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, spelling variant of Yang.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
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
- 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
See also
Statistics
- 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.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Young”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
Cebuano
Etymology
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Proper noun
Young
- a surname from Min Nan of Chinese origin
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Young.
Tagalog
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
Young
- a surname from Min Nan of Chinese origin
See also
Categories:
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- English 1-syllable words
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- en:Towns in New South Wales
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