Hang (surname)


Hang is a Chinese surname. It is romanized Hong in Cantonese romanization. According to a 2013 study, it was the 350th most common name in China; it was shared by 128,000 people, or 0.01% of the population, being most popular in Jiangsu. It is the 183rd name in the Hundred Family Surnames poem.

Origins

Hang was adopted in place of another Chinese surname, 抗, which can be traced back to San Kang, an official in the state of Wey during the Spring and Autumn Period. The two characters 抗 and 杭 were interchangeable in ancient Chinese. During the Northern Song period, many people with the surname 抗 changed it to 杭.

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