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- Younger - Last Name Meaning & Origin
Younger
- Used in: 3 countries
Origin: Middle English
* An English (mainly Northumberland and eastern Scotland) surname from Middle English yungre (“younger”), used to distinguish younger and older men with the same name. * In at least one case (of an immigrant Fleming), probably an Americanized form of Middle Dutch jongheer (“young nobleman”). * Americanized form of cognate or like-sounding names, notably German Junger, Junker and Dutch Jonker.
Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)
Name Variants & Related
- Youngers Derived from Younger
- Youngerman Derived from Younger
- Younge Root name
- Ackroyd Middle English origin
- Albon Middle English origin
- Alcock Middle English origin
- Alder Middle English origin
- Ashe Middle English origin
- Atkinson Middle English origin
- Atterberry Middle English origin
Popularity by Country
Younger
Rank #1402
Popularity Over Time (Scotland)
Younger
Rank #3158
Frequency
10,444 people (3.87 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 66.81% Hispanic 2.1% Black 27.83% Asian/PI 0.56% Native Am. 0.61% Two+ 2.09%
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