Dōng ( "
East") is a Chinese surname. Its Vietnamese form is Đồng, Đông. It is listed 360th on the ''
Hundred Family Surnames'' poem.
An origin of Dong is the simplification of the surname
Dongfang, which originates from
Fu Xi. During the middle
Zhou dynasty, Dongguan (東關) the
Ji (姬) family reduce surname to Dong (東) in
Jin (晉國).
Donghu people (東胡) people get surname Dong (東) with tribe name.
Notable people
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Dong Feng (weightlifter)
Dong Feng (, born 12 May 1980) is a Chinese weightlifter. He won the bronze medal at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships
The 2006 World Weightlifting Championships were held at the Handball Pavilion and Weightlifting Pavilion Dr. José ...
(东峰; born 1980), Chinese weightlifter
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Dong Hang (东航; born 1993), Chinese footballer
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Dong Mei (东梅; born 1967), Chinese architect
See also
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Dǒng or Tung, a surname
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Dong
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Chinese-language surnames
Individual Chinese surnames