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Younan Surname Meaning

Arabic (Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq) and Assyrian/Chaldean: from a variant of the Arabic personal name Yūnān and Syriac Yōnān, which among the Christians corresponds to the Biblical name Jonah (see Jonas and Muslim Yunus; compare Yonan).

Arabic: variant of the ethnic name Yūnān ‘Greek’ of Persian origin, ultimately derived from Greek Iōn ‘Ionian’, the tribe of Greeks with whom the Persians had first contact.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Younan families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Younan family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Younan families were found in Canada in 1911. In 1891 there were 5 Younan families living in London. This was about 56% of all the recorded Younan's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Younan families in 1891.
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What did your Younan ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Younan. 100% of Younan women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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Passenger Lists

There are 293 immigration records available for the last name Younan. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 39 military records available for the last name Younan. For the veterans among your Younan ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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