How Many People Have the Last Name Young?
people had the surname Young in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 609 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+18,499 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Young (66.3%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 24.7%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Young ranks #19. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 68.9% to 66.3%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Young grew from 465,948 people in 2000 to 484,447 in 2010 (up 4%), and its rank fell from #31 to #32. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 172.73 to 164.23 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 465,948 | 484,447 |
| Rank | #31 | #32 |
| Per 100,000 people | 172.73 | 164.23 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Young
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Young: Y520
👤 Young as a First Name
Young is a first name too: about 1,734 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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