Shang (
Chinese: 尚;
pinyin: shàng) is a surname. According to a 2013 study it was the 141st-most common surname shared by 1,009,000 people or 0.082% of the population, with the province with the most people being
Henan.[1] It means "esteem."[2]
Origins
from the given name of Jiang Shang (姜尚) or Shang Fu (尚父), known as
Jiang Ziya, a revered official during the
Western Zhou dynasty, who was the ancestor of the kings of the
Qi. He helped
King Wu of Zhou overthrow the
Shang dynasty. Some of his descendants inherited his given name as their surname.
Shang Rang, (尚讓; died c. 884) Chinese agrarian rebel during the Tang dynasty, follower of
Huang Chao
Shang Kexi, (尚可喜; 1604–1676) Qing dynasty general and Prince of Jingnan
Shang Wenjie (尚雯婕; born 1982), also known as Laure Shang, Chinese singer
Shang Zhixin, (尚之信; 1636–1680) Qing dynasty general and Prince of Jingnan who rebelled in the Qing in the Revolt of the Three Feudatories
Shang Yang (artist) (Chinese: 尚扬; born 1942, former name Shang Nengquan) a contemporary Chinese painter based in Beijing and is considered one of the most important painters of the life-stream movement
References
^Yuan Yida (袁义达),
Qiu Jiaru, 邱家儒. 中国四百大姓. Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013
^The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
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surnameShang. If an
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Shang (
Chinese: 尚;
pinyin: shàng) is a surname. According to a 2013 study it was the 141st-most common surname shared by 1,009,000 people or 0.082% of the population, with the province with the most people being
Henan.[1] It means "esteem."[2]
Origins
from the given name of Jiang Shang (姜尚) or Shang Fu (尚父), known as
Jiang Ziya, a revered official during the
Western Zhou dynasty, who was the ancestor of the kings of the
Qi. He helped
King Wu of Zhou overthrow the
Shang dynasty. Some of his descendants inherited his given name as their surname.
Shang Rang, (尚讓; died c. 884) Chinese agrarian rebel during the Tang dynasty, follower of
Huang Chao
Shang Kexi, (尚可喜; 1604–1676) Qing dynasty general and Prince of Jingnan
Shang Wenjie (尚雯婕; born 1982), also known as Laure Shang, Chinese singer
Shang Zhixin, (尚之信; 1636–1680) Qing dynasty general and Prince of Jingnan who rebelled in the Qing in the Revolt of the Three Feudatories
Shang Yang (artist) (Chinese: 尚扬; born 1942, former name Shang Nengquan) a contemporary Chinese painter based in Beijing and is considered one of the most important painters of the life-stream movement
References
^Yuan Yida (袁义达),
Qiu Jiaru, 邱家儒. 中国四百大姓. Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013
^The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
This page lists people with the
surnameShang. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.