Mandarin
Yang
Recorded in the Guangxu-era 重修信宜縣志
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杨
Source-backed sample
Yang / Yeung (杨)
Yang is one of the most common Chinese surnames, written 杨 in simplified Chinese and 楊 in traditional Chinese. Overseas records may show the same surname as Yang, Yeung, Yeo or Yeoh depending on dialect and migration history.
Cantonese / Overseas
Yeung, Yeong, Young, Ieong
Legacy spelling
Under review
Lingnan record status
Under review
No verified Lingnan village link is published in this MVP sample.
Romanization Matrix
| System / Context | Form | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Mandarin Pinyin | Yang | Modern Mainland pinyin spelling for 杨 / 楊. |
| Cantonese / Overseas | Yeung / Young / Ieong | Common in Hong Kong and Cantonese diaspora records; Young and Ieong are frequent variant spellings. |
| Hokkien & Teochew / Hakka (Nanyang) | Yeo / Yeoh / Yong | Yeo and Yeoh are typical of Southeast Asian records; Yong is common in Hakka communities. |
| Diaspora & Legacy | Yo / Duong | Yo appears in Hokkien-variant romanization; Duong in Vietnamese background records. |
Origin notes
Yang is one of the most common Chinese surnames, written 杨 in simplified Chinese and 楊 in traditional Chinese. Overseas records may show the same surname as Yang, Yeung, Yeo or Yeoh depending on dialect and migration history.
Yang / Yeung is part of the Lingnan Archive surname library. The page records common romanization patterns and source notes, while leaving clan hall, commandery, generation poem and Lingnan village links empty until stronger public sources verify them. Note that 阳 and 羊 also romanize as Yang in pinyin — verify against the written character.
For similar spellings, also see Yao / Yiu (姚).
Lingnan relevance notes
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