Liáng (梁)
Origin
MeaningFrom the State of Liang
Other names
Variant form(s)Leung, Leong, Lyang, Nio, Leon
TransliterationRegions
LiangChina, Indonesia, Malaysia
LeungHong Kong
LeongHong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore
LiongIndonesia, Fuzhou
Neo/Lio/Lyo/LeoHokkien, Teochew, Hainan
Yang (양) / Ryang (량)Korea
LươngVietnam
LeangCambodia
Diang/Diam/Leong/Liong/NiuPhilippines
Laing United States
LeonGuatemala

Liang (Romanization used in China, Chinese: ) is an East Asian surname of Chinese origin. The surname is often transliterated as Leung (in Hong Kong) or Leong (in Macau, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines) according to its Cantonese and Hakka pronunciation, Neo / Nio / Niu (Hokkien, Teochew, Hainan), or Liong (Fuzhou). In Indonesia, it is known as Liong or Nio. It is also common in Korea, where it is written Yang (양) or Ryang (량). In Vietnam, it's pronounced as Lương.

It is listed 128th in the classic text Hundred Family Surnames. In 2019 it was the 22nd most common surname in Mainland China.[1] In comparison, it is the 7th most common surname in Hong Kong, where it is usually written Leung or Leong.[2]

History

During the reign of the Zhou dynasty King Xuan of Zhou (827–782 bc), Qin Zhong set out on an expedition to subdue the peoples to the west in Central Asia. After Qin Zhong died, the King divided the area of Shang among them, the second son of Qin Zhong received the area around Liangshan County, from which his descendants developed the surname Liang.[3]

Notable people with the surname 梁

American

Chinese

Filipino

Thai

  • Luang Wichitwathakan, born Kim Liang (金良), Thai politician, diplomat, historian, novelist, and playwright. Led committee to rename Siam to Thailand.

Vietnamese

Indonesian

See also

References

  1. "新京报 - 好新闻,无止境".
  2. "香港姓氏排名前100位 香港十大姓氏都是什么_排行榜123网".
  3. https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=liang, retrieved 31 Jan 2020
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