Yang_(羊)

Yang (surname 羊)

Yang (surname 羊)

Chinese family name

Yang (羊) is a Chinese surname.[1] It is romanized Joeng in Cantonese romanization. According to a 2013 study, it was the 391st most common name in China; it was shared by 136,000 people, or 0.01% of the population, being most popular in Hainan.[2] It is the 202nd name in the Hundred Family Surnames poem.[3]

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Origins

The surname is from the Chinese 羊 meaning "goat" or "sheep."[4] Origins for the surname include:

  • from yangren (羊人) the name of an official post during the Western Zhou period (1046–771 BC) who was in charge of animal sacrifices.[5]
  • A shortened form of the compound surname Yangshe (羊舌) which was originally the name of a fief (located in modern Hebei) granted to an official in the state of Jin, a great-grandson of Duke Wu of Jin (ruler of the state of Jin 716–677 BC). Some of the Yangshe clan adopted the much more common surname Yang (楊/杨).[5][6]

Notable people

References

  1. [1]
    羊姓史话. 江西人民出版社. February 23, 2001. ISBN 9787210024453 – via Google Books.
  2. [2]
    Yuan Yida (袁义达), Qiu Jiaru, 邱家儒. 中国四百大姓. Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013
  3. [3]
    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.
  4. [4]
    "A dictionary of the chinese language, in three parts : part the first, containing Chinese and English, arranged according to the radicals, part the second, Chinese and English arranged alphabetical, and part the third, English and Chinese: pt. 1.3". published and sold by Kingsbury, Parbury and Allen. February 23, 1823 – via Google Books.
  5. [5]
    "Yang Name Meaning & Yang Family History at Ancestry.com®". www.ancestry.com.
  6. [6]
    Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (November 17, 2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9 – via Google Books.
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