Kuang () is a
Chinese surname
Chinese surnames are used by Han Chinese and Sinicized ethnic groups in China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, and among overseas Chinese communities around the world such as Singapore and Malaysia. Written Chinese names begin with surnames, unlike the ...
originated from central China. Although Kuang is not amongst the
100 most common Chinese surnames, it is common amongst the Chinese diaspora in
Hong Kong
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Macau
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Malaysia
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,
Singapore
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Vietnam
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Philippines
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
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,
United States
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United Kingdom
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Canada
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Australia
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Fiji
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Thailand
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Peru
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Cuba
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Burma
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Indonesia
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and
Reunion Island
Reunion may refer to:
* Class reunion
* Family reunion
Reunion, Réunion, Re-union, Reunions or The Reunion may also refer to:
Places
* Réunion, a French overseas department and island in the Indian Ocean
* Reunion, Commerce City, Colorado, US ...
.
Origin
Since the
Han Dynasty
The Han dynasty (, ; ) was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD), established by Liu Bang (Emperor Gao) and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) and a warr ...
, the Kuang family had a prominent role in the Han aristocracy. Several high generals and commissioners were from the Kuang clan, the last recorded Kuang aristocracy was of the
Ming Dynasty
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.
Since the collapse of the
Han Dynasty
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and the start of an era of political unrest, during the
Three Kingdoms
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period in 220 CE, several members of the Kuang clan migrated south in pursuit of a brighter future for their descendants in more fertile and peaceful lands.
Variations
Variations of the surname Kwong are also common. These include different spellings of the English term, and versions from other countries and cultures. In the overseas communities, those with the spelling Kwong trace their origins to families who have emigrated overseas before the 1970s when Mainland China reformed its romanization system, adjusting the surname spelling to Kuàng. Hong Kong residents continue to use the spelling Kwong along with most overseas Chinese communities, especially those that emigrated before the 1970s.
Alternatively, since the majority of Kwongs trace their origins to and
Panyu
Panyu, alternately romanized as Punyu, is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, China. It was a separate county-level city before its incorporation into modern Guangzhou in 200 ...
, both coastal counties in province, many Kwongs pronounce the name Fong, in accordance with the pronunciation of the local dialect.
In addition, at the beginning of the 20th century, when many new Chinese immigrants were entering the U.S., those filling out ships' manifests sometimes spelled it in a variety of ways, including Kuàng, Kuang, Kong, Kwang, Kuong, Kwong, and Fong. In Australia, the surname can be spelled as Quong. In Peru the surname can be spelled Fohn or Fong.
In Trujillo, Peru the surname Fhon comes from Panyu. The surname of a man named 鄺其莊 who emigrated to Peru in the early 1900s was translated by a Chinese consulate member in Lima, Peru to Aurelio Kin Chong Fhon at his arrival from China, with Aurelio probably picked by the man. His mother's maiden name was Huayno (Ou-Yang 歐陽) also from
Panyu
Panyu, alternately romanized as Punyu, is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, China. It was a separate county-level city before its incorporation into modern Guangzhou in 200 ...
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Kwangtung
Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) a ...
province. The surname Fhon started in Trujillo, Peru and nowadays they can be found in many regions of the American Continent including the United States of America.
Family motto
The Kuang clan ancestral ritual motto () is ''"One origin evolved into three ancestries''" ()
This motto reflects the unique familial history of the Kuang's, as the Kuang, the Lei, and the Fang families all evolved from a common ancestor.
The Kuang clan ancestral seven-character motto () is
"''the official dies in Haixue Hall; the warrior dies in defense of the fort''" (
The motto commemorates two of the greatest
Ming dynasty
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officials in the family. The first line records Kuang Lu (邝露)'s suicide in Haixue Hall in the face of invading Manchurian rebels and memorializes his loyalty to the country and the emperor. And the second line tells Kuang Ye (邝埜)'s death in the defense of a southern Ming city against Mongol invasion and reminds people of the exemplar's loyalty and valor.
Dispersion
Early dispersion in Guangdong Province
According to the Chinese classical text ''Sheng Yuan'' (姓苑), "Many in Guangdong's Nanhai County bears the Kuang surname."
The fourth son of Yiping, Kuang Zhun (邝谆) had three sons. Ordered by their father to disperse and spread the family name, the second son of Kuang Zhun, Kuang Yizheng (邝一声) migrated to Kukang in
Xinhua
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County,
Guangdong
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where he became the ancestor of the
Xinhua
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Kaiping
Kaiping (), postal map romanization, alternately romanization of Chinese, romanized in Cantonese as Hoiping, is a county-level city in Guangdong provinces of China, Province, China. It is located ín the western section of the Pearl River Delt ...
