Surname Origin

The Young Surname


Meaning
the younger
Type
Descriptive
Root
Old English geong
Chiefly
Throughout Britain

Used to distinguish a son from a father of the same name in a village where both were known — the medieval equivalent of ‘junior’.

It is commonest in the north of England and in Scotland.

Bestow the name a title it never had

An honorific Lord or Lady certificate in the Young name, hand-finished and sealed, with a square metre of Scottish woodland dedicated alongside it. A novelty, magnificently done — and a good deal more fun than a family tree.

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