Yang (surname 羊) explained
| P: | Yáng |
| W: | Yang2 |
| J: | Joeng4 |
| Mc: | pronounced as //jɨɐŋ// |
| Oc-Zz: | pronounced as //*laŋ// |
| Oc-Bs: | pronounced as //*ɢaŋ// |
| Poj: | Iûⁿ |
| L: | sheep, goat |
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]
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
Notes and References
- Book: 羊姓史话. February 23, 2001. 江西人民出版社. 9787210024453 . Google Books.
- [Yuan Yida]
- K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. .
- Web site: 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. February 23, 1823. published and sold by Kingsbury, Parbury and Allen. Google Books.
- Web site: Yang Name Meaning & Yang Family History at Ancestry.com®. www.ancestry.com.
- Book: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Patrick. Hanks. Richard. Coates. Peter. McClure. November 17, 2016. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-252747-9 . Google Books.
