Sang (surname)

Sang[1] is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname (Sāng). A variant traditional form is . Both forms were unlisted among the Song-era Hundred Family Surnames.

Sang is also the romanization of the Korean surname derived from the Chinese surname Chang.

Distribution

Sang was unlisted among the 100-most-common surnames in mainland China in 2007 or on Taiwan in 2005. It was the 16,712nd most common name in America during the 2000 US Census.[2]

History

Sang literally means "mulberry". Its Old Chinese form has been reconstructed as *sˤaŋ, but it was already Sang by the time of Middle Chinese.[3]

List of persons with the surname

References

  1. The approximate English pronunciation is /sɑːŋ/.
  2. US Census Bureau. Op. cit. Public Broadcasting Service. "How Popular Is Your Last Name?" Accessed 6 Apr 2012.
  3. Baxter, Wm. H. & Sagart, Laurent. Baxter–Sagart Old Chinese Reconstruction PDF (1.93 MB), p. 121. 2011. Accessed 11 October 2011.


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