Huang
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Huang is a Chinese surname
that means "golden yellow", or literally "yellow." While Huáng is the pinyin
romanisation of the word, it may also be romanised as Huong, Houang, Hoang, Wong
, Hwong, Vong, Hung, Hong, Bong, Eng, Ng, Uy, Wee, Oi, Oei, Oey
, or Ooi, Ong, Hwang, or Ung due to pronunciations of the word in different dialects and languages. The surname is known as Hwang, Whang in Korean
and Hoàng or as Huỳnh in Vietnamese
, however the latter is often used by the ethnic Chinese in Vietnam.
Huang is the 7th most common surname in China. The population of Huangs in China and Taiwan was estimated at more than 29 million in 2000; it was also the surname of more than 2 million overseas Chinese, 4.3 million Vietnamese (5.1%), and an estimated 1 million Koreans (The 2000 census of South Korea revealed it was the surname for 644,294 South Koreans, ranked 17th).
with the name of Lord Nguyễn Hoàng .
Notable people with family name Hoàng
Notable people with family name Huỳnh
Chinese surname
Chinese family names have been historically used by Han Chinese and Sinicized Chinese ethnic groups in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and among overseas Chinese communities. In ancient times two types of surnames, family names and clan names , existed.The colloquial expressions laobaixing...
that means "golden yellow", or literally "yellow." While Huáng is the pinyin
Pinyin
Pinyin is the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. It is also often used to teach Mandarin Chinese and spell Chinese names in foreign publications and used as an input method to enter Chinese characters into...
romanisation of the word, it may also be romanised as Huong, Houang, Hoang, Wong
Wong (surname)
Wong is the Cantonese romanization of two common Chinese surnames; Huang and Wang .The logograph for Wong / Huang consists of the radical characters for "twenty", "fires" and "fields," all representing the colour of these images combined.As a result of late 17th to 18th century colonial...
, Hwong, Vong, Hung, Hong, Bong, Eng, Ng, Uy, Wee, Oi, Oei, Oey
Oey
Oey is a Chinese Indonesian surname with a Dutch spelling that means "golden yellow", or literally "yellow." The most common direct English spelling is Huang...
, or Ooi, Ong, Hwang, or Ung due to pronunciations of the word in different dialects and languages. The surname is known as Hwang, Whang in Korean
Korean language
Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...
and Hoàng or as Huỳnh in Vietnamese
Vietnamese language
Vietnamese is the national and official language of Vietnam. It is the mother tongue of 86% of Vietnam's population, and of about three million overseas Vietnamese. It is also spoken as a second language by many ethnic minorities of Vietnam...
, however the latter is often used by the ethnic Chinese in Vietnam.
Huang is the 7th most common surname in China. The population of Huangs in China and Taiwan was estimated at more than 29 million in 2000; it was also the surname of more than 2 million overseas Chinese, 4.3 million Vietnamese (5.1%), and an estimated 1 million Koreans (The 2000 census of South Korea revealed it was the surname for 644,294 South Koreans, ranked 17th).
Pronunciations
- Huang, used in Mandarin
- Huỳnh or Hoàng, used in VietnameseVietnamese languageVietnamese is the national and official language of Vietnam. It is the mother tongue of 86% of Vietnam's population, and of about three million overseas Vietnamese. It is also spoken as a second language by many ethnic minorities of Vietnam...
- Hwang, used in KoreanKorean languageKorean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...
- Ng or Ung, used in (Taiwanese Minnan) and Teochew
- Wong , used in Cantonese
Huang
- Huang ChaoHuang ChaoHuang Chao was the leader of the Huang Chao Rebellion , known in mainland China as the Huang Chao Revolution in China that seriously weakened the once mighty Tang Dynasty of China...
(? – AD 884), Tang dynasty. Leader of peasant rebellion army - Huang Chunping, chief commander of rocket system of China's Manned Space Program, deputy chief commander of the Jiuquan Space Launch CenterJiuquan Satellite Launch CenterJiuquan Satellite Launch Center is a People's Republic of China space vehicle launch facility .The facility is part of Dongfeng Aerospace City , and is located in the Gobi desert, Ejin Banner , Alxa League , Inner Mongolia, situated about 1,600 km from Beijing.- History :It was founded in 1958,...
, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference - Huang Chuping, also known as Wong Tai Sin, a Taoist deity
- Huang Feihong (Wong Fei HungWong Fei HungWong Fei-hung was a Chinese martial artist, a traditional Chinese medicine physician, acupuncturist and revolutionary who became a folk hero and the subject of numerous television series and films. He was considered an expert in the Hung Gar style of Chinese martial arts. Wong is visibly the most...
