Young (surname)
| Young |
| Family name |
| Meaning |
"the young one" |
| Region of origin |
England |
| Footnotes: [1][2] |
Young is a surname originating in England and Scotland . Derived from the Old English word geong, meaning "young," the Young surname was used as a descriptive name to distinguish father from son or to the younger of two relatives. Young can also be a Korean surname and Chinese surname. Young is the 40th-most common surname in the United Kingdom.[3]
A
- Ace Young (born 1980), singer and American Idol (Season 5) finalist from Colorado, USA
- Adam Young (born 1986), singer of the band Owl City
- Adrian Young (born 1969), member of the band No Doubt
- Adrienne Young, singer-songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Al Young (born 1939), poet
- Alan Young (born 1919), actor in Mister Ed
- Alex Young (disambiguation)
- Alexander Young (disambiguation)
- Alfred Young (1873–1940), English mathematician
- Allen Young (1827–1915), English master mariner and explorer
- Allyn Abbott Young (1876–1929), American economist
- Alse Young (died 1647), alleged witch
- Alvin Young (born 1975), American expatriate professional basketball player
- Aretas William Young (1778–1835), British Army officer and colonial administrator of the early nineteenth century
- Amanda Young, one of the chief characters of the Saw franchise
- Ammi B. Young (1798–1874), American architect
- Andre Young, known as Dr. Dre, rapper/hiphop producer
- Andrew Young (born 1932), activist in the Civil Rights movement
- Andrew Young (poet) (1885–1971), Scottish poet
- Angus Young (born 1955), lead guitarist of the Australian band AC/DC
- Annabel Young (born 1956), New Zealand politician
- Anthony Young (disambiguation)
- Arthur Young (disambiguation)
- Ashley Young (born 1985), English football player
B
- Barbara Young (disambiguation)
- Barbara Young, Baroness Young of Old Scone (born 1948), British politician
- Bellamy Young (born 1970), television actress
- Bill Young (born 1930), Florida congressman
- Bill Young (New Zealand) (1913–2009), New Zealand politician
- Bob Young (businessman), CEO of Red Hat
- Bradley Young (born 1973), cricketer
- Bradley Young (ice hockey), (born 1988), Australian ice hockey player
- Brian Young (drummer), member of Fountains of Wayne
- Brigham Young (1801–1877), second President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Bryan Young (disambiguation)
- Bryant Young (born 1972), American football player
- Buddy Young (1926–1983), American football player
- Burt Young (born 1940), American actor
C
- Carey Young (born 1970), artist
- Carleton Young (1905–1994), American character actor known for his deep voice
- Cathy Young (born 1963), writer
- Charle Young (born 1951), former American football tight end
- Charles Augustus Young (1834–1908), astronomer
- Charles E. Young (born 1931), chancellor of UCLA (1968–1997), president of the University of Florida (1999–2003)
- Charley Young (born 1952), former American football running back in the National Football League
- Charlie Young, singer and actress from Hong Kong
- Chic Young (1901–1973), American cartoonist who created the popular, long-running comic strip Blondie
- Chris Young (disambiguation)
- Christopher Young (born 1957), film and television composer
- Clinton Young (born 1986), Australian rules footballer
- Coleman Young (1918–1997), former mayor of Detroit
- Colville Young (born 1932), Governor General of Belize
- Craig Young (born 1957), Australian former representative rugby league footballer
- Curt Young (born 1960), former Major League Baseball pitcher and the pitching coach for the Boston Red Sox
- Curtis Young (born 1986), American football member of the National Football League
- Cy Young (1867–1955), major league baseball pitcher with most wins
- Cy Young (animator) (died 1964), animator
D
- Danny Young (basketball) (born 1962), American basketball player
- Danny Young (actor) (born 1986), UK actor
- Danny Young (baseball) (born 1971), American baseball player
- Darrel Young (born 1987), American football fullback
- David Young (disambiguation)
- David Young, Baron Young of Graffham (born 1932), British Conservative politician and businessman
- Dean Young (disambiguation)
- Delwyn Young (born 1982), American Baseball player
- Delmon Young (born 1985), baseball player
- Derek Young (born 1980), Scottish professional footballer
- Dmitri Young (born 1973), baseball player
- Don Young (born 1933), Alaskan politician
- Donald Young (baseball) (born 1945), baseball player
- Donald Young (tennis) (born 1989), professional tennis player from the United States
- Doug Young (politician) (born 1940), Canadian politician
- Doug Young (ice hockey) (1908–1990), former ice hockey defenceman
- Draff Young, former National Basketball Association coach
- Duncan Young (born 1969), Australian actor
E
- Earl Young (born 1941), is a former American track athlete
- Ed Young (illustrator) (born 1931), Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator and author of picture books
- Homer Edwin Young (Ed Young Sr., born 1936), pastor
- Edwin Barry Young (Ed Young Jr., born 1961), (1961–), pastor
- Edward Young (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- Ernie Young (born 1969), former Major League Baseball outfielder
- Evelyn Young (1915–1983), American film actress
- Ewing Young (1799–1841), American fur trapper and trader
F
G
H
- H. Olin Young (1850–1917), U.S. politician from Michigan
- Herbert J. Young, American college basketball and football coach
- Howard Young (born 1948), member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and member of Southern District Council
I
J
- Jacob Young (born 1979), American actor and singer
- James Young (Scottish chemist) (1811–1883), Scottish chemist best known for his method of distilling paraffin from coal
- James Kānehoa (1797–1851), translator and Hawaii politician
- James H. Young (1860–1921), politician
- Jeff Young (born 1962), American guitarist
- Jerome Young (born 1976), a sprint athlete
- Jesse Colin Young (born 1941), singer
- John Young (disambiguation)
- John Chin Young (1909–1997), American/Hawaiian artist
- John Young (Hawaii) (1742–1835), father of James Young Kānehoa
- John Paul Young (born 1950), Australian singer
- John Zachary Young (1907–1997), anatomy professor and author
- Johnny Young (born 1947), entertainer
- Joseph Young (1797–1881), brother of Brigham Young
K
L
- Lafayette Young (1848–1926), newspaper reporter, editor, and Senator from Iowa
- La Monte Young (born 1935), musician
- Lauren Young (born 1993), Teen Star
- Laurence Chisholm Young (1905–2000), mathematician
- Lee Thompson Young (born 1984), actor
- Leon Young (born 1967), former police officer and member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Lester Young (1909–1959), musician
- Linda Young, American voice actress
- Lonnie Young (born 1963), American football player
- Loretta Young (1913–2000), actress
- Luke Young (disambiguation)
M
- Madison Young (born 1980), US porn star
- Mae Young (born 1923), American professional wrestler and WWE Ambassador
- Mal Young (born 1957), British television producer and executive producer
- Malcolm Young (born 1953), rhythm guitarist of the Australian band AC/DC
- Mark Aitchison Young (1886–1974), 21st governor of Hong Kong
- Martin Young (journalist) (born 1947), UK television journalist
- Marvin Young (born 1967), rapper better known by his stage name Young MC
- Marvin R. Young (1947–1968), American soldier
- Megan Young (born 1990), Actress
- Melissa Ann Young, 2005 Miss USA pageant contestant
- Milton Young (1897–1983), United States politician
N
- Ned Young (1766–1800), sailor
- Nedrick Young (1914–1968), screenwriter often blacklisted during the 1950s and 1960s
- Neil Young (born 1945), Canadian singer-songwriter and musician
- Night Is Young, a 2010 electropop song by Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado
O
P
R
- R. Michael Young, politician in Indiana, USA
- Rebecca Young, American flagmaker
- Rebecca Young (Wisconsin politician) (1934–2008), American politician
- Reggie Young (born 1936), lead guitarist in the American Sound Studios Band and a leading session musician
- Robert Young (disambiguation)
- Robin Young, American television and radio personality
- Roby Young (born 1942), Israeli association football player
- Rod Young, presenter of the Brisbane bulletin of Seven News
- Roger Young (director) (born 1942), US film and TV director
- Roland Young (1887–1953), English actor
- Roynell Young (born 1957), former professional American football safety and cornerback
- Ryan Young (born 1976), American football player
S
- Samuel Young (disambiguation)
- Scott Young (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- Sean Young (born 1959), American actress
- Selvin Young (born 1983), American football running back
- Sheila Young (born 1950), former speed skater and track cyclist from the United States
- Simone Young (born 1961), Australian conductor
- Sophia Young (born 1983), Vincentian professional women's basketball player
- Stephanie Young, American voice actress who works for anime series of FUNimation Entertainment
- Steve Young (American football) (born 1961), NFL player
- Stuart Young (1934–1986), Chairman of the BBC from 1983–1986
T
V
W
- W. J. Young (1827–1896), Irish businessman
- Wallace Young, politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
- Walter X. Young (1918–1942), United States Marine Corps officer and Navy Cross recipient
- Wanda Young (born 1943), American singer of The Marvelettes
- Wendell Young (born 1963), Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender and manager
- William J. Young (coach), American college basketball and football coach
- Will Young (born 1979), winner of Pop Idol and contestant in World Idol'
- William Henry Young (1863–1942), mathematician
- William Weston Young, Quaker entrepreneur, artist, botanist & inventor of the firebrick
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