Frequency: (9016)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Chinese 黄: from an ancient territory called Huang. Perhaps the most famous and revered of the ancient Chinese emperors is Huang Di (2697-2595BC), considered father of the Chinese people. He is also known as ‘the Yellow Emperor’, since Huang also means ‘yellow’. Surprisingly, though, Huang Di is not credited with being a direct source of the surname. A descendant of his was granted the fief of the territory of Huang, which later served as the surname for certain descendants of the ruling family.
GIVEN NAMES: Chinese 47%. Wei (50), Ming (37), Jian (30), Ying (28), Yi (26), Jing (23), Wen (23), Jin (22), Ping (19), Min (18), Yong (18), Cheng (17), Hong (17), Chong (8), Chang (7), Pao (5), Sha (3), Shen (3), Tun (3), You (3), Chung (2), Shiu (2), Ti (2), Tian (2).
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