Zhuang (surname)
Yan (surname 嚴) |
Zhuang is the
Zhuang is listed 323rd in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1] As of 2008, it is the 113th most common surname in China, shared by 1.6 million people.[2]
Romanizations
Zhuang is romanized as Chuang in the
.In Vietnamese, the
Distribution
As of 2008, Zhuang is the 113th most common surname in mainland China, shared by 1.6 million people.[2] It has been ranked the 24th-most-common surname on Taiwan.[3]
Zhuang is a rather uncommon name in the
History
The pronunciation of 莊 has been reconstructed as *tsraŋ in Old Chinese and Tsrjang in Middle Chinese; its original meaning was "dignified" and "grave".[5]
As with many Chinese surnames, the current bearers come from a variety of origins, some legendary.
The Manuscript of the Words and Deeds of Virtuous Clans claimed that the first Zhuangs were descended from King Zhuang of Chu.[6]
Another group descended from Duke Dai of Song, who was also known as Zhuang.[6]
During the
All three groups found themselves bound to change their names to
By the period of the
Notable people with the surname
- Queenzy Cheng (1986-2023), Malaysian singer-actress
- Michael Chong, Canadian politician of Chinese descent
- Zhuangzi or Chuang Tzu, Taoist philosopher
- Zhuang Chuo, a Song-era writer[citation needed]
- Zhuang Cunyu, Confucian scholar
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- Zhuang Ji, a Han-era writer and critic
- Zhuang Jia (Qi), a Qi official executed for insubordination
- Zhuang Jia (rebel), assassin of Chen Sheng
- Dian
- History of the Ming Dynasty
- Xiaowei Zhuang
- Chuang Che, a Chinese artist
- Zhuang Zedong, world table tennis champion
- JJ Zhuang, tech entrepreneur and computer programmer
- PLA Air Force
References
- ^ 百家姓 [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-09-25.
- ^ a b 中国最新300大姓排名（2008） [300 most common surnames in China (2008)] (in Chinese). Taiwan.cn. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2014-09-25.
- ^ Yang Xuxian. 《台湾一百大姓氏》 [Taiwan's 100 'Big Families']. Op. cit. 中华百家姓-千字文-国学经典-文化经典. "中国台湾姓氏排行 [Taiwan (China) Surname Ranking]". 8 Jun 2010. Accessed 1 Apr 2012. (in Chinese)
- Public Broadcasting Service. "How Popular Is Your Last Name?" Accessed 6 Apr 2012.
- ^ Baxter, Wm. H. & Sagart, Laurent. "Baxter–Sagart Old Chinese Reconstruction". Archived April 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (1.93 MB), p. 158. 2011. Accessed 11 October 2011.
- ^ a b c People's Daily Online. "Chinese Zhuang surname history". 7 Jul 2005. Accessed 16 Apr 2012.
- ^ "People's Daily Online -- A history of Chinese surname Yan".
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