Who is J. Young?
The surname Young has several origins. In some cases – particularly in England, Northern Ireland, and Scotland – the surname is derived from the Middle English yunge, yonge ("young"); this particular surname usually originated to distinguish a younger son. In Ireland the surname translates into Ó hÓgáin that is a descendant of Ógáin which translates to young, It often translates the Irish surname hogan. It could also be an anglicized version of the surname Ó Maoláin when these Irish immigrants came to English speaking countries their names were usually often anglicized to make them easier for English speakers. In Scotland it could very likely be an anglicized version for MacEóin which is a Gaelic form of John which can be anglicized to young overtime. In other cases, the surname is an anglicisation of any number of like-sounding, or cognate surnames in other languages. For example: the German Jung and Junk; the Dutch Jong; in Sweden, Ljung; and the French Lejeune and Lajeu...