, and
Taishan __NOTOC__
Taishan may refer to:
*Mount Tai or Taishan (), Shandong, China
*Taishan District, Tai'an (), named after the Mount Tai, a district in Tai'an, Shandong, China
*Taishan, Guangdong (), a county-level city of Jiangmen, Guangdong, China
**Gre ...
lineage of the Kuang family. Zhun's third son, Kuang Yijun (一俊), returned to the original home of the Kuang family in
Guangdong
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, located in Dazhan, Nanhai County, Guangdong.
Dispersion in Taishan County, Guangdong
During the reign of
Emperor Lihong of the
Song Dynasty
The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest ...
, Kuang Xing (邝兴, style name ''Gong Biao'' 公表), the fourth-generation ancestor of the Kuang clan in Guangdong, migrated from Pan Village, Kaiping County to Chengyun Village, Zhongxin Village, Xining County, now known as Zhongxin Village, Chengyun Administrative District, Sanba Village, Taishan Municipality, and became the ancestor of the Kuang clan in
Taishan __NOTOC__
Taishan may refer to:
*Mount Tai or Taishan (), Shandong, China
*Taishan District, Tai'an (), named after the Mount Tai, a district in Tai'an, Shandong, China
*Taishan, Guangdong (), a county-level city of Jiangmen, Guangdong, China
**Gre ...
, the largest today in Mainland China. Since the founding of Huaxing's Taishan-based ancestral branch, over 30 generations of Kuang's have taken root in Chengyun Village, with a total of 13,835 individuals dispersed in 12 towns and 154 villages sharing the surname in Taishan alone according to municipal statistics.
Dispersion overseas
Originating from Mainland China, there are over 5 million Kuang's today (including variations), dispersed mostly in China and in the ethnic Chinese communities in Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Philippines, United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Fiji, Thailand, Cuba, Burma, Indonesia.
In the United States, 0.001% of the population has the last name "Kwong."
Notable individuals
Kuang Zhun (鄺諄), Kuang Yiping's fourth son, won the imperial examinations in AD 1142. In 1146, he received his commission and in 1152, is appointed the administrative governor of ''Anching'' in ''Lin'an'' (臨安京城), a Song Dynasty capital. In 1168, he was named the Advisor to the Crown Prince (); the imperial inspector of the emperor's dining (); and the rank of nobility and peerage and remained the governor of Lin'an for 60 years. Zhun's wives, ''He'' and ''Feng'', were named noble women (一品夫人) at the same time. In AD 1217, the Mongol army invaded the Song and Kuang Zhun ventured north to Yunjing to lead the defense against the Mongols. In AD 1218, Zhun resigned from the court and moves his entire clan back to Heyuan County, Huizhou,
Guangdong
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. He died in AD 1219 of exhaustion. His eldest son, Kuang Yi yuan (鄺一元), remained in Huizhou to guard Zhun's grave until his death.
Kuang Yasheng (鄺一聲), was the third-generation ancestor of the Guangdong clan of the Kuang surname and the third son of Kuang Zhun. Born 2 October 1155, he won the imperial examinations at age 26 and during his thirty years of government service was named the Chief Imperial Doctor (),director of the Ministry of Punishments (),Chancellor of the Imperial college (), Administrative Director (), Governor of Palace Security (), Minister of Punishments (), and the Advisor to the Crown Prince (). He died 8 July 1246, leaving behind two sons, Kui (奎,style name ''Gong Shao'' 字公昭) who became the ancestor of the Kuang clan in Pan Village, Kaiping County, and Xing (興, style name ''Gong Biao'' 字公表).
Kuang Lu (鄺露, style name Zhan Ruo "湛若" and psedo-name "Haixue" 海雪) (AD 1604–1650), of Hainan County, Guangdong, was a Ming dynasty literato, specializing in poetry, literature, and calligraphy. In 1634, seventh year of the
Chongzhen Emperor
The Chongzhen Emperor (; 6 February 1611 – 25 April 1644), personal name Zhu Youjian (), courtesy name Deyue (),Wang Yuan (王源),''Ju ye tang wen ji'' (《居業堂文集》), vol. 19. "聞之張景蔚親見烈皇帝神主題御諱字德 ...
's reign (崇禎七年), he offended the magistrate of Hainan County and was exiled to
Guangxi
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province where he became the scribe for five clans, the Cen, Lan, Hu, Hou, and P'an (岑、藍、胡、侯、槃). He later became employed by Yunshan (雲鄲娘), a female warrior of the Yao tribe (瑤族), an ethnic Chinese tribe, and became familiar with the cultural anthropology, geography, and agriculture of the Yao peoples. He later authored ''Chiya'' (赤雅), now considered an authoritative book of the ethnic minority cultures and geography of the
Guangxi
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region. He was later employed by King Tang in the Southern Ming period (南明唐王) where he was sent as an emissary to Guangzhou by the
Yongli Emperor
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. When the Manchurian armies conquered the Ming empire, Kuang Lu committed suicide while embracing a traditional Chinese zither, weapon, and a classical text. Kuang Lu, the word Cham if the Hoi snow; the Guangdong Nanhai person (now Hainan Otsu). Famous late Ming Minister.