) a prominent kung fu master - Frank HuangFrank HuangFrank Xin Huang is a Chinese-born American violinist and teacher. He has won several international music competitions, most notably the 2003 Naumburg Competition. Huang has concertized widely as a soloist, and his debut recording has been critically acclaimed...
(born 1978?), American violinist born in China - Huang GaiHuang GaiHuang Gai was a military general who served the warlord Sun family of Eastern Wu for three generations during the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history...
, General of Wu Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms Period - Huang GongwangHuang GongwangHuáng Gōngwàng was a painter born during the late Song Dynasty in Changshu, Jiangsu. He is the oldest of the "four great masters of the Yuan." After serving as an official he acted as a Taoist priest. He spent his last years in the Fu-ch'un mountains near Hangzhou devoting himself to Taoism. It...
(1269–1345), Yuan Dynasty. Famous painter - Huang HeYellow RiverThe Yellow River or Huang He, formerly known as the Hwang Ho, is the second-longest river in China and the sixth-longest in the world at the estimated length of . Originating in the Bayan Har Mountains in Qinghai Province in western China, it flows through nine provinces of China and empties into...
, Chinese name for the Yellow River. - Huang HuahuaHuang HuahuaHuang Huahua is currently the Governor of Guangdong, a southern province of China.Huang graduate of mathematics at Sun Yat-sen University....
黃華華, (born 1946) is the current Governor of GuangdongGovernor of GuangdongThe Politics of Guangdong follows a dual party-government system like the rest of China's provinces. Guangdong is known for a surge of legislative activism in recent years, often called the Guangdong Phenomenon...
, a southern province of China - Jen-Hsun HuangJen-Hsun HuangJen-Hsun "Jensen" Huang is a Taiwanese American entrepreneur and businessman. A native of Taiwan, he grew up in Oregon, graduating from Oregon State University before moving to California where he graduated from Stanford University. He co-founded the graphics-processor company Nvidia and serves...
黃仁勳, co-founder of Nvidia Corporation - Huang Jiading (Ong Ka TingOng Ka TingTan Sri Ong Ka Ting is a Malaysian politician and a former Minister of Housing and Local Government in the Malaysian cabinet. He is also the former President of the Malaysian Chinese Association and is the Member of Parliament for Kulai.-Early life:...
) 黃家定, President of Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), Minister of Housing and Local Government & Acting Minister of Health of Malaysia. - Wong JimWong JimJames Wong Jim was a Cantopop lyricist and writer based primarily in Hong Kong. He was also a well known in Asia as a columnist, actor, film director, screenwriter and talk show hosts. He took part in creative directing positions within the entertainment industry in Hong Kong...
(1940–2004), lyricist and writer - Huang JianxiangHuang JianxiangHuang Jianxiang , is one of the best-known sports commentators in China, formerly of the state-run network China Central Television . He was fairly well received in his commentating of football, particularly at the FIFA World Cup and the German Bundesliga, although he also commentated during...
, football commentator - Huang Jinhui (Wee Kim Wee) (1915–2005). Former president of the Republic of Singapore.
- Huang JuHuang JuHuang Ju was the Executive Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China. He joined the Communist Party of China in March 1966. He was ranked 6th out of 9, and was one of the least popular and most partisan members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Party...
, 黄菊politician - Huang KunHuang KunHuang Kun , born in Beijing, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was a well-known physicist in the People's Republic of China...
(1919–2005), physicist - Huang Qiaoshan (AD 871 – 953), Vice-Minister of Works of Tang dynastyTang DynastyThe Tang Dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. It was founded by the Li family, who seized power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire...
. - Huang SenpingHuang SenpingHuang Senping , Pengiran Maharaja Lela of Brunei. He is better known by his Hokkien name Ong Sum Ping to Bruneians. The Hokkien name implies that Huang Senping was a native of Fujian, China...
(Ming DynastyMing DynastyThe Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...
), better known as Ong Sum Ping, son-in-law of Sultan Muhammad Shah, the first Muslim ruler of the Sultanate of BruneiBruneiBrunei , officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace , is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia...
. - Huang Sheng ShyanHuang Sheng ShyanHuang Sheng-Shyan, 黃性賢, Huang Hsing-hsien or Huáng Xìngxián was born in 1910 in Minhou County of the Fujian province in Mainland China. He began studying Fujian White Crane with Xie Zhong-Xian at the age of 14. In 1947 he resettled in Taiwan where he became a disciple of Cheng Man-ch'ing...
