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

Youngling, 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 Youngling surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Youngling in America

Youngling is the 127494th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Youngling surname appeared 134 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 Youngling.

We can also compare 2010 data for Youngling 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 Youngling

The surname Youngling has European origins, most commonly associated with Northern England and Scotland. The name is believed to have derived from the Old English word "geong," meaning "young," combined with the diminutive suffix "ling," which implies "little" or "descendant." As such, Youngling essentially means "little young one" or "descendant of the young one." It was likely originally used to denote a younger member of a family or a young person of note within a community.

The earliest mentions of surnames akin to Youngling can be traced back to medieval England, where documentation of surnames began to flourish following the Norman Conquest. There are references to similar spellings in various medieval documents, including the Domesday Book of 1086, although Youngling itself is not directly cited within it. Variants and similar forms like Yonghlyng and Yungling appear in parish registers and legal documents from the 13th and 14th centuries.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname was John Youngling, a farmer documented in Yorkshire in 1348. The name appears again in 1379, when a Thomas Yongeling is listed in poll tax records from Yorkshire, indicating the name's presence in northern England. During the 16th century, the name appears periodically across various regions in England and Scotland, as populations began to stabilize and families established themselves in local communities.

William Youngling, born in 1502, was a notable resident of Lancashire and is mentioned in several municipal records of the time. He was a yeoman and owned considerable land, showcasing the family's gradual rise in social status. Another early figure is Agnes Youngling, born in 1567, who is recorded in marriage registers from Northumberland, reflecting the name's dispersion to neighboring counties.

In the 17th century, the name migrated with settlers to the New World. Robert Youngling, born in 1625, was one of the early colonists who arrived in Virginia during the 1650s. His descendants can be traced through several generations in colonial America, contributing to the spread of the surname across the Atlantic.

By the 18th and 19th centuries, the surname became more commonly documented in public records. Notable personalities include James Youngling, born in 1762, a Scottish cartographer and surveyor who contributed to the mapping of the Scottish Highlands. Another is Elizabeth Youngling, born in 1823, an Englishwoman who became known for her involvement in the early women's suffrage movement in London.

Overall, the surname Youngling has a rich historical presence, rooted in Old English and extending through centuries of regional and international migration.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Youngling

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

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 Youngling 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 Youngling 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 Youngling was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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