A Scottish, English and Korean surname which originated with the English word of ‘geong‘ which meant young, youthful. The Young surname can distinguish the father from the son.

A German form is spelled Jung or Junk. In French the surname is LeJeune and LaJeunese.
As a Korean surname it is written Yeong and Yong. As a Chinese surname it is written Yang and Yeung.

In the United States, the Young surname is primarily in New York, Illinois, Ohio, Texas and California. In England the surname is in the Durham, Lancashire and London areas.

Famous: William Weston Young (early 19th century entrepreneur, inventor of the firebrick, an artist and botanist ), Victor Young (music composer), Polly Young (18thcentury English soprano, composer and harpsichordist), Robert Young (actor), Park Jin-Young (South Korean artist and producer), Brigham Young (19thcentury founded of the Salt Lake City Mormons) and James Young (19thcentury Scottish chemist).