, also known as Huang Hsing-hsien (WGWade-GilesWade–Giles , sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a romanization system for the Mandarin Chinese language. It developed from a system produced by Thomas Wade during the mid-19th century , and was given completed form with Herbert Giles' Chinese–English dictionary of 1892.Wade–Giles was the most...
) or Huáng Xìngxián (pyPinyinPinyin is the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. It is also often used to teach Mandarin Chinese and spell Chinese names in foreign publications and used as an input method to enter Chinese characters into...
), a kung fu and t'ai chi master. - Huang ShengyiHuang ShengyiHuang Shengyi , also known as Eva Huang, is a Chinese actress and singer.-Biography:Huang was born and raised in Shanghai. Her father was educated in the United States and lived there in the early 1990s, while her mother worked as an editor in a newspaper agency in Shanghai...
, a Chinese actress. - Huang Shougong (AD 629 – 712), Founder of the famous Kaiyuan Temple in Quanzhou, China.
- Huang TingjianHuang TingjianHuang Tingjian was a Chinese artist. He is predominantly known as a calligrapher, but was also admired for his painting and poetry. He was one of the Four masters of the Song Dynasty, and was a student of Su Shi at his school of literati painting.Huang is generally regarded as the finest and most...
(1045–1105), Famous poet and calligrapher - Huang Xie, Lord of Chunshen, Prime Minister of the state of ChuChu (state)The State of Chu was a Zhou Dynasty vassal state in present-day central and southern China during the Spring and Autumn period and Warring States Period . Its ruling house had the surname Nai , and clan name Yan , later evolved to surname Mi , and clan name Xiong...
during the Warring States PeriodWarring States PeriodThe Warring States Period , also known as the Era of Warring States, or the Warring Kingdoms period, covers the Iron Age period from about 475 BC to the reunification of China under the Qin Dynasty in 221 BC... - Huang XiangHuang XiangHuang Xiang was born on December 26, 1941 in Guidong County of Hunan Province. Xiang is currently one of the greatest poets of the 20th century and a master calligrapher...
(AD 53 – 117), Han dynasty. A noted filial son in Chinese history. - Huang XiaojingHuang XiaojingHuang Xiaojing is a politician of the People's Republic of China and the current governor of Fujian Province.A native of Fuzhou, Fujian, Huang started working in September 1969, and joined the Communist Party of China in December 1973...
, Governor of FujianFujian' , formerly romanised as Fukien or Huguing or Foukien, is a province on the southeast coast of mainland China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, and Guangdong to the south. Taiwan lies to the east, across the Taiwan Strait...
, a southern province of China - Huang XingHuang XingHuang Xing or Huang Hsing , was a Chinese revolutionary leader, militarist, and statesman, was the first army commander-in-chief of the Republic of China. As one of the founders of the Kuomintang and the Republic of China, his position was next to Sun Yat-sen. Together they were known as...
, Chinese revolutionary - Huang Xun, General of Shu Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms Period
- Huang YueyingHuang YueyingHuang Yueying is the fictional name of the wife of Zhuge Liang, the chancellor of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. Her personal name was not recorded in history.-In folklore:...
, the wife of Three KingdomsThree KingdomsThe Three Kingdoms period was a period in Chinese history, part of an era of disunity called the "Six Dynasties" following immediately the loss of de facto power of the Han Dynasty rulers. In a strict academic sense it refers to the period between the foundation of the state of Wei in 220 and the...
chancellor Zhuge LiangZhuge LiangZhuge Liang was a chancellor of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He is often recognised as the greatest and most accomplished strategist of his era.... - Huang Zhexian (Wong Jeh ShyanWong Jeh ShyanWong Jeh Shyan is the CEO of the influential CommerceNet Singapore. He co-founded and served as CEO of Ecommerce Gateway Pte. Ltd., an active investment company investing in strategic M.I.C.E. sector, notably in Karachi, Middle East and regionally in South Asia...
), The CEO of CommerceNet Singapore - Huang ZhongHuang ZhongHuang Zhong was a military general serving under the warlord Liu Bei during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He was most noted for his victory in the Battle of Mount Dingjun, in which his force routed that of Xiahou Yuan, who was slain during battle...
