About the Yonge Surname

Yonge belongs to the Young family of names, which has English roots. Name scholars give the meaning as “Young (younger son or junior)”.

• Before spelling was fixed, Young was also written Yonge.
• You may also find the name written Younge and Jung.
• Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

Family crest and blazon

Arms linked to Young and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Want more than a summary? See the Yonge family name pack.