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Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1621 people with the Younger surname? In that year Younger was ranked number 2086 for popularity in the UK.

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"YOUNGER. The comparative of YOUNG, signifying the younger of two bearing the same Christian name. In Latin documents rendered Junior. A writer in the Scottish antiquary (rv. p. 113) claims the name is a translation from the Flemish. "There seems little doubt," he says, "that this is a form of Joncker, or Youncker, a common Flemish name. In Scotland it occurs in the three districts where Flemish names appear.. .As the occupation of the Youngers in the Fife district was in early times salt-making, a business then solely carried on by Flemings it is apparent that they must have been of that race." William Yhunger was a tenant of the Douglas in Telny in the barony of Abirdoure in Fife in 1376 (RHM., I, p. bdv), Fynlaw Ywnger was one of the assize on the marches of Woodwrae in 1388 (Bamff, p. 22), and John Zownger was tenant of Syokis in 1474 (Cupar-Angus, i, p. 200). Jhone Zoungar was tenant of the 'Brewland off Partyk' in 1521 (Rental), David Youngar is recorded as burgess of Glasgow in 1549 (Protocols, i), William Yungar was a cordiner in Edinburgh in 1573 (Soltre, p. 225), and another William Youngar was a beidman there in 1584 (ibid., p. 239). The Youngers of Clackmannan ana West Linton are in record from c. 1559. The Youngers are a famous family of Edinburgh brewers. "The name of Younger, it seems, is of the same stock with the Youngs, by their arms" (Nisbet, i, p. 203). Yhownger 1552, Yhungar 1569, Yongar 1551, Yowngar 1559, Zownger 1515, Zunger 1692; Yhoungar, Yhounger, Yhowngar, Ywngar. Cf. YOUNG. YOUNGER. The comparative of YOUNG, signifying the younger of two bearing the same Christian name. In Latin documents rendered Junior. A writer in the Scottish antiquary (rv. p. 113) claims the name is a translation from the Flemish. "There seems little doubt," he says, "that this is a form of Joncker, or Youncker, a common Flemish name. In Scotland it occurs in the three districts where Flemish names appear.. .As the occupation of the Youngers in the Fife district was in early times salt-making, a business then solely carried on by Flemings it is apparent that they must have been of that race." William Yhunger was a tenant of the Douglas in Telny in the barony of Abirdoure in Fife in 1376 (RHM., I, p. bdv), Fynlaw Ywnger was one of the assize on the marches of Woodwrae in 1388 (Bamff, p. 22), and John Zownger was tenant of Syokis in 1474 (Cupar-Angus, i, p. 200). Jhone Zoungar was tenant of the 'Brewland off Partyk' in 1521 (Rental), David Youngar is recorded as burgess of Glasgow in 1549 (Protocols, i), William Yungar was a cordiner in Edinburgh in 1573 (Soltre, p. 225), and another William Youngar was a beidman there in 1584 (ibid., p. 239). The Youngers of Clackmannan ana West Linton are in record from c. 1559. The Youngers are a famous family of Edinburgh brewers. "The name of Younger, it seems, is of the same stock with the Youngs, by their arms" (Nisbet, i, p. 203). Yhownger 1552, Yhungar 1569, Yongar 1551, Yowngar 1559, Zownger 1515, Zunger 1692; Yhoungar, Yhounger, Yhowngar, Ywngar. Cf. YOUNG. "_{(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)}

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