de Young Surname

332,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

de Young Surname Definition:

(Dutch) Partial Anglicization of De Jong, q.v.

de Young Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6171:587,45447,985
Australia2421:111,55212,427
Canada1091:338,03330,736
England581:960,65648,451
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Guyana51:152,4449,017
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines41:28,1651,050
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2761:181,95216,181

de Young Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) Partial Anglicization of De Jong, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

de Young Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name de Young Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname de Young is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of de Young.

How Common Is The Last Name de Young? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 332,527th most numerous surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 6,553,548 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of de Young are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 617 people, or 1 in 587,454. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 22 percent are found, Michigan, where 12 percent are found and New Jersey, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 24 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 22 percent are found and Canada, where 10 percent are found.

de Young Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of de Young has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the de Young surname increased 224 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 232 percent between 1881 and 2014.

de Young Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the de Young last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount de Young earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 35.55% more than the national average, earning R 322,116 per year; in United States they earn 61.21% more than the national average, earning $69,562 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.18% more than the national average, earning $51,758 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Yhoung941/
de Youngh940/
de Youn931/
De-Young888/
de Joung888/
da Young881/
de Yound881/
di Young881/
der Yung881/
de Younks821/
de Jong80103,203/
de Jung8027/
de Iung801/
de Jongh7512,453/
de Jjong754/
de Jonhg753/
de Jaong753/
de Jhong751/
de Jongk751/
de Jonng750/
de Jonk67374/
De-Jong6767/
de Jussing6721/
De-Jung6712/
da Jung672/
da Youm671/
Da-Yung671/
de Jonck63127/
De-Jongh633/

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