Yong (雍) is a Chinese surname.[2] It is Romanized as Yung in Wade-Giles, Iong in Min Nan and Yung in Cantonese.[3] According to a 2013 study, it was the 339th most common name in China; it was shared by 139,000 people, or 0.01% of the population, being most popular in Sichuan.[4] It is the 304th name in the Hundred Family Surnames poem.[5][6]
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Origins
editThe surname Yong is claimed to derive from one of:
- from Yong (雍), the name of a Shang-era fief located in Fengxiang, Shaanxi
- from the placename Yong (雍), a state (located in modern Henan) granted to Yong Bo (雍伯), twelfth son of King Wen of Zhou (1152–1056 BC)
- from the personal name Yong (雍), a son of the Duke Huan of Qi (d. 643 BC)[7]
Notable people
edit- Yong Ji (雍己), Shang king
- Yong Zhiwei (雍智伟), archer
- Yong Chi (雍齒, d. 192 BC), nobleman of the Qin/Han period
References
edit- ^ "My China Roots". www.mychinaroots.com.
- ^ "Yong Surname Meaning & Yong Family History at Ancestry.com®". www.ancestry.com.
- ^ "My China Roots". www.mychinaroots.com.
- ^ Yuan Yida (袁义达), Qiu Jiaru, 邱家儒. 中国四百大姓. Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013
- ^ K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-1285-9.
- ^ "Yin Surname Meaning & Yin Family History at Ancestry.com®". www.ancestry.com.
- ^ "Last name YONG: origin and meaning". Geneanet.