Young.
A surname.
Meaning & usage
A surname. A British distinguishing surname transferred from the nickname for the younger of two people having the same given name.
A surname. A surname from Chinese. A Chinese surname from Cantonese.
A surname. A surname from Chinese. A Chinese surname from Hokkien.
A surname. A surname from Chinese. A Chinese surname from Mandarin.
A placename: A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
A placename: A place in the United States: An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Gila County, Arizona.
A placename: A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Brown Township, Morgan County, Indiana.
A placename: A place in the United States: A township in Indiana County, Pennsylvania.
A placename: A place in the United States: A township in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.
A placename: A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia.
A placename: A city in Río Negro department, Uruguay.
A placename: A town in Hilltops council area, South West Slopes Region, New South Wales, Australia.
A placename: Ellipsis of Young County.
A placename: Ellipsis of Young Parish.
A placename: Ellipsis of Young River.
A placename: Ellipsis of Young Lake.
A placename: Ellipsis of Mount Young.
Where this word comes from
* As an English, Scottish, and northern Irish surname, from the adjective young, used to distinguish a younger brother or son. This sense is comparable to the surnames le Yunge, German Jong and Junk, Dutch Jong and de Jongh, French Lejeune and LaJeunesse, assimilated from Dion and Guyon. * As a Chinese surname, from the following: ** Cantonese 楊 /杨 (joeng⁴). Doublet of Yeung. ** Hokkien 楊 /杨 (iông / iâng). Doublet of Yu, Yeo, Yeoh. ** Mandarin 楊 /杨 (yáng). Doublet of Yang.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.