Young (surname)
The surname Young has several origins.
In some cases – particularly in England, Northern Ireland, and Scotland – the surname is derived from the Middle English yunge, yonge ; this particular surname usually originated to distinguish a younger son.
In other cases, the surname is an anglicisation of any number of like-sounding, or cognate surnames in other languages. For example: the German Jung and Junk; the Dutch Jong; in Sweden, Ljung; and the French Lejeune and Lajeunesse. The surname can also be a form of the French Dion or Guyon.
In yet other cases, it is a romanization of Chinese Yang. Very rarely, it may be a romanization of the Korean surnames Yong or Yeong ; however, if seen in a Korean name, it is far more likely that Young is a portion of the given name instead.
There have been five baronetcies created for persons with the surname Young, one in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and three in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. As of 2014 four of the creations are extant. They are Young Baronetcy.
Young is the 49th-most common surname in England; 22nd in Scotland and 11th in New Zealand.
Notable people with this surname include:
A
- Ace Young, singer and American Idol finalist from Colorado, United States
- Adam Young
- Adrian Young, member of the band No Doubt
- Adrian Young , American football player
- Adrienne Young, singer-songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- Al Young, poet
- Alan Young, actor in Mister Ed
- Sir Alban Young, 9th Baronet, British envoy to Central America and to Balkan countries
- Alex Young
- Alexander Young
- *Alexander Bell Filson Young an Irish journalist
- Alfred Young
- Allen Young, English master mariner and explorer
- Allyn Abbott Young, American economist
- Alse Young, alleged witch
- Alton Milford Young, American leader of the Ku Klux Klan
- Alvin Young, American expatriate professional basketball player
- Aretas William Young, British Army officer and colonial administrator of the early nineteenth century
- Amanda Young, fictional character in the Saw film series
- Ammi B. Young, American architect
- Andre Young, known as Dr. Dre, American rapper/hiphop producer
- Andrew Young, activist in the Civil Rights Movement
- Andrew Young , Scottish poet
- Andrew Young , Scottish poet and schoolmaster; author of "There is a Happy Land"
- Angus Young, lead guitarist of the Australian band AC/DC
- Anna Irwin Young, American mathematician
- Annabel Young, New Zealand politician
- Anne Sewell Young, American astronomer and professor
- Anthony Young
- Archie Young, Scottish footballer
- Arthur Young
- Ashley Young, English football player
- Audrey Young, American actress
- Austin Young, American artist/photographer
- Avery Young, American football player
B
- Barbara Young
- Barbara Young, Baroness Young of Old Scone, British politician
- Bellamy Young, television actress
- Bill Young, Florida congressman
- Bill Young , New Zealand politician
- Bob Young, CEO of Red Hat
- Brad Young
- Brian Young, member of Fountains of Wayne
- Brigham Young, second President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Britney Young, American actress
- Bryan Young
- Bryant Young, American football player
- Buddy Young, American football player
- Burt Young, American actor
C
- Carey Young, artist
- Carleton Young, American character actor known for his deep voice
- Carlson Young, actress
- Cathy Young, writer
- Charle Young, former American football tight end
- Charles Augustus Young, astronomer
- Charles Burney Young, South Australian pastoralist and politician
- Charles E. Young, chancellor of UCLA, president of the University of Florida
- Charley Young, former American football running back in the National Football League
- Charlie Young
- Chase Young, American football player
- Chavez Young, Bahamian professional baseball player
- Chic Young, American cartoonist who created the popular, long-running comic strip Blondie
- Chris Young
- Christopher Young, film and television composer
- Cliff Young
- Clinton Young, Australian rules footballer
- Coleman Young, former mayor of Detroit
- Colville Young, Governor General of Belize
- Craig Young, Australian former representative rugby league footballer
- Curt Young, former Major League Baseball pitcher and the pitching coach for the Boston Red Sox
- Curtis Young, American football member of the National Football League
- Cy Young, major league baseball pitcher with most wins
- Cy Young , animator
D
- Damon Young, Australian philosopher
- Daniel Young , English cricketer
- Danny Young , American basketball player
