Explore the Family Name Yingst

The meaning of Yingst

Americanized form of German Jüngst, a distinguishing name for the youngest son of a family, from the superlative form of Middle High German junc ‘young’. Compare Jung.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Yingst in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Yingst fluctuated slightly between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Yingst was ranked 21,694th in terms of popularity, but it fell to 22,592nd by 2010, indicating a decrease of 4.14%. However, the count of individuals bearing the Yingst name increased from 1,119 in 2000 to 1,137 in 2010, a growth rate of 1.61%. The proportion per 100k people also saw a slight decline from 0.41 to 0.39, a change of -4.88%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,694	#22,592	-4.14%
Count	1,119	1,137	1.61%
Proportion per 100k	0.41	0.39	-4.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Yingst

The ethnicity data from the same Decennial U.S. Census shows interesting shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Yingst. Individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased from 0.80% in 2000 to 0.97% in 2010, a growth of 21.25%. A significant increase was observed for those who identified with two or more races, jumping from 0.89% in 2000 to 1.85% in 2010, a whopping 107.87% rise. Meanwhile, those identifying as White decreased from 96.51% to 94.64%, a change of -1.94%. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a modest increase from 1.70% to 1.85%, a 8.82% change. There were no individuals who identified as Black, American Indian, or Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.51%	94.64%	-1.94%
Two or More Races	0.89%	1.85%	107.87%
Hispanic	1.7%	1.85%	8.82%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.8%	0.97%	21.25%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%