Is the Surname (Lastname) Young Chinese?

Question

I really think its Chinese

Please Help!!

Answer 1

http://genealogy.about.com/library/surna...

Answer 2

"Young" is I think an English or Irish surname.

"Yeung" is a Chinese surname, but some Chinese that moved here several generations ago might have spelled it "Young" on the immigration forms.

"Jung" is a German surname, maybe also Chinese or Korean.

Answer 3

Like the surname Lee, it can be but isn't always. Chinese variations include Yung and Yong. German variations include Jung. Non-Chinese speakers will never get it exactly right. It can be Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Teo Chew, Foo Chow or Cantonese at a minimum. Non German speakers will never get "Jung" exactly right either. Both native Chinese speakers and native German speakers stumble over "Yacht", among other words, so we're even.

> I really think its Chinese

If you really thought the world stood still and the sun moved, would that change anything?

How about if you thought you could drive any motor vehicle known to man at speeds 175% higher than posted, in complete comfort and safety, and that all women 18 - 35 secretly admired you? That's true of me, of course, but I am rare and special.

Lucky I don't change my mind about the earth's motion, or we'd have some MAJOR tectonic problems when this orb stopped dead in its tracks and waited for the sun to start orbiting

Glad I could help!

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PS - The Chinese put the family name first. Lee Kuan Yew's family name was Lee, not Yew.

Answer 4

If Young was a Chinese name it would normally be spelt Yung, not Young.

Yung    

Last name origins & meanings:

Americanized form of German Jung.

Scottish and English: variant spelling of Young.

Chinese:  variant of Weng .

Chinese:  variant of Rong .

Chinese:  variant of Yong .

Chinese:  variant of Rong .

Answer 5

not spelled Young, maybe a different spelling, this one is probably English

Answer 6

There are Chinese people whose surname is Young (it's prounounced "yang" or "yiang" in Mandarin)

But I've seen Caucasian and African-American/Black (like Vince Young, the professional football player) people with the last name Young as well.

Answer 7

I found this for you,

Surname: Young

This interesting surname is of Anglo-Saxon pre 7th century origin, and as such is one of the earliest known origins. The derivation is from the word 'geong', which developed into the Middle English 'yunge or yonge', and literally means 'The young one'. Curiously children of the same s*x in a medieval family were often given the same name, and to differentiate them a byname would be created and given (usually) to the younger bearers of the name baptismal name! The word was also used as a nickname for one who was 'young in heart', or appeared young, as in the example below. The surname is first recorded in the late 13th century, and from this developed the modern spelling forms which include Young, Younge, Youngs, Yong , Yonge and Ong(e). Early recordings include that of Wilferd seo Iunge, (Wilfred the son of Young) in the 744 a.d. Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, although this is not as a surname, whilst Richard le Yunge of Lichfield, Staffordshire, in 1301, strongly suggests a descriptive nickname which may not have become hereditary. Later recordings taken from the church registers include the marriage of Edmond Young and Katharyn Wendover on September 14th 1568, at Sudbury, and the christening of George, son of William and Frances Young on October 17th 1652 at St. James, Clerkenwell, London. One of the earliest settlers in the colonies of 'New England' was Nathaniell Young, who sailed from the Port of London, aboard the the ship 'Constance', bound for 'Virginea' on October 15th 1635. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Walter Yonge, which was dated 1296 in the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex, during the reign of King Edward 1, known as 'The Hammer of the Scots', 1272 - 1307. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

Hope this helps.