Yong

See also: yong

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɔŋ/

Etymology 1

The romanization of various Chinese and Korean surnames.

Proper noun

Yong (plural Yongs)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Yong is the 10316^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3123 individuals. Yong is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (77.46%) individuals.

Etymology 2

The pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 雍州 (Yōngzhōu, “Harmonious Province”).

Proper noun

Yong

1. (historical) Synonym of Yongzhou: any of various regions and provinces of ancient and early medieval China.

Anagrams

• -gony, gyno, gyno-