Yung (surname)
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LanguagesChinese, English, German
Region of originChina, former Soviet Union, England, Scotland
Variant forms
- Chinese: Rong, Weng, Yang
- English: Young
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Yung is a surname in various cultures.
Yung may be a spelling of a number of Chinese surnames based on their pronunciation in different varieties of Chinese, including the below surnames (listed by their spelling in Pinyin, which reflects the Mandarin pronunciation):[1]
- Róng (容), spelled Yung based on its Cantonese pronunciation (Jyutping: Jung4; Cantonese Yale: Yùhng)
- Róng (榮), spelled Yung based on its pronunciations in multiple varieties of Chinese including Hakka[2]
- Wēng (翁), spelled Yung based on its Cantonese pronunciation (Jyutping: Jung1; Cantonese Yale: Yūng)
- Yáng (楊)
Yung is also a variant spelling of the English and Scottish surname Young. These surnames originated from the Middle English word yong.[3]
Yung may also originate from Cyrillic transcription of the German surname Jung (Юнг), which can be found among the descendants of Germans in the former Soviet Union.