, General of Shu HanShu HanShu Han was one of the three states competing for control of China during the Three Kingdoms period, after the fall of the Han Dynasty. The state was based on areas around Sichuan, which was then known as Shu...
Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms Period - Huang ZongxiHuang ZongxiHuang Zongxi , courtesy name Taichong , was the name of a Chinese naturalist, political theorist, philosopher, and soldier during the latter part of the Ming dynasty into the early part the Qing.-Biography:...
(1610–1695), Philosopher during Ming-Qing dynasties - David Henry HwangDavid Henry HwangDavid Henry Hwang is an American playwright who has risen to prominence as the preeminent Asian American dramatist in the U.S.He was born in Los Angeles, California and was educated at the Yale School of Drama and Stanford University...
, Chinese-American playwright - Huang Chen, Co-founder of Xsdot - web application services & development
Hoàng/Huỳnh
In Vietnam, this surname is known as Hoàng or Huỳnh. According to Lê Trung Hoa, a Vietnamese scholar, approximately 5.1 percent of Vietnamese people have this surname. The original spelling of this surname was Hoàng. But in southern Vietnam, Hoàng was mispronounced and was ordered to be changed (excluding the Hoàng Trọng family) to Huỳnh due to a naming tabooNaming taboo
Naming taboo is a cultural taboo against speaking or writing the given names of exalted persons in China and neighboring nations in the ancient Chinese cultural sphere.-Kinds of naming taboo:...
with the name of Lord Nguyễn Hoàng .
Notable people with family name Hoàng
- Hoàng Ngũ Phúc, a 17th century military commander of Trịnh Lords.
- Hoang Cao KhaiHoang Cao KhaiHoàng Cao Khải was a viceroy of Tonkin , the northernmost of the three parts of Vietnam under French colonial rule. He is best known for his role in helping the French authorities to hunt down Phan Đình Phùng, the leading Vietnamese revolutionary of the time.-External links:*...
, a mandarin of Nguyễn Dynasty. - Hoàng Kế Viêm, a mandarin of Nguyễn Dynasty.
- Hoang Cam, a Vietnamese musician.
- Hoàng Văn ChíHoang Van ChiHoàng Văn Chí was one of the first Vietnamese political writers, a prominent intellectual who was an opponent of colonialism and later of communism in Vietnam. He used the penname Mạc Định...
- Hoang Anh TuanHoang Anh TuanHoang Anh Tuan is a Vietnamese weightlifter.At the 2005 Junior World Championships he won the silver medal in the men's -56 kg class, with a total of 276 kg...
- Hoàng Cơ MinhHoang Co MinhHoàng Cơ Minh was the first Chairman of the Việt Tân . He was elected on September 10, 1982, when Viet Tan was founded. He was considered, among the expatriate Vietnamese, the leader of the anti-communist resistance against the Vietnamese government.- Life :Hoàng Cơ Minh was born in Hanoi,...
- Hoàng Thị Tuân
- Hoàng Khánh NgọcHoang Khanh NgocHoàng Khánh Ngọc was born on March 17, 1985 in Hải Dương is a student and a model. She was the winner gold medal of Vietnam Super Model Award 2004 and represented Vietnam in Miss Universe 2004...
- Hoang Trung HaiHoang Trung HaiHoàng Trung Hải is the Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam. Before taking this post, he had been the Minister of Industry of Vietnam. Hoàng Trung Hải graduated from Hanoi University of Technology with a university degree in power systems. He also gained an MBA in Dublin University, Ireland.-References:...
- Hoang Van HoanHoang Van HoanHoang Van Hoan was a personal friend of Ho Chi Minh, a founding member of the Indochinese Communist Party, and a Politburo member of the Lao Dong Party from 1960 to 1976...
- Hoang Xuan LamHoang Xuan LamHoàng Xuân Lãm was a general in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam and a native of the city of Huế. Given responsibility for the I Corps Tactical Zone in 1967, Lãm coordinated the South Vietnamese offensive known as Operation Lam Sơn 719 which aimed at striking the North Vietnamese logistical...
Notable people with family name Huỳnh
- Alex HuynhAlex HuynhAlex Huynh is an Vietnamese American martial artist and stunt man. He was born on September 7. He specializes in wushu, training at the United States Wushu Academy, and lives in Southern California, after growing up in Roanoke, Virginia and attending Northside High School.As a stunt man, he appears...
- Carol HuynhCarol HuynhCarol Huynh is a Canadian freestyle wrestler. Her parents are ethnic Chinese in Vietnam . Born in British Columbia, her parents were refugees from Vietnam who settled in the town of New Hazelton, British Columbia, after being sponsored by the local United Church...
