Last Names That Start With Y
These last names that start with Y come from the US Census surname list, which counts every surname shared by at least 100 people. It holds 991 surnames beginning with Y; below are the 100 most common, plus short, long and uncommon ones.
Young leads the Y list at rank 31, a surprise for a letter with only 991 surnames. Yang and Yates follow, both short and easy.
Y names split between brief and long. Yu and Yee fit in a handful of keystrokes. Yarbrough stretches out and has a spelling that people often guess wrong, especially the silent GH in Yarbrough.
Yoder is a steady two-beat name that sits well after almost any first name. Ybarra stands out because the Y is followed directly by a consonant.
- Surnames starting with Y
- 991
- Most common
- Young 465,948 people
- National rank of the top one
- #31
100 most common last names that start with Y
"US rank" is the surname's place among all surnames in the country; "People" is how many people had it.
| # | Last name | US rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Young | #31 | 465,948 |
| 2 | Yang | #397 | 72,627 |
| 3 | Yates | #491 | 61,400 |
| 4 | York | #596 | 51,334 |
| 5 | Yoder | #707 | 44,245 |
| 6 | Yu | #874 | 36,285 |
| 7 | Yarbrough | #1,350 | 24,063 |
| 8 | Yeager | #1,463 | 22,374 |
| 9 | Ybarra | #1,639 | 20,013 |
| 10 | Yee | #1,687 | 19,483 |
| 11 | Yost | #1,733 | 18,959 |
| 12 | Yanez | #1,839 | 17,950 |
| 13 | Youngblood | #1,884 | 17,485 |
| 14 | Yi | #2,189 | 15,254 |
| 15 | Yazzie | #2,386 | 13,915 |
| 16 | Yancey | #2,503 | 13,226 |
| 17 | Yoon | #2,848 | 11,563 |
| 18 | Younger | #3,158 | 10,444 |
| 19 | Yoo | #3,330 | 9,853 |
| 20 | Yan | #4,091 | 8,016 |
| 21 | Yount | #4,255 | 7,705 |
| 22 | Yamamoto | #4,289 | 7,652 |
| 23 | Yager | #4,425 | 7,417 |
| 24 | Yuen | #4,639 | 6,990 |
| 25 | Yun | #4,680 | 6,927 |
| 26 | Yarborough | #4,890 | 6,595 |
| 27 | Yeung | #4,984 | 6,464 |
| 28 | Yocum | #5,079 | 6,338 |
| 29 | Yeh | #5,214 | 6,153 |
| 30 | Yip | #5,730 | 5,542 |
| 31 | Yim | #5,841 | 5,426 |
| 32 | Yuan | #5,877 | 5,394 |
| 33 | Youngs | #6,288 | 4,991 |
| 34 | Youmans | #6,292 | 4,989 |
| 35 | Ye | #6,535 | 4,786 |
| 36 | Yen | #6,661 | 4,676 |
| 37 | Yao | #6,765 | 4,592 |
| 38 | Yepez | #6,849 | 4,524 |
| 39 | Yamada | #6,928 | 4,466 |
| 40 | Yingling | #6,931 | 4,463 |
| 41 | Yancy | #6,977 | 4,429 |
| 42 | Yung | #7,208 | 4,272 |
| 43 | Yin | #7,245 | 4,246 |
| 44 | Yoshida | #7,497 | 4,097 |
| 45 | Yowell | #7,779 | 3,938 |
| 46 | Yap | #8,424 | 3,603 |
| 47 | Yong | #8,578 | 3,535 |
| 48 | Yanes | #8,615 | 3,516 |
| 49 | Yaeger | #8,663 | 3,495 |
| 50 | You | #9,238 | 3,246 |
| 51 | Yarnell | #9,431 | 3,162 |
| 52 | Yearwood | #10,088 | 2,945 |
| 53 | Yarber | #10,186 | 2,906 |
| 54 | Yamaguchi | #10,273 | 2,875 |
| 55 | Yeomans | #10,369 | 2,847 |
| 56 | Youngman | #10,408 | 2,838 |
| 57 | Yeary | #10,408 | 2,838 |
