Younger

== English == === Etymology === An English (mainly Northumberland and eastern Scotland) surname from Middle English yungre (“younger”), used to distinguish younger and older men with the same name. In at least one case (of an immigrant Fleming), probably an Americanized form of Middle Dutch jongheer (“young nobleman”). Americanized form of cognate or like-sounding names, notably German Junger, Junker and Dutch Jonker. === Proper noun === Younger (plural Youngers) A surname. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Younger is the 3357th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10658 individuals. Younger is most common among White (64.46%) and Black/African American (28.15%) individuals. === References ===