Explore the Family Name Yousey

The meaning of Yousey

Most probably an Americanized form of a German or Dutch name, perhaps a variant of Youse or Youtsey.

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

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

The Yousey surname, based on data gleaned from the Decennial U.S. Census, shows a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname improved from 74,675 in 2000 to 70,403 in 2010, marking a change of 5.72 percent. Similarly, the count, which represents the number of people with the Yousey surname, also increased by 15.35 percent from 241 in 2000 to 278 in 2010. Notably, the proportion of the Yousey surname per 100,000 people remained consistent at 0.09 between the years 2000 and 2010.

20002010Change
Rank#74,675#70,4035.72%
Count24127815.35%
Proportion per 100k0.090.090%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Yousey

In terms of ethnicity, the majority of individuals with the Yousey surname identified as White between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, an overwhelming 96.68 percent of people with the Yousey surname identified as White, which slightly decreased to 92.81 percent in 2010. A small percentage (2.07) identified as Hispanic in 2000, but this number dropped to zero by 2010. There was no representation of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities in either 2000 or 2010. Interestingly, there was a slight emergence of individuals identifying with two or more races in 2010, a category that had not been represented in 2000.

20002010Change
White96.68%92.81%-4%
Two or More Races0%3.24%0%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Hispanic2.07%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%