The Deyoung surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,759 people carried this name — #4,571 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 38,000 people counted. That is up 1% from 7,670 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Deyoung surname

Very rare spelling variant of DeYoung, anglicized from Dutch de Jong.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Deyoung» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Deyoung in American newspapers,
1861–1879.

Newspaper page from Daily Press And Dakotaian carrying the name Deyoung
Daily Press And Dakotaian 1879-08-26
Newspaper page from Daily Press And Dakotaian carrying the name Deyoung
Daily Press And Dakotaian 1879-08-27
Newspaper page from The Jeffersonian carrying the name Deyoung
The Jeffersonian 1861-10-10

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,263 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Deyoung in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1970s.

81 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Deyoung. The most, 21, date from the 1880s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 5.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 56
Victoria 8
ACT (Canberra) 6
New South Wales 6
Western Australia 4
Tasmania 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Deyoung.

Who carried it

People named Deyoung,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Charles de Young
    Charles de Young 1846–1880 · journalist
  • M. H. de Young
    M. H. de Young 1849–1925 · journalist
  • Frederic R. DeYoung
    Frederic R. DeYoung 1875–1934 · jurist
  • John DeYoung 1804–1874 · investor

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0.

In the public record

People named Deyoung,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States618 records

618 records of the Deyoung name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 205
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 144
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 138
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 66
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 30
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 28
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Burrell H. Deyoung

    Born 1914 in Michigan. Enlisted 1942 at Detroit; schoolteacher from Allegan County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Graafschap Cemetery, Holland, Michigan.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Abe Richard Deyoung

    Born 1947; from Ada, Michigan. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1967 in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Gacy Deyoung

    Arrived at New York in 1884 aboard the P. Caland from Rotterdam, aged 28; merchant. From Amsterdam, Noord Holland, the Netherlands.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 618 records for Deyoung in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada530 records

530 records of the Deyoung name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 497
  • Halifax municipal cemeteries 24
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 5
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Marjorie Elizabeth Deyoung

    Buried in 1964 at Mount Hermon Cemetery, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, aged 64.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Rebecca Deyoung

    Died 1947 in Eastern Passage, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Gordon De Young

    Died in service in 1916.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 530 records for Deyoung in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia15 records

15 records of the Deyoung name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 7
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 7
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Joseph T. De Young

    Clerk of N Essendon, Victoria; died 1944.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Moira Deyoung

    Sailed from Victoria in 1863 aboard the Urara II, bound for Sydney, aged 19.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Biographical index Denis M. De Young

    Died 1988; obituary published in Western Australia.

    State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 15 records for Deyoung in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands5 records

5 records of the Deyoung name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 3
  • Dutch population registers 2
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Samuel De Young

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1864 in Londen.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Henrica de Young

    Baptised in 1780 in Utrecht.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Andrew Mathew Joseph de Young

    In a population register.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Deyoung in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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