Liang (surname)

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Liáng (梁)
Origin
MeaningFrom the State of Liang
Other names
Variant form(s)Leung, Leong, Lyang, Nio, Leon
Transliteration Regions
Liang China, Indonesia, Malaysia
Leung Hong Kong
Leong Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore
Liong Indonesia, Fuzhou
Neo/Lio/Lyo/Leo Hokkien, Teochew, Hainan
Yang (양) / Ryang (량) Korea
Lương Vietnam
Leang Cambodia
Diang/Diam/Leong/Liong/Niu Philippines
Laing United States
Leon Guatemala

Liang (Romanization used in China, Chinese: ) is an East Asian surname of Chinese origin. The surname is often transliterated as Leung (in Hong Kong) or Leong (in Macau, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines) according to its Cantonese and Hakka pronunciation, Neo / Nio / Niu (Hokkien, Teochew, Hainan), or Liong (Fuzhou). In Indonesia, it is known as Liong or Nio. It is also common in Korea, where it is written Yang (양) or Ryang (량). In Vietnam, it is pronounced as Lương.

It is listed 128th in the classic text Hundred Family Surnames. In 2019 it was the 22nd most common surname in Mainland China.[1] In comparison, it is the 7th most common surname in Hong Kong, where it is usually written Leung or Leong.[2]

History[edit]

During the reign of the Zhou dynasty King Xuan of Zhou (827–782 bc), Qin Zhong set out on an expedition to subdue the peoples to the west in Central Asia. After Qin Zhong died, the King divided the area of Shang among them, the second son of Qin Zhong received the area around Liangshan County, from which his descendants developed the surname Liang.[3][better source needed]

Notable people with the surname 梁[edit]

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Chinese[edit]

Filipino[edit]

Thai[edit]

  • Luang Wichitwathakan, born Kim Liang (金良), Thai politician, diplomat, historian, novelist, and playwright. Led committee to rename Siam to Thailand.

Vietnamese[edit]

Indonesian[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "新京报 - 好新闻,无止境".
  2. ^ "香港姓氏排名前100位 香港十大姓氏都是什么_排行榜123网".
  3. ^ https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=liang, retrieved 31 Jan 2020[user-generated source]