Tāng (surname)
| Language(s) | Han Chinese |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
| Derivation | Diku (帝嚳) the Gaoxin (高辛) Tang of Shang (商湯) |
| Meaning | Tang the Boil Shang the Sloosh Yang the Sunrise |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Teng, Deng |
| Derivative(s) | Shang, Yang |
| See also | Shang Dynasty |
Tāng (simplified Chinese: 汤; traditional Chinese: 湯; pinyin: tāng) is a Chinese surname. It is 72nd surname in the Hundred Family Surnames or Baijiaxing of the Song Dynasty and 101st in modern popularity.[1] The Tang (湯) family name comes from various people of the Shang Dynasty and some nomadic Chinese people.
Tang is a common form of other Chinese surnames Deng and Teng.
People with surname Tang (湯)
- Tang Xianzu, Chinese playwright of the Ming Dynasty.
- Tang Enbo, Kuomintang general in the Republic of China.
- Tang Jiali, Chinese dancer and model, first woman in China to sell nude artistic photographs of herself.
- Tang Wei, Chinese actress.
- Ronny Tong, Senior Counsel, Queen Counsel and Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
- Kent Tong, Hong Kong former actor and current member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
- Angela Tong, Hong Kong actress.
- Timothy Tong, Hong Kong commissioner.
- John Tong Hon, Chinese Cardinal in Hong Kong of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Tang Yuhan, Eminent doctor in Hong Kong.
See also
- Táng (surname) (唐)
- Deng (surname) (鄧)
- Teng (surname) (滕)
References
- ^ Tang surname No. 72 in Baijiaxing and No. 101 in the "New Baijiaxing"
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