʌŋ

Proper noun

Young (countable and uncountable, plural Youngs)

1. A surname.
   1. A British distinguishing surname transferred from the nickname for the younger of two people having the same given name.
   2. A surname from Chinese.
      1. A Chinese surname from Cantonese.
      2. A Chinese surname from Hokkien.
      3. A Chinese surname from Mandarin.
2. A placename:
   1. A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
   2. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Gila County, Arizona, United States.
   3. An unincorporated community in Brown Township, Morgan County, Indiana, United States.
   4. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States.
   5. A city in Río Negro department, Uruguay.
   6. A town in Hilltops council area, South West Slopes Region, New South Wales, Australia.
   7. Ellipsis of Young County.
   8. Ellipsis of Young Parish.
   9. Ellipsis of Young Township.
   10. Ellipsis of Young River.
   11. Ellipsis of Young Lake.
   12. Ellipsis of Mount Young.

Derived terms

• County of Young
• Lake Young
• Mount Young
• Parish of Young
• River Young
• Shire of Young
• Township of Young
• Young County
• Young Crater
• Youngian
• Young Island
• Young Lake
• Young-Laplace equation
• Young Mountain
• Young Parish
• Young Point
• Young River
• Youngshire
• Young Shire
• Young Sound
• Youngstown
• Young symmetrizer
• Young tableau
• Young Township

 

Related terms

• young
• Younger
• younger
• Youngman
• youngster

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Young is the 32^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 484,447 individuals. Young is most common among White (66.3%) and Black/African American (24.7%) individuals.

See also

• Jeung
• Jung
• Yeung
• Yung

 

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Young”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Guyon

Cebuano

Etymology

From Hokkien 楊／杨 (iông) or Cantonese 楊／杨 (joeng⁴).

Proper noun

Young

1. a surname from Hokkien or Cantonese

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Young.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 楊／杨 (iông) or Cantonese 楊／杨 (joeng⁴).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈjaŋ/ [ˈjaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Homophone: Yang

Proper noun

Young (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜅ᜔)

1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien or Cantonese

See also

• Auyong
• Awyoung
• Yang
• Yongco
• Yu
• Yung