How common is the last name Young?

468,920 people in the United States have the last name Young, about 1 in 637. It ranks #34 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

YOUNG

#34

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
468,920
About
1 in 637
This common or more
10%
Who bears it

Of the 468,920 people with the last name Young, 63.7% reported their origin as White, 23.9% as Black and 4.8% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Young

#32 Walker · 504,833#33 Hall · 470,080#35 Allen · 465,583#36 King · 453,539

Spelled almost the same

4 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Young, most common first.

#6,890 Youngs · 4,698#9,779 Yong · 3,162#68,578 Younk · 309#147,221 Yoong · 113

Also a first name

As a first name, Young ranks #1,502 of 53,615, with 22,168 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1991, with 60 births. See Young as a first name

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