How common is the surname Yong?

3,123 people in the United States had the surname Yong in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 98,862 Americans. It ranked 10,316th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Yong?

Gregory Yong, Archbishop of Singapore (1925–2008), followed by Joshua Yong.

Where is the surname Yong most common?

Wikidata records people named Yong in Malaysia and Australia.

Is the surname Yong getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,535 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,123 in 2010, down 12%.

Is Yong also a first name?

Yes. Yong is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Yong

A surname, carried by 3,123 people in the United States.

Pronounced /jɔŋ/ 1 syllable Soundex Y520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Yong is more common than 93.6% of them.

Origin

The romanization of various Chinese and Korean surnames, including Mandarin 雍 (Yōng), Cantonese 楊／杨 (joeng4), Hakka 楊／杨 (Yòng), Cantonese 容 (jung4), Korean 용(龍) (Yong), etc.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,123 people named Yong in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 98,862 Americans. That is down 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,535.

#10,316

rank among US surnames

3,123

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

-11.7%

change since 2000 (was #8,578)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,310	Utterback	3,125	98,799
#10,314	Bullis	3,124	98,830
#10,316	Yong	3,123	98,862
#10,320	Merlo	3,122	98,894
#10,324	Joo	3,121	98,925

Who is named Yong

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

77% of people named Yong identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 9.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 6.4% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 77%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 9.0%
White (not Hispanic) 6.4%
Two or more races 4.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Yongs

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gregory Yong
Archbishop of Singapore (1925–2008)
Joshua Yong
Australian swimmer, born 2001
Yong Kai
died 225

Notable Yongs come mostly from Malaysia (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Yong

Yong has the Soundex code Y520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Y520.

Questions

Where does the surname Yong come from?: The romanization of various Chinese and Korean surnames, including Mandarin 雍 (Yōng), Cantonese 楊／杨 (joeng4), Hakka 楊／杨 (Yòng), Cantonese 容 (jung4), Korean 용(龍) (Yong), etc.
How common is the surname Yong?: 3,123 people in the United States had the surname Yong in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 98,862 Americans. It ranked 10,316th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Yong?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Yong identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 9.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Yong?: Gregory Yong, Archbishop of Singapore (1925–2008), followed by Joshua Yong.
Where is the surname Yong most common?: Wikidata records people named Yong in Malaysia and Australia.
How do you pronounce Yong?: Yong is /jɔŋ/, one syllable.
Is the surname Yong getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,535 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,123 in 2010, down 12%.
Is Yong also a first name?: Yes. Yong is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.