Powell-Young Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Powell-Young Surname User-submission:

A surname borne on the marriage of two families in 2013. The Powell family were from Richmond, North Yorkshire and the Young family from Auchterarder, Perthshire.

Powell-Young Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England11:55,718,059489,080

Powell-Young Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A surname borne on the marriage of two families in 2013. The Powell family were from Richmond, North Yorkshire and the Young family from Auchterarder, Perthshire.

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Powell-Young Last Name Facts

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

The surname Powell-Young is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Powell-Young click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Powell-Young? popularity and diffusion

The last name Powell-Young is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Powell-Young live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States it is mostly found in: Michigan, where 22 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 22 percent are found and Illinois, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 10 percent are found.

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