Frequency: (587)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. Chinese 翁: from the name of a district called Weng that existed during the Zhou dynasty. A son of Zhao Wang, fourth king (1052-1002 BC) of the Zhou dynasty, was granted this district and his descendants adopted the place name as their surname.
2. German: habitational name from any of several places so named in southern Germany and Austria.
3. Danish: unexplained.
GIVEN NAMES: Chinese 27%. Wei (5), Jian (3), Ching Ming (2), Guoqing (2), Li (2), Mei (2), Yan (2), Yan Qing (2), Yang (2), Yi (2), Ying (2), Bin.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
