Huang

See also: huang, huáng, huàng, Huáng, huāng, and huǎng

English

Alternative forms
  • (via Cantonese) Wong
  • (via Xiamen/Quanzhou Hokkien or Teochew) Ng
  • (via Zhangzhou Hokkien or Hainanese) Wee, Oei, Ooi
  • (via Vietnamese) Huynh

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 黃／黄 (Huáng), from Chinese for yellow. Doublet of Wong and Huynh.

Proper noun

Huang (plural Huangs)

  1. A surname from Mandarin.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Huang is the 456th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 72,328 individuals. Huang is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (97.1%) individuals.

Tagalog

Etymology

From Mandarin 黃／黄 (Huáng). Doublet of Ng, Uy, Wee, Wong, and Hwang.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /huˈaŋ/, [hʊˈaŋ]

Proper noun

Huang

  1. a surname from Mandarin of Chinese origin
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