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There are approximately 130,401 people named Young in the UK. That makes it the 47th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 2,064 are named Young.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Nickname

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The Young surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

YOUNG. This very well-known surname appears to be of common origin with the classical Neander, Juvenal, &c., and to refer to the youth of the first bearer, at the time Avhen it was adopted or imposed. The H.R. forms are Juvenis and Le Juvene, and Le Jeune was one of the most common of Fr. family names. Verstegan says : " YONG, of his fewness of years." H.R. Le Yonge, Le Yuuge.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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