![]() Song character in ancient script on top, modern script at bottom | |
Pronunciation | Sòng ( Mandarin) |
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Language(s) | chinese |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Sung, Soong, Tống |
Song is the pinyin transliteration of the Chinese family name 宋. It is transliterated as Sung in Wade-Giles, and Soong is also a common transliteration. In addition to being a common surname, it is also the name of a Chinese dynasty, the Song dynasty, written with the same character.
In 2019, it was the 24th most common surname in Mainland China.
The first written record of the character 宋 (Sòng) was found on the oracle bones of the Shang dynasty.
In the written records of Chinese history, the first time the character Song was used as a surname appeared in the early stage of the Zhou dynasty. One of the children of the last emperor of the Shang dynasty, Weizi Qi (微子启), was a duke from the state named Song, who descended from his ancestor Xie (契) whose name was derived from the surname Zi (子). Xie was born from Jiandi from the swallow from the blackbird egg, who came from Yousong (有娀), the legendary state. [1] The State of Song, Song's dominion, became part of the Zhou dynasty after the fall of the Shang dynasty, and was inherited from the dynasty formally in 11th century BC. Citizens of the former State of Song commemorated the overthrow of their state in 286 BC by the State of Qi owned by Tian, who began to use the character Song as their surname, which is the authentic branch. [2]
Population of surname Song's ABO blood type distribution is O blood type 31.3%, B blood type 30.6%, A blood type 28.4% and AB blood type 9.7%. [7]
A less common Chinese family name, Chóng ( 崇) can also be transliterated to Soong in some Chinese dialects.
The surname Song is also used in Korea.
In Vietnam, the surname is pronounced as Tống.
![]() Song character in ancient script on top, modern script at bottom | |
Pronunciation | Sòng ( Mandarin) |
---|---|
Language(s) | chinese |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Sung, Soong, Tống |
Song is the pinyin transliteration of the Chinese family name 宋. It is transliterated as Sung in Wade-Giles, and Soong is also a common transliteration. In addition to being a common surname, it is also the name of a Chinese dynasty, the Song dynasty, written with the same character.
In 2019, it was the 24th most common surname in Mainland China.
The first written record of the character 宋 (Sòng) was found on the oracle bones of the Shang dynasty.
In the written records of Chinese history, the first time the character Song was used as a surname appeared in the early stage of the Zhou dynasty. One of the children of the last emperor of the Shang dynasty, Weizi Qi (微子启), was a duke from the state named Song, who descended from his ancestor Xie (契) whose name was derived from the surname Zi (子). Xie was born from Jiandi from the swallow from the blackbird egg, who came from Yousong (有娀), the legendary state. [1] The State of Song, Song's dominion, became part of the Zhou dynasty after the fall of the Shang dynasty, and was inherited from the dynasty formally in 11th century BC. Citizens of the former State of Song commemorated the overthrow of their state in 286 BC by the State of Qi owned by Tian, who began to use the character Song as their surname, which is the authentic branch. [2]
Population of surname Song's ABO blood type distribution is O blood type 31.3%, B blood type 30.6%, A blood type 28.4% and AB blood type 9.7%. [7]
A less common Chinese family name, Chóng ( 崇) can also be transliterated to Soong in some Chinese dialects.
The surname Song is also used in Korea.
In Vietnam, the surname is pronounced as Tống.