Kuang Ye (鄺埜, style name "Mengzhi" 孟質), of
Yizheng County, Hunan, was a Ming dynasty literato, winning the imperial examination in the reign of the
Yongle Emperor
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and was appointed a position in the Imperial Defense department (兵部右侍郎). Ye's father, Kuang Zifu (鄺子輔), was an Anfu county magistrate (安福縣令) and later the chief educational minister of Chüjung County (句容縣教諭). According to the biography of Kuang Ye in the ''
History of Ming
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'', Zifu was known as a remarkable educator and parent, shaping Mengzhi to become a studious, righteous, incorrupt, serious person exhibiting the utmost filial piety towards his parents. When he was appointed the magistrate of Shan-Tso County, Ye became overcome with solitude from his parents, and decided to employ his father as the county examinations official. When Zifu was notified of this, he became angry, telling his son that as a magistrate, he should not appoint an elder as an employee, due to improper observation of filial piety, remarking that "A son cannot control or complain about a father's work." On another occasion, Mengzhi sent some robes made of a rough cloth to Zifu, and Zifu repudiated Ye, telling him that, "Why then do you insult me by sending me such clothes?" When Ye learned of his father's reaction he broke into tears, accepting his father's scolding. The Kwong Wild Yizhang people (1385 to 1449 years), the Yongle nine (1411 years) Scholars, the word Meng quality, the Yizhang people, Bingbushangshu.
Kuang Yue Guang (鄺曰廣), a Ming literato and a native of
Panyu
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County, Guangdong, was an administrator of the Ming fortress
Xiangying. In the
Chungshan Emperor's reign, Mongol bandits surrounded the city, Ruigang defended the city and was murdered under a bandit's sword, alongside his wife, concubine, two sons and two daughters. Kwong said Canton the Chungshan decade (1637 years) Scholars, the South China Sea, Ming Dynasty the Xiangying push official.
Hiram Fong
Hiram Leong Fong (born Yau Leong Fong; October 15, 1906 – August 18, 2004) was an American businessman, lawyer, and politician from Hawaii. Born to a sugar plantation Cantonese immigrant worker, Fong became the first Chinese-American and first ...
* (鄺友良), native of Taishan county, Canton, was a 20th-century American politician. A true
Horatio Alger
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legend, Fong was born into an impoverished family in Kalihi, Hawai'i on 1 Oct 1907, as
Yau Leong Fong
Hiram Leong Fong (born Yau Leong Fong; October 15, 1906 – August 18, 2004) was an American businessman, lawyer, and politician from Hawaii. Born to a sugar plantation Cantonese immigrant worker, Fong became the first Chinese-American and first ...
. As a youth, Fong attended public schools, and held a variety of jobs to support his family, by selling beans and newspapers, shining shoes, and caddying golf for a quarter for nine holes. He later attended the University of Hawai'i, where he was the editor for the Ka Leo and Ka Palapala, the yearbook, and was a ROTC cadet, which paid 30 cents a day, "that paid for my lunch", recounted Fong. In 1930, Fong graduated with honors from UH in three years and attended Harvard Law School in 1932, later working as a deputy city attorney in Honolulu from 1935 to 1938. In 1938, Fong won election to the Territorial House of Representatives at the age of 31 and was chosen the House Speaker. His service in the Territorial House halted with the start of World War II in 1942 however, when he was called into action, serving as the judge advocate with the 7th Fighter Command of the Seventh Air Force, earning the rank of major and later retiring as a colonel in the
U.S. Air Force Reserve
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. After his World War II service, Fong returned to his Territorial Legislature seat, finishing his term as the Vice President of the Territorial Constitutional Convention in 1950. In 1959, after a successful build-up of one of Hawai'i largest insurance financial empires, he ran for one of the two new US Senate seats for the state, becoming the only Republican to ever represent Hawai'i in the Senate, and the only Asian American to serve in the United States. Fong held the seat until 2 Jan 1977, when he retired from politics as the ranking Republican on six committees from agriculture to retirement. He returned to his finance empire in 1976, serving as chairman of Finance Enterprises, Ltd. He died due to kidney failure on 18 August 2004 and is interred in Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary.
Joseph Neng Shun Kwong
Joseph Neng Shun Kwong (October 28, 1916 – January 4, 1998) was a chemical engineer, most famous for his role in the development of the Redlich–Kwong equation of state.