- Danny Young , UK actor
- Danny Young , American baseball player
- Darrel Young, American football fullback
- Darwin Young, American politician
- David Young
- David Young, Baron Young of Graffham, British Conservative politician and businessman
- Dean Young
- Delwyn Young, American baseball player
- Delmon Young, baseball player
- Derek Young, Scottish professional footballer
- Dmitri Young, baseball player
- Donald Young
- Don Young, Alaskan politician
- Donald Young , baseball player
- Donald Young , professional tennis player from the United States
- Doug Young , Canadian politician
- Doug Young , former ice hockey defenceman
- Draff Young, former National Basketball Association coach
- Duncan Young, Australian actor
E
- Earl Young, several people
- Ed Young , Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator and author of picture books
- Homer Edwin Young, pastor
- Edwin Barry Young,, pastor
- Edward Young, several people, including:
- *Edward Young, poet
- Eleanor Anne Young, research scientist and educator
- Ernie Young, former Major League Baseball outfielder
- Ethel Louise Young, better known as Mary Forbes, British-American actress
- Evelyn Young, American film actress
- Ewing Young, American fur trapper and trader
F
- Faron Young, American country music singer
- Francis Brett Young, was an English novelist, poet, playwright, and composer
- Fred Young, several people
- Fredd Young, former professional American football linebacker
- Freddie Young
- Frederick Young, several people
G
- Gale J. Young, American nuclear engineer
- Galen Young, American professional basketball player
- Gary Young
- George Young
- Gerald Young
- G. M. Young, historian
- Gig Young, American actor
- Gordon Young , British artist
- Grace Chisholm Young, mathematician
- Graham Young, British serial killer
- Greg Young, English footballer
- Gruffydd Young, cleric and a close supporter of Owain Glyndwr during his Welsh rebellion
H
- H. Olin Young, U.S. politician from Michigan
- Harold Young
- Harry Young
- *Harry Young , American college sports coach
- *Harry Dove Young, South Australia pastoralist and politician
- Henry Young
- Herbert J. Young, American college basketball and football coach
- Horace C. Young, New York politician
- Howard Young, member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and member of Southern District Council
- Howard Young Sr., Indiana Supreme Court Justice
I
- Iris Marion Young, political theorist
- Izzy Young, American folk music promoter
J
- Jackie Young, American politician
- Jackie Young , American women's player
- Jacob Young, American actor and singer
- Jake Young, American football player
- James Young , singer and guitarist for Styx
- James Young , Scottish chemist best known for his method of distilling paraffin from coal
- James H. Young, politician
- James Kānehoa Young, translator and Hawaii politician
- James M. Young, American White House physician
- Jeff Young, American guitarist
- Jeremy Young, British actor
- Jerome Young, a sprint athlete
- Jesse Colin Young, singer
- Jim Young, several people
- Jo-Anne H. Young, physician, scientist, and journal editor
- John Young, several people
- Johnny Young, entertainer
- Joseph Young, brother of Brigham Young
- Joseph Young , American basketball player
- Josiah T. Young, American politician and newspaper editor
- Julia Evelyn Ditto Young, American novelist, poet
- Juwon Young, American football player
K
- Kakani Katija Young, American bioengineer
- Katherine Young, world's oldest Internet user
- Kenny Young, American songwriter, artist, and producer
- Kenny Young , American football player
- Keone Young, American character actor
- Kevin Young
- Killian Young, Irish sportsperson
- Kirsty Young, British television presenter
- Korleone Young, American professional basketball player
- Kristeen Young, American singer, songwriter and keyboardist
L
- Lafayette Young, newspaper reporter, editor, and Senator from Iowa
- La Monte Young, musician
- Lauren Young, Teen Star
- Laurence Chisholm Young, mathematician
- Lee Thompson Young, actor
- Leon Young, former police officer and member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Lester Young, musician
- Linda Young, American voice actress
- Logan Young, American businessman
- Lonnie Young, American football player
- Loretta Young, actress
- Luke Young
M
- Mabel Minerva Young,, American mathematician
- Madison Young, US porn star
- Mae Young, American professional wrestler and WWE Ambassador
- Mal Young, British television producer and executive producer
- Malcolm Young, rhythm guitarist of the Australian band AC/DC