- Huỳnh Công ÚtHuynh Cong UtHuỳnh Công Út, known professionally as Nick Ut, is a photographer for the Associated Press who works out of Los Angeles...
- Huynh Phu So
- Huynh Quang ThanhHuynh Quang ThanhHuỳnh Quang Thanh is a Vietnamese footballer who is a defender for Becamex Bình Dương. He is also a member of the Vietnam national football team.-International goal:-Achievement:'*ASEAN Football Championship...
- Huynh Sanh ThongHuynh Sanh ThongHuỳnh Sanh Thông was a Vietnamese American scholar and translator.-Life:He was born to a rice-miller mother and a Francophile primary schoolteacher father in Hóc Môn, close to Sài Gòn...
- Huỳnh Tấn Phát
- Huynh Van CaoHuynh Van CaoMajor General Huỳnh Văn Cao was an officer in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. He was born on September 26, 1927.He is married and has ten children and more than 20 grandchildren. In 1950, he graduated from Military school in Huế. He then attended College of Tactics and graduated in Hanoi in...
Hwang
- Hwang (Korean name)Hwang (Korean name)Hwang is a common Korean family name. Hwang is the equivalent of the Chinese surname Huang. Hwangs make up roughly 1.5% of the Korean population; the 2000 South Korean census found 644,294 in that country. The Chinese character for Hwang used most commonly literally means "yellow","golden","brown;...
, a common Korean family name. - The Hwang RiverHwang RiverThe Hwang River is a tributary of the Nakdong River, flowing through Gyeongsangnam-do in southeastern South Korea. It originates in Geochang, from the union of various streams flowing from the slopes of Deogyusan, and meets the Nakdong in Hapcheon County. It covers about 117 kilometers...
- David Henry HwangDavid Henry HwangDavid Henry Hwang is an American playwright who has risen to prominence as the preeminent Asian American dramatist in the U.S.He was born in Los Angeles, California and was educated at the Yale School of Drama and Stanford University...
, US American playwright (b.1957) - Dennis HwangDennis HwangDennis Hwang, or Hwang Jeong-mok, is a graphic artist who designs the festive logos for Google on special days.- Biography :...
, a Korean American graphic artist. - Hwang Jin-iHwang Jin-iHwang Jin-i , also known by her gisaeng name Myeongwol , is one of the most famous gisaeng of the Joseon Dynasty who lived during the reign of King Jungjong. She was noted for her exceptional beauty, charming quick wit, and extraordinary intellect...
, a legendary kisaengKisaengKisaeng , sometimes called ginyeo , were female Korean official prostitute or entertainers. Kisaeng are artists who work to entertain others, such as the yangbans and kings....
of the Joseon DynastyJoseon DynastyJoseon , was a Korean state founded by Taejo Yi Seong-gye that lasted for approximately five centuries. It was founded in the aftermath of the overthrow of the Goryeo at what is today the city of Kaesong. Early on, Korea was retitled and the capital was relocated to modern-day Seoul...
. - Hwang Woo-SukHwang Woo-SukHwang Woo-suk is a South Korean veterinarian and researcher. He was a professor of theriogenology and biotechnology at Seoul National University who became infamous for fabricating a series of experiments, which appeared in high-profile journals, in the field of stem cell research...
, a discredited South Korean biomedical scientist. - Hwang Seong-gyeong, a fictional character in the Soul seriesSoul (series)The is a weapon-based historical fantasy fighting game series by Namco Bandai Games. The series revolves around a sword that, after years of bloodshed and hatred, gained a soul of its own, the Soul Edge, and the sword forged to counter it, Soul Calibur. The series is special in that each character...
of fighting games. - Hwang HuiHwang HuiHwang Hui was Goryeo dynasty and Joseon Dynastys Politician. prime minister of the Joseon Dynasty.- Biography :...
, royal prime minister to King Taejong and King Sejong in the 14th century. - Stephanie Hwang, a Korean singer from the group Girl's Generation
External links
- Huang Genealogy
- Origin and Development of the Huang Surname Clan
- Huang Surname Research(in Chinese)
- A personal site on the family name Wong (in English)
- Huang Family of Zhongshan (in Chinese)
- Huang Forum (in Chinese)
- Yin Yu Tang: A Chinese Home provides a detailed look at a Huang family residence built during the late Qing dynasty and occupied for over 200 years.