Biography
Joseph Kwong was born in Chung Won, China in 1916, and emigrate ...
was a chemical engineer who, along with
Otto Redlich
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Physical chemistry is the study of macroscopic and microscopic phenomena in chemical systems in terms of the principles, practices, and concepts of physics suc ...
, developed the
Redlich–Kwong equation of state
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.
Peter Kwong, or The Most Reverend Dr Peter Kong-Kit Kwong (鄺廣傑), is the archbishop of the Anglican province of Hong Kong and served as the first Chinese primate of the Anglican communion until 2006, when he was succeeded by The Most Reverend Dr Paul Kwong.
Li-jen Kwong (鄺麗貞), is the first female mayor of Tai-tung, Taiwan, Republic of China. Wife of former Tai-tung Mayor Wu Jun-li, Li-jen Kwong represents the
Kuomintang
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, the Chinese Nationalist Party.
Paul Kwong
Paul Kwong CStJ (; born 28 February 1950) is a retired Anglican bishop from Hong Kong, who served as Archbishop and Primate of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui, Bishop of Hong Kong Island, and Bishop of Macau from 2007 to 2021. Kwong is also the current ...
, or The Most Reverend Dr Paul Kwong (鄺保祿) is the Primate of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Hong Kong Island Diocese.
Matt Fong
Matthew Kipling Fong (November 20, 1953 – June 1, 2011) was an American Republican politician who served as the 30th California State Treasurer. He was a government appointee, finance industry director, and consultant after retiring from the A ...
† (鄺傑靈) is the adopted son of former Democratic Secretary of State
March Fong Eu
March Kong Fong Eu ( Kong; March 29, 1922 – December 21, 2017) was an American politician. She was a member of the California State Assembly and went on to serve as Secretary of State of California.
Early life and education
Eu was born March ...
of California. He is a 1975 graduate of the
United States Air Force Academy
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in 1975 and the Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles in 1985, serving as a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force. Fong was the vice chairman of the state
Board of Equalization from 1990 to 1994 and as state treasurer until 1998. In the U.S. Senate election, 1998, he challenged sitting California Senator
Barbara Boxer
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unsuccessfully. Since then, he has returned to the practice of law and was appointed by President George W. Bush as the chairman of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Advisory Board.
:† Note: Due to the Taishan dialect which pronounces ''Kwong'' as "Fong", the name was transliterated to Fong in the English language
Larry "King" Kwong was a right-winger who made it into the
New York Rangers
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' line-up for one season in 1947–48, the first Chinese Canadian to play in the NHL. He was a successful amateur and minor pro player who also played a year in the United Kingdom. Born in Vernon, B.C., first played with such well known western clubs as the
Trail Smoke Eaters
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,
Nanaimo Clippers
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Franchis ...
and
Red Deer Wheelers
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. In 1946–47, he came east and registered 37 points in 47 games for the New York Rovers of the EHL in 1946–47. Following his appearance with the Rangers, Kwong played with the Rovers' EHL franchise before moving on to the team the organization had entered in the Quebec Senior League. Content in the QSHL, Kwong spent the next seven years with the league's Valleyfield Braves. He topped the 20-goal mark six times and led the Braves to the league championship in 1951. That year he was presented the Vimy Trophy as the most valuable player in the league. Kwong retired in 1958 after spending a year with the Nottingham Panthers of the British League.
Cally Kwong
Cally Kwong Mei-wan (born 24 December 1962) is a Hong Kong singer, actress, and business woman.
Early life
Kwong was born Cally Kwong Mei Wan on 24 December 1962 in British Hong Kong. Her family was poor and her mother died when she was 14.
Car ...
(鄺美雲) won Miss Hong Kong 1982 and subsequently entered the Chinese entertainment industry as an actress and successful musician, producing many hits in the eighties. She is also notable for her interest in traditional Chinese opera and instruments.
Kylie Kwong
Kylie Jane Kwong (born 31 October 1969) is an Australian television chef, author, television presenter and restaurateur.
Early life and education
Kwong attended Epping North School and Cheltenham Girls High School. As a third-generation Chine ...
(born 1968 in Australia) is a prominent Australian television
chef
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, author, television presenter and
restaurateur
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.
Chi-Kin Kwong, or 鄺志堅, (born 1958) is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, representing the non-geographical labour functional constituency, and a member of the Bar of England and Hong Kong.
His Honour, the Honorable
Norman Lim Kwong
Norman Lim Kwong (born Kwong Lim Yew; ; October 24, 1929 – September 3, 2016) was a Canadian football player who played for the Calgary Stampeders and Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was also an active businessman ...
CM AOE (born Calgary, Alberta, 1929) is the 16th
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
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, Canada and a former
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a ci ...
player. He was the first Chinese Canadian player in the CFL and was known in his playing days as the 'Chinese Clipper'.
Organizational affiliations
''See:
Soo Yuen Benevolent Association''
References
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Surnