Find out how popular the last name DeYong is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named DeYong.

DeYong, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the DeYong surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of DeYong in America

DeYong is the 96368th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The DeYong surname appeared 189 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname DeYong.

We can also compare 2010 data for DeYong to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name DeYong

The surname DEYONG is of Dutch origin, tracing its roots back to the Netherlands in the 16th century. It is a toponymic name, meaning it derives from a place name. In this case, the name is believed to have originated from the village of De Jonge, located in the province of Drenthe.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the DEYONG surname dates back to 1587, when a man named Hendrick DEYONG was mentioned in a church register in the town of Emmen, Drenthe. The name was likely originally spelled as "de Jonge" or "de Jongh," which translates to "the young" in Dutch.

In the 17th century, the DEYONG name appeared in several historical documents in the Netherlands, including land records and tax rolls. One notable individual from this time period was Pieter DEYONG, a merchant from Amsterdam who was born in 1632 and traded goods with the Dutch East Indies.

As the Dutch colonized parts of the New World in the 17th and 18th centuries, some individuals with the DEYONG surname emigrated to the Americas. One such person was Gerrit DEYONG, who arrived in New Amsterdam (present-day New York) in 1658 and became a successful farmer in what is now Brooklyn.

Another notable figure was Jan DEYONG, a Dutch military officer who served in the Eighty Years' War against Spain. Born in 1610 in Drenthe, he achieved the rank of Captain and was commended for his bravery in several battles.

In the 19th century, a prominent artist named Johannes DEYONG, born in 1824 in Rotterdam, gained recognition for his landscape paintings depicting scenes from the Dutch countryside. His works are housed in several museums across the Netherlands.

Throughout history, the DEYONG surname has undergone various spellings, including De Jong, De Jonge, De Yonge, and Deyonge, reflecting regional variations and changes in orthography over time. However, the core meaning and origin of the name remain rooted in the Dutch language and the geographic region of its inception.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name DeYong

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname DeYong.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for DeYong was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of DeYong has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name DeYong was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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