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    Surnames beginning with Y

    165 surnames starting with Y, ordered by how many people carry them in the United States, with notable names that are rare in the US further down.

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    #SurnameOriginUS rankPeople in the US
    1 Young nickname 32 484,447
    2 Yang Chinese 290 106,033
    3 Yates English 535 63,254
    4 Yoder German 598 56,410
    5 York Norse, place 642 53,059
    6 Yu Chinese 658 52,035
    7 Yanez Spanish, patronymic 1,385 25,563
    8 Yarbrough place 1,441 24,749
    9 Yeager 1,582 22,634
    10 Ybarra 1,619 22,211
    11 Yee Chinese 1,740 20,591
    12 Yost 1,869 19,210
    13 Youngblood 1,982 18,197
    14 Yi Korean 2,011 17,934
    15 Yoon Korean 2,287 15,936
    16 Yazzie Navajo 2,424 14,949
    17 Yancey 2,656 13,566
    18 Yoo Korean 2,724 13,225
    19 Yan Chinese 3,182 11,354
    20 Younger English 3,357 10,658
    21 Ye Chinese 3,609 9,839
    22 Yun Chinese 3,981 8,933
    23 Yuan Chinese 4,129 8,588
    24 Yount 4,538 7,817
    25 Yeung Chinese 4,556 7,782
    26 Yuen Chinese 4,614 7,688
    27 Yamamoto Japanese 4,702 7,547
    28 Yager 4,766 7,427
    29 Yao Chinese 4,898 7,192
    30 Yarborough 5,119 6,839
    31 Yeh Chinese 5,046 6,958
    32 Yin 5,324 6,548
    33 Yocum 5,353 6,504
    34 Yepez Spanish 5,411 6,433
    35 Yip Chinese 5,602 6,208
    36 Yim Chinese 5,650 6,144
    37 You Chinese 6,486 5,234
    38 Youmans 6,647 5,092
    39 Yanes 6,590 5,140
    40 Youngs 6,776 4,977
    41 Yen 6,671 5,066
    42 Yap Chinese 7,261 4,590
    43 Yingling 7,332 4,550
    44 Yamada Japanese 7,461 4,467
    45 Yancy 7,580 4,384
    46 Yung 7,849 4,218
    47 Yoshida Japanese 8,046 4,113
    48 Yousif 8,010 4,130
    49 Yusuf 8,280 4,003
    50 Youssef Arabic 8,854 3,700
    51 Yaeger 9,212 3,537
    52 Yarnell 9,643 3,365
    53 Yowell 9,784 3,311
    54 Yong 10,316 3,123
    55 Yarber 10,258 3,142
    56 Yearwood 10,429 3,085
    57 Yau 10,565 3,033
    58 Yamaguchi Japanese 10,931 2,912
    59 Yeomans 10,689 2,990
    60 Yon 10,748 2,969
    61 Yetter 10,959 2,903
    62 Youngman 11,275 2,802
    63 Yeary 11,223 2,818
    64 Yoho 11,430 2,756
    65 Yeo 11,272 2,805
    66 Yelton 11,783 2,659
    67 Yale Welsh, place 12,830 2,402
    68 Yamashita Japanese 12,500 2,480
    69 Yandell 12,565 2,464
    70 Yawn 12,399 2,507
    71 Yardley English, place 13,065 2,350
    72 Yuhas Hungarian 12,581 2,461
    73 Yeoman occupational 13,259 2,302
    74 Yoakum 12,856 2,395
    75 Yow 13,091 2,343
    76 Yohe 12,900 2,383
    77 Yelverton English, place 13,186 2,318
    78 Yousef Arabic 13,246 2,305
    79 Yue 13,494 2,251
    80 Younce 13,674 2,214
    81 Yamasaki Japanese 14,296 2,094
    82 Youngberg 14,084 2,135
    83 Yonker 14,468 2,064
    84 Yerkes 15,560 1,880
    85 Ying Chinese 15,043 1,964
    86 Younker 14,755 2,013
    87 Yohn 15,063 1,959
    88 Yockey 15,262 1,925
    89 Yasin 15,002 1,969
    90 Yadav Sanskrit 15,734 1,853
    91 Yarger 15,201 1,938
    92 Yunker 15,483 1,891
    93 Yeates 15,651 1,866
    94 Youn Korean 15,727 1,854
    95 Yam Chinese 16,041 1,808
    96 Yutzy 16,370 1,759
    97 Ybanez Spanish 16,734 1,709
    98 Younan 17,056 1,665
    99 Yeboah 17,142 1,653
    100 Yocom Hebrew 17,142 1,653
    101 Yard 17,159 1,651
    102 Yeater 17,249 1,642
    103 Younkin 17,268 1,640
    104 Yerger German 17,300 1,636
    105 Yorke 17,745 1,579
    106 Yzaguirre Spanish 17,345 1,629
    107 Yacoub 18,090 1,540
    108 Youngquist 18,116 1,537
    109 Yaw 18,766 1,461
    110 Yoshimura Japanese 18,601 1,481
    111 Yochum 18,793 1,458
    112 Yopp 18,888 1,446
    113 Yilmaz 19,075 1,427
    114 Yeatts 19,257 1,408
    115 Younes 20,157 1,324
    116 Younts 19,774 1,361
    117 Yepes 19,834 1,355
    118 Yohannes 20,468 1,297
    119 Yarrington 20,099 1,329
    120 Yarnall 20,780 1,271
    121 Yarbro 20,364 1,305
    122 Yeargin German 20,394 1,303
    123 Yokley 20,884 1,262
    124 Yant 20,996 1,253
    125 Yeaton English, place 21,717 1,198
    126 Yousuf 21,119 1,243
    127 Yax 21,237 1,235
    128 Yokoyama Japanese 21,459 1,218
    129 Yamauchi Japanese 21,736 1,197
    130 Yahya Arabic 22,989 1,112
    131 Yanke 22,301 1,156
    132 Yelle 22,421 1,148
    133 Yingst 22,592 1,137
    134 Yoshioka Japanese 22,770 1,125
    135 Yantis German 22,827 1,122
    136 Yearby 23,397 1,087
    137 Yniguez 23,675 1,070
    138 Yamane Japanese 23,785 1,063
    139 Yescas 23,817 1,061
    140 Younis Arabic 23,899 1,056
    141 Yiu 23,899 1,056
    142 Yano 24,787 1,005
    143 Yule Norse 24,838 1,002
    144 Yinger 24,174 1,040
    145 Yadao Ilocano 24,554 1,018
    146 Yonts 24,608 1,015
    147 Yamashiro Japanese 24,608 1,015
    148 Yabut Kapampangan 24,665 1,012
    149 Yassin 24,802 1,004
    150 Yerby 24,855 1,001
    151 Yell 31,482 735
    152 Yearsley English, place 32,302 713
    153 Yousaf Arabic 35,764 628
    154 Youngstrom Swedish 36,337 616
    155 Ya Tamil 37,180 600
    156 Yurchak Ukrainian 37,591 592
    157 Youkhana Arabic 38,532 574
    158 Yarrow 42,163 515
    159 Yapp English, nickname 40,371 542
    160 Yielding place 40,856 534
    161 Yamagata Japanese 46,404 459
    162 Yunus Arabic 65,244 304
    163 Yarosh 47,186 450
    164 Yarwood English, place 44,109 488
    165 Younus Arabic 49,268 427