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

Yousey, 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 Yousey surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Yousey in America

Yousey is the 70403rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Yousey surname appeared 278 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 Yousey.

We can also compare 2010 data for Yousey 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 Yousey

The surname Yousey has its origins in the regions of Northern Europe, particularly in Germany and surrounding areas. Tracing back to the Middle Ages, the earliest forms of the name were linked to variations of the word "Josey," which itself had roots in Old Germanic and Norse languages. These linguistic variations could be found in settlement records dating back to the 12th and 13th centuries.

The name Yousey appears in historical records such as parish registers and tax documents from the 15th and 16th centuries. Variations in spelling were common due to the lack of standardized spelling rules. In some manuscripts, the name was recorded as Jousey or Yausey, reflecting the phonetic interpretations of the scribes at the time.

One of the earliest documented individuals bearing this surname was Hans Yousey, recorded in a mid-16th-century document from what is now modern-day Germany. He was a landowner mentioned in a 1552 tax ledger in the region of Bavaria.

By the late 17th century, Johann Yousey was noted as a prominent member of his community in Heidelberg. He was a merchant whose transactions and civic contributions were well-documented between 1670 and 1695. His familial records show a distinct link between the Yousey and the wider European mercantile networks of the period.

In the 18th century, Adam Yousey, born in 1732, became notable for his emigration to America. Settling in the then-colony of Pennsylvania, he was a part of the larger German immigration wave and was recorded in various colonial documents. His descendants played roles in local governance and commerce, contributing to the growth of the communities they lived in.

A century later, Maria Yousey, born in 1820, gained recognition in historical records as an educator in Prussia. Her work in advancing women's education was significant and her personal letters, preserved in a local archive, provide insight into her life's work and the socio-political conditions of her time.

By the 19th century, Joseph Yousey, whose birth year was 1867, emerged as a notable figure in the realm of early industrial prowess in the United States. Establishing a successful manufacturing enterprise, Joseph's contributions to the industry and local economy were recorded in regional histories.

Each of these individuals illustrates the spread and diversification of the Yousey surname across time and geography, leaving a tangible mark on historical records and contributing to the rich tapestry of the surname's history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Yousey

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

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

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