The Young surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 484,447 people carried this name — #32 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 609 people counted. That is up 4% from 465,948 in 2000.
In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890
Ireland registered 132 births for the Young name in 1890.
Most were registered in Ulster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 5,900 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. One of them was indexed under another spelling of the name.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born, 1890
Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 836 people named Young live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 223 people named Young.
Most of them — 133 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 22 départements, most often Nord.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
201 people named Young live in Switzerland.
They live in 14 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
101 people named Young have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 271 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 12 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 42 people named Young live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Flemish Brabant.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
607 people named Young are counted in Sweden, Norway and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Norway publishes only surnames with 200 or more bearers. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Statistics Norway (SSB, ssb.no), table 12891, 2025 — CC BY 4.0 · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Young in American newspapers,
1875–1905.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 13,461,519 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Young,
with a public archive behind them.
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Haakon the Young 1232–1257 · king -
Thomas Young 1773–1829 · astronomer -
Richard M. Young 1798–1861 · judge -
John Young 1802–1852 · lawyer -
John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar 1807–1876 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 100 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Young.
- Yildiz 678 · U.S. census
- Yılmaz 1,427 · U.S. census
- Yon 2,969 · U.S. census
- Yong 3,123 · U.S. census
- You 5,234 · U.S. census
- Younes 1,324 · U.S. census
- Youssef 3,700 · U.S. census
- Yriarte 115 · U.S. census
- Yu 52,035 · U.S. census
- Yuksel 272 · U.S. census
- Yung 4,218 · U.S. census
- Yvon 211 · U.S. census
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