| 58 | Yon | #10,421 | 2,833 |
| 59 | Yoho | #10,737 | 2,728 |
| 60 | Yau | #10,881 | 2,686 |
| 61 | Yousif | #11,224 | 2,589 |
| 62 | Yoakum | #11,371 | 2,544 |
| 63 | Yelton | #11,480 | 2,516 |
| 64 | Yawn | #11,505 | 2,510 |
| 65 | Yuhas | #11,507 | 2,509 |
| 66 | Yandell | #11,538 | 2,499 |
| 67 | Yetter | #11,632 | 2,475 |
| 68 | Yamashita | #11,781 | 2,435 |
| 69 | Yale | #12,181 | 2,345 |
| 70 | Yohe | #12,317 | 2,315 |
| 71 | Yow | #12,415 | 2,293 |
| 72 | Yelverton | #12,450 | 2,287 |
| 73 | Youssef | #12,502 | 2,273 |
| 74 | Yeoman | #12,573 | 2,259 |
| 75 | Yeo | #12,858 | 2,194 |
| 76 | Yardley | #12,929 | 2,179 |
| 77 | Youngberg | #13,085 | 2,144 |
| 78 | Younce | #13,326 | 2,098 |
| 79 | Yockey | #13,802 | 2,011 |
| 80 | Younker | #13,863 | 1,999 |
| 81 | Yohn | #13,925 | 1,987 |
| 82 | Yunker | #13,989 | 1,979 |
| 83 | Yarger | #14,219 | 1,936 |
| 84 | Yerkes | #14,491 | 1,887 |
| 85 | Yamasaki | #14,503 | 1,884 |
| 86 | Yonker | #14,599 | 1,870 |
| 87 | Yerger | #15,071 | 1,796 |
| 88 | Yocom | #15,317 | 1,761 |
| 89 | Yusuf | #15,327 | 1,760 |
| 90 | Yard | #15,598 | 1,720 |
| 91 | Ying | #15,933 | 1,676 |
| 92 | Younkin | #15,937 | 1,675 |
| 93 | Yeates | #15,984 | 1,668 |
| 94 | Yue | #16,444 | 1,611 |
| 95 | Yzaguirre | #17,014 | 1,539 |
| 96 | Yoshimura | #17,141 | 1,526 |
| 97 | Yeater | #17,260 | 1,510 |
| 98 | Yeatts | #17,268 | 1,509 |
| 99 | Yopp | #17,436 | 1,491 |
| 100 | Youngquist | #17,556 | 1,478 |
Short last names that start with Y
- Yang
- York
- Yu
- Yee
- Yost
- Yi
- Yoon
- Yoo
- Yan
- Yuen
- Yun
- Yeh
- Yip
- Yim
- Yuan
- Ye
- Yen
- Yao
- Yung
- Yin
Long last names with Y
- Youngblood
- Yarborough
- Youngquist
- Yarrington
- Yellowhair
- Yelvington
- Youngstrom
- Youngerman
- Yellowhorse
- Yanagihara
- Yalamanchili
- Yovanovich
- Youngbauer
- Youngwirth
- Yanagisawa
- Yarlagadda
Uncommon last names that start with Y
Real surnames outside the most common few thousand, useful for characters or usernames that still sound natural.
- Younger
- Yoo
- Yan
- Yount
- Yamamoto
- Yager
- Yuen
- Yun
- Yarborough
- Yeung
- Yocum
- Yeh
- Yip
- Yim
- Yuan
- Youngs
- Youmans
- Ye
- Yen
- Yao
- Yepez
- Yamada
- Yingling
- Yancy
- Yung
- Yin
- Yoshida
- Yowell
- Yap
- Yong
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Questions people ask
What is the most common last name that starts with Y?
Young, shared by 465,948 people in the US Census count, ranked #31 among all surnames.
How many last names start with Y?
The Census list has 991 surnames starting with Y that are shared by at least 100 people.
What are unique last names that start with Y?
Less common real surnames include Younger, Yoo, Yan, Yount, Yamamoto, Yager.
What are short last names that start with Y?
Yang, York, Yu, Yee, Yost, Yi, Yoon, Yoo.
Source: the US Census surname list (every surname shared by 100 or more people). Spellings are shown as listed, without accents or apostrophes.