2,445 documented Young ancestors, drawn from public records such as death indexes and county histories. Every name below is a real person in the public record.
English & Scottish nickname distinguishing the younger of two bearers of the same name (Old English 'geong').
Where the records place them: Iowa (99%), out of 2,422 Young records with a known place.
The most common first names among them: Robert, William, John, Mary and James.
Of the 2,408 with both a birth and a death year, the median lifespan was 77 years.
The earliest recorded birth is William Young, born 1808 in Ireland.
Documented Young families on this page come from Twentieth Century History of Mahoning County, Ohio, History of Madison County, Iowa and History of Clay County, Missouri (1920).
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Deceased Young ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.
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English & Scottish nickname distinguishing the younger of two bearers of the same name (Old English 'geong').
The documented line here reaches back to 1808. Most Young lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.
No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.
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