The family moved to Edinburgh, Scotland when Young was a toddler, and to West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada when he was six years old.
== Zgodnje življenje ==Alan Young se je rodil kot Angus Young v North Shields, Northumberland v Angliji, pristaniškemu delavcu Johnu Catchartu Youngu in Florence Pinckley, katere eden od prednikov je bil podpisnik ameriške deklaracije o osamosvojitvi.