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]
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]