Hang (surname)

Chinese family name

Hang

Chinese name
Chinese| 杭
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Háng
Wade–Giles| Hang2
IPA| [xǎŋ]
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping| Hong4
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ| Hâng
Middle Chinese
Middle Chinese| /hang/
Old Chinese
Zhengzhang| /*ɡaːŋ/
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese| Hàng

Hang (杭) is a Chinese surname.[1] It is romanized Hong in Cantonese romanization. According to a 2013 study, it was the 350th most common name in China; it was shared by 128,000 people, or 0.01% of the population, being most popular in Jiangsu.[2] It is the 183rd name in the Hundred Family Surnames poem.[3]

## Origins

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Hang (杭) was adopted in place of another Chinese surname, 抗 (Kàng, "fight against"), which can be traced back to San Kang (三抗, 三杭, 三伉), an official in the state of Wey during the Spring and Autumn Period. The two characters 抗 and 杭 were interchangeable in ancient Chinese.[4] During the Northern Song period (10th–12th centuries AD), many people with the surname 抗 (Kàng) changed it to 杭 (Hang).[5][6]

## Notable people

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* Empress Hang (d. 1456), wife of the Jingtai Emperor
* Hang Yihong (杭义洪, born 1962), engineer
* Han Lih-wu (杭立武, 1903–1991), educator, politician and diplomat

## References

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1. ^ 羊姓史话. 江西人民出版社. February 23, 2001. ISBN 9787210024453 – via Google Books.
2. ^ Yuan Yida (袁义达), Qiu Jiaru, 邱家儒. 中国四百大姓. Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013
3. ^ K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-1285-9.
4. ^ Chao, S. J. (2000:64). 尋根溯源中國人的姓氏. United States: Clearfield Company.
5. ^ https://www.familysearch.org/en/surname?surname=hang
6. ^ "My China Roots".

*[d.]: died