- Marie Grice Young, passenger on the RMS Titanic and a piano teacher
- Mark Aitchison Young, 21st governor of Hong Kong
- Martha Strudwick Young, American author
- Martin Young , UK television journalist
- Marvin Young, rapper better known by his stage name Young MC
- Marvin R. Young, American soldier
- Megan Young, Actress
- Melissa Ann Young, 2005 Miss USA pageant contestant
- Michael Young, several people
- Milton Young, United States politician
- Mitch Young, American football player
- Morris Young Scottish entomologist
N
- Naomi Young, Australian synchronized swimmer
- Ned Young, sailor
- Nedrick Young, screenwriter often blacklisted during the 1950s and 1960s
- Neil Young, Canadian singer-songwriter and musician
- Neville Young, New Zealand lawyer, National Party president
- Nicholas Young, several people
- Nick Young, several people
O
- Olive Young actress
- Oliver Young, politician
- Otto Young, German American businessman
- Owen D. Young, founder of RCA and diplomat; Time Man of the Year for 1929
P
- Paul Young
- Patric Young, American basketball player
- Patrick Young, Scottish scholar and librarian
- Pegi Young, American singer-songwriter
- Perry Deane Young, American journalist and writer
- Peter Young
- Phineas Young, prominent early convert in the Latter Day Saint movement
- Polly Young, English soprano, composer, harpsichordist
R
- R. Michael Young, politician in Indiana, United States
- Rachel Young
- Ralph Young
- Randy Young, American football player
- Rebecca Young, flag maker during the American Revolution
- Rebecca Young , Wisconsin politician and legislator
- Rebecca Jordan-Young, American sociomedical scientist
- Reggie Young, lead guitarist in the American Sound Studios Band and a leading session musician
- Richard E. Young, Malacologist
- Robert Young
- Robin Young, British civil servant
- Robin Young, American television and radio personality
- Roby Young, Israeli association football player
- Rod Young, presenter of the Brisbane bulletin of Seven News
- Roger Young , US film and TV director
- Roland Young, English actor
- Ronald N. Young, American politician
- Ronnie Young, American politician
- Roynell Young, former professional American football safety and cornerback
- Ryan Young, American football player
S
- Samuel Young
- Scott Young, several people, including:
- *Scott Young , Canadian sportswriter and novelist
- *Scott Young , Welsh footballer
- *Scott Young , American ice hockey player
- Sean Young, American actress
- Selvin Young, American football running back
- Sheila Young, former speed skater and track cyclist from the United States
- Shelby Young, American film, television and voice actress
- Simone Young, Australian conductor
- Slater Young, Filipino-Chinese actor and television personality
- Sophia Young, Vincentian professional women's basketball player
- Stephanie Young, American voice actress who works for anime series of FUNimation Entertainment
- Steve Young, former NFL player and current sportscaster
- Steve Young , American country music singer-songwriter
- Stuart Young , chairman of the BBC from 1983 until 1986
- Sydney Young
T
- Tamera Young, American basketball player
- Tata Young, singer and actress
- Terri Young, American pediatric ophthalmologist
- Thaddeus Young, American basketball player
- Thomas Young
- Tim Young
- Tiffany Young, American singer and member of the South Korean girl group Girls' Generation
- Toby Young, British journalist and the author
- Todd Young, U.S. Senator from Indiana
- Tommy Young, professional wrestling referee and retired professional wrestler
- Tom Young
- Tony Young , American actor
- Trae Young, American basketball player
- Trevon Young, American football player
- Trummy Young, trombonist in the swing era
V
- Val Young, American Urban/Dance-pop artist
- Vicki Young, British journalist
- Victor Young, composer
- Vince Young, American football player
- Virginia S. Young, American politician
W
- W. J. Young, Irish businessman
- Wallace Young, politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
- Walter X. Young, United States Marine Corps officer and Navy Cross recipient
- Wanda Young, American singer of The Marvelettes
- Wendell Young, Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender and manager
- Whitney Young, American civil rights leader
- William J. Young, American college basketball and football coach
- Will Young, British singer
- William Henry Young, English mathematician
- William Weston Young, Quaker entrepreneur, artist, botanist and inventor of the firebrick
Y
- Young baronets, baronets of the UK in the surname of Young