How common is the surname Youngs?

4,977 people in the United States had the surname Youngs in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 62,034 Americans. It ranked 6,776th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Youngs?

Elaine Youngs, American beach volleyball player, followed by Ross Youngs.

Where is the surname Youngs most common?

Wikidata records people named Youngs in the United States.

Is the surname Youngs getting more or less common?

Less common. 4,991 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,977 in 2010, down 0.3%.

The surname Youngs

A surname, carried by 4,977 people in the United States.

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). Youngs is more common than 95.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,977 people named Youngs in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 62,034 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 4,991.

#6,776

rank among US surnames

4,977

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

-0.3%

change since 2000 (was #6,288)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,773	Cobos	4,980	61,997
#6,774	Brooker	4,979	62,010
#6,775	Volz	4,978	62,022
#6,776	Youngs	4,977	62,034
#6,777	Radke	4,976	62,047

Who is named Youngs

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

91% of people named Youngs identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Youngss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Elaine Youngs
American beach volleyball player, born 1970
Ross Youngs
American baseball player, 1897–1927

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Youngs

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

Questions

How common is the surname Youngs?: 4,977 people in the United States had the surname Youngs in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 62,034 Americans. It ranked 6,776th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Youngs?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Youngs identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Youngs?: Elaine Youngs, American beach volleyball player, followed by Ross Youngs.
Where is the surname Youngs most common?: Wikidata records people named Youngs in the United States.
Is the surname Youngs getting more or less common?: Less common. 4,991 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,977 in 2010, down 0.3%.