# Youn (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/youn/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Korean |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,854 |
| US rank (2010) | 15,727 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 166,529 people |
| Change since 2000 | +42% (1,307 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 윤(尹) (Yun).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Youn in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 5.5% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 90% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Similar surnames

Yoon, Yun, Yuan, Yuen, Yon, Yohn, Yan, Yin, Yim, Yen, Yawn, Yam.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.