Yong (surname) explained

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]}

Origins

The 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 ^[7]

Notable people

• Yong Ji (雍己), Shang king
• Yong Zhiwei (雍智伟), archer
• Yong Chi (雍齒,), nobleman of the Qin/Han period

Notes and References

1. Web site: My China Roots. www.mychinaroots.com.
2. Web site: Yong Surname Meaning & Yong Family History at Ancestry.com®. www.ancestry.com.
3. Web site: My China Roots. www.mychinaroots.com.
4. [Yuan Yida]
5. K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. .
6. Web site: Yin Surname Meaning & Yin Family History at Ancestry.com®. www.ancestry.com.
7. Web site: Last name YONG: origin and meaning. Geneanet.