Yang Surname

Surname Overview

The surname Yang is pronounced yáng, is currently relatively rare, and is a Han Chinese surname.

Reference: 洋姓_洋姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Origins

One account identifies Yang as the fief of a Qi grand officer during the Warring States period, from which the surname arose; another records it as an Indigenous Taiwanese surname.

Reference: 洋_洋姓氏起源来源_洋姓氏名人查询_姓氏大全:洋

Toponymic Origin

Yang is recorded as a water name: one is in present-day Linqu, Shandong, and another lies between Chenggu and Yangxian in Shaanxi, also called Mayuan River.

Reference: 洋姓_洋姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Historical Records

Documentary Records

The Xu Tongzhi, in its section on clans and surnames, records the surname Yang and cites the Gujin xingshi shubianzheng as stating that it was common around Yangzhou and Hailing; the record says its ancestors took the surname from Yang.

Reference: 洋姓_洋姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Commanderies and Clan Halls

Commandery Prestige

The Yang surname's commandery prestige is Hailing.

Reference: 洋_洋姓氏起源来源_洋姓氏名人查询_姓氏大全:洋

Migration and Distribution

Present Distribution

The surname is currently found in Beijing; Chengdu and Mingshan in Sichuan; Fengxin in Jiangxi; Wuhan in Hubei; Linfen and Yuncheng in Shanxi; Putuo in Zhejiang; Xintai in Shandong; Chiayi in Taiwan; and Tumed Left Banner in Inner Mongolia.

Reference: 洋姓_洋姓的来源和历史_百家姓