Surname

De Young

De Young is a surname from Dutch.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

De Young comes from Dutch.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Dutch de Jong.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

De Young’s family of names

In English usage, De Young as a surname was borrowed from the Dutch form de Jong.

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De Youngde Jong

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Dutch

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Dutch

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