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James Young was a 19th century Scottish chemist who developed a method of extracting paraffin from coal, thereby earning himself the nickname of "Paraffin" Young.
Brigham Young led the Mormons to Salt Lake City.
Cy Young was an early baseball pitcher after whom the Cy Young award in baseball is named.
Loretta Young was a well-known American actress.
Andrew Young was one of the leading civil right activists in the 1960's.
Neil Young is a distinctive guitarist and singer-songwriter from Canada.
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Young from Middle English yunge
generally described the younger
of two bearers of the same name, either a younger brother or a
son.
A Scots Young from Dundee brought the name to Ireland and Youngs are to be found there in Antrim, Tyrone, Down, and Derry.
England. Its earliest reference as a surname was a Hugo le Yunge in Oxfordshire in 1273. Young has been found as a surname mainly in the northeast and southeast of England.
America. There are more Youngs in America than in the UK, with names such as the Dutch Jong and the German Jung and Junk being Americanized to Young.
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- Young Family of Perth. Youngs from Perth in Scotland.
- Robert L. Young Genealogy. Youngs from Scotland to America.
- Emigration of a Young Family. Youngs from Scotland to Canada.
- The Young Family. Youngs from Ireland to Canada.
- Brigham Young Family Association. Brigham Young of Salt Lake City and the Mormons.
- Young DNA Study. Young DNA.
A Scots Young from Dundee brought the name to Ireland and Youngs are to be found there in Antrim, Tyrone, Down, and Derry.
England. Its earliest reference as a surname was a Hugo le Yunge in Oxfordshire in 1273. Young has been found as a surname mainly in the northeast and southeast of England.
America. There are more Youngs in America than in the UK, with names such as the Dutch Jong and the German Jung and Junk being Americanized to Young.
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James Young was a 19th century Scottish chemist who developed a method of extracting paraffin from coal, thereby earning himself the nickname of "Paraffin" Young.
Brigham Young led the Mormons to Salt Lake City.
Cy Young was an early baseball pitcher after whom the Cy Young award in baseball is named.
Loretta Young was a well-known American actress.
Andrew Young was one of the leading civil right activists in the 1960's.
Neil Young is a distinctive guitarist and singer-songwriter from Canada.
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- 132,000 in the UK (most numerous in Essex)
- 147,000 in America (most numerous in Texas)
- 107,000 elsewhere (most numerous in Australia)
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For other surnames check the companion selectsurname.com site where there are to be found the history and genealogy for more than 500 surnames.
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