Young
See also: young
English edit
Etymology edit
- 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, spelling variant of Yang.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Young (countable and uncountable, plural Youngs)
- A surname.
- A British distinguishing surname transferred from the nickname for the younger of two people having the same given name.
- A surname from Chinese.
- A placename
- A town in the region of the South West Slopes, New South Wales, Australia.
- A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Gila County, Arizona, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Brown Township, Morgan County, Indiana, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States.
- A city in Río Negro department, Uruguay.
- Ellipsis of Young County.
- Ellipsis of Young Parish.
- Ellipsis of Young Shire.
- Ellipsis of Young Township.
- Ellipsis of Young River.
- Ellipsis of Young Lake.
- Ellipsis of Mount Young.
Derived terms edit
- 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 edit
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Young is the 32nd 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 edit
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Young”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams edit
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Young
- a surname from Hokkien
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Young.
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈjaŋ/, [ˈjaŋ]
- Rhymes: -aŋ
Proper noun edit
Young (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜅ᜔)
- a surname from Hokkien