The Yuen surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,688 people carried this name — #4,614 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 38,300 people counted. That is up 10% from 6,990 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Yuen surname

Borrowed from Cantonese 袁 (jyun4) or 阮 (jyun2).

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

In Belgium’s population register

At least 27 people named Yuen 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 Antwerp.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Antwerp 22
Hainaut 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 25 people named Yuen.

9 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 départements, most often French Polynesia.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 9
French Polynesia 8
Doubs 2
Paris 2
Territoire de Belfort 2
Essonne 1
Hauts-de-Seine 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

32 people named Yuen is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 32

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).

In print

Yuen in American newspapers,
1894.

Newspaper page from The Anaconda Standard carrying the name Yuen
The Anaconda Standard 1894-09-22
Newspaper page from The Helena Independent carrying the name Yuen
The Helena Independent 1894-12-03
Newspaper page from The Guthrie Daily Leader carrying the name Yuen
The Guthrie Daily Leader 1894-09-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 25,372 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Yuen in Australian newspapers,
1860s–2000s.

659 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Yuen. The most, 180, date from the 1920s. Queensland has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in the Northern Territory, at 88.2 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 304
Northern Territory 96
New South Wales 90
Western Australia 42
ACT (Canberra) 40
Victoria 37
South Australia 17
Tasmania 5

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

In the public record

People named Yuen,
in the records of 6 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 States517 records

517 records of the Yuen name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 296
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 103
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 57
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 45
  • Sacramento County historic burials 12
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 3
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Chin S. Yuen

    Born 1910 in California. Enlisted 1942 at San Francisco; store manager from San Francisco County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1964, buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Xavier Yuen

    Arrived at Philadelphia in 1873 aboard the Vaderland from Antwerp, aged 39; laborer. From Bendorf, Alsace Lorraine, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Doo Poy Yuen

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1896, died 1963; buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 517 records for Yuen in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada140 records

140 records of the Yuen name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 57
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 52
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 30
  • City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Sue Ming Yuen

    Buried in 1995 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 95.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Yip-Kui Yuen

    Died 1995, aged 85; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Yum Koon Yuen

    Died 1995; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Showing 3 of 140 records for Yuen in Canada.

Counts: 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. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Netherlands15 records

15 records of the Yuen name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 10
  • Dutch population registers 5
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Yong Yuen

    Married in 1940 in 's-Gravenhage; "restauranthouder".

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Sik Yuen

    Died 1962 in Rotterdam, aged 68.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Po Kwan Yuen

    Died 1971 in Schaijk.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 15 records for Yuen in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia14 records

14 records of the Yuen name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 7
  • Canberra cemetery and marriage records 2
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 2
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 2
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Jan Yuen

    Merchant of Kowloon Hong Kong, Victoria; died 1959.

    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 Jack Yuen

    Arrived in Victoria in 1909 aboard the Aldenham, aged 51.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Wong Choy Yuen

    Died 1994; buried at Gungahlin Cemetery, Canberra, ACT.

    ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 14 records for Yuen in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). 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); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France4 records

4 records of the Yuen name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jeanne Albertine Yuen

    Born 1897 in Morvillars; died 1982 in Bavilliers (Territoire de Belfort).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Andre Arthur Henri Yuen

    Born 1921 in Montbéliard (Doubs); died 1978 in Bazincourt-sur-Epte (Eure).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Lucie Georgette Yuen

    Born 1895 in Morvillars; died 1999 in Beaucourt (Territoire de Belfort).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Yuen in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Yuen name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Tin Fong Yuen

    Died 1946, aged 51; buried at Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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