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 ("young"); This particular surname usually originated to distinguish a younger son.

In other cases, the surname is an Americanization of any number of like-sounding, or cognate surnames in other languages. For example: the German Jung and Junk; the Dutch Jong; 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 (楊/ 杨)^[1][2] or Korean surnames Yong.

Young is the 49th-most common surname in England; 22nd in Scotland and 11th in New Zealand.^[3]

Notable people with this surname include:

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
• Adrian Young (American football) (born 1946), American football player
• Adrienne Young, singer-songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee, USA
• Al Young (born 1939), poet
• Alan Young (born 1919), actor in Mister Ed
• Sir Alban Young, 9th Baronet (1865–1944), British envoy to Central America and to Balkan countries
• 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, fictional character in the Saw film series
• Ammi B. Young (1798–1874), American architect
• Andre Young (born 1965), known as Dr. Dre, American rapper/hiphop producer
• Andrew Young (born 1932), activist in the Civil Rights movement
• Andrew Young (poet) (1885–1971), Scottish poet
• Andrew Young (schoolmaster and poet) (1807–1889), Scottish poet and schoolmaster; author of "There is a Happy Land"
• 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 Burney Young (1824–1904), South Australian pastoralist and politician
• 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
• Cliff Young (disambiguation)
• 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 (disambiguation), multiple people
• 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:
  • Edward Young (1683–1765), poet
• 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

• Faron Young (1932–1996), American country music singer
• Francis Brett Young (1884–1954), was an English novelist, poet, playwright, and composer
• Fred Young (disambiguation), several people
• Fredd Young (born 1961), former professional American football linebacker
• Freddie Young (1902–1998)
• Frederick Young (disambiguation), several people

G

• Galen Young (born 1975), American professional basketball player
• Gary Young (disambiguation)
• Gerald Young (disambiguation)
• G. M. Young (1882–1959), historian
• Gig Young (1913–1978), American actor
• Grace Chisholm Young, mathematician
• Graham Young (1947–1990), British serial killer
• Greg Young (born 1983), English footballer
• Gruffydd Young (1370–1435), cleric and a close supporter of Owain Glyndwr during his Welsh rebellion

H

• H. Olin Young (1850–1917), U.S. politician from Michigan
• Harry Young (American football) (1893–1977), American college sports coach
• Harry Dove Young (1867–1944), South Australia pastoralist and politician
• Herbert J. Young, American college basketball and football coach
• Horace C. Young (1806–1879), New York politician
• Howard Young (born 1948), member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and member of Southern District Council

I

• Iris Marion Young (1949–2006), political theorist

J

• Jacob Young (born 1979), American actor and singer
• Jake Young (1968–2002), American football player
• James Young (American musician) (born 1949), singer and guitarist for Styx
• James Young (Scottish chemist) (1811–1883), Scottish chemist best known for his method of distilling paraffin from coal
• James H. Young (1860–1921), politician
• James Kānehoa Young (1797–1851), translator and Hawaii politician
• James M. Young (1929–2008), American White House physician
• Jeff Young (born 1962), American guitarist
• Jeremy Young (born 1934), British actor
• 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 Young (judge), former Federal Court of Australia judge
  • John Lloyd Young (born 1975), American actor/singer, Tony Award winner
  • John Paul Young (born 1950), Australian singer
  • John Zachary Young (1907–1997), anatomy professor and author
  • John Young (d. 1820), professor of Greek at Glasgow University
• Johnny Young (born 1947), entertainer
• Joseph Young (1797–1881), brother of Brigham Young
• Joseph Young (basketball) (born 1992), American basketball player

K

• Katherine Young (1901–2005), world's oldest Internet user
• Kenny Young, American songwriter, artist, and producer
• Keone Young (born 1947), American character actor
• Kevin Young (disambiguation)
• Killian Young (born 1987), Irish sportsperson
• Kirsty Young (born 1968), British television presenter
• Korleone Young (born 1978), American professional basketball player
• Kristeen Young, American singer, songwriter and keyboardist

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 (1923–2014), 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
• Mitch Young (born 1961), American football player

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

O

• Oliver Young (1855–1908), politician
• Otto Young (1844–1906), German American businessman
• Owen D. Young (1874–1962), founder of RCA and diplomat; Time Man of the Year for 1929

P

• Paul Young (disambiguation)
• Park Jin-young (born 1972), South Korean artist and producer
• Patric Young (born 1992), American basketball player
• Patrick Young (1584–1652), Scottish scholar and librarian
• Phineas Young (1799–1879), prominent early convert in the Latter Day Saint movement
• Polly Young (1749–1799), English soprano, composer, harpsichordist

R

• R. Michael Young, politician in Indiana, USA
• Ralph Young (disambiguation)
• Randy Young (born 1954), American football player
• 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:
  • Scott Young (writer) (1918–2005), Canadian sportswriter and novelist
  • Scott Young (Welsh footballer) (born 1976), Welsh footballer
  • Scott Young (ice hockey b. 1967) (born 1967), American ice hockey player
• 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
• Shelby Young (born 1992), American film, television and voice actress
• Simone Young (born 1961), Australian conductor
• Slater Young (born 1987) Filipino-Chinese actor and television personality
• 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 (born 1961), former NFL player and current sportscaster
• Stuart Young (1934–1986), Chairman of the BBC from 1983–1986

T

• Tamera Young (born 1986), American basketball player
• Tata Young (born 1980), singer and actress
• Thaddeus Young (born 1988), American basketball player
• Thomas Young (disambiguation)
• Tim Young (disambiguation)
• Toby Young (born 1963), British journalist and the author
• Todd Young (born 1972), U.S. Representative
• Tom Young (disambiguation)
• Tony Young (actor) (1937–2002), American actor
• Trummy Young (1912–1984), trombonist in the swing era

V

• Val Young (born 1958), American Urban/Dance-pop artist
• Victor Young (1899–1956), composer
• Vince Young (born 1983), American football player
• Virginia S. Young (1917–1994), American politician

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
• Whitney Young (1921–1971), American civil rights leader
• William J. Young (coach), American college basketball and football coach
• Will Young (born 1979), British singer
• William Henry Young (1863–1942), 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

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