US Population With Last Name Young By Race and Ethnicity in the 2000 Census

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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In the 2000 Census, there were 465,948 people in the US whose last name was Young, and the rate of occurence of the Young last name was 172.73 per 100K.

The highest percentage of people with the last name of Young identified their race as Non Hispanic White Alone (68.91%); the second highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone (23.79%); and the third highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone (2.95%).

US Percentage of Pop. With Last Name Young By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

Non-Hisp White
Non-Hisp Black
Non-Hisp ANHPI
Non-Hisp Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino
Non-Hisp AIAN

The table below below shows by race and ethnicity, the number of people and the percentage of the total people with the Young last name.

US Population With Last Name Young By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

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Last Name Number of People Percent of Total (%)
Non Hispanic White Alone 321085 68.91
Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone 110849 23.79
Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 13745 2.95
Non Hispanic Two or More Races 8993 1.93
Hispanic or Latino 7875 1.69
Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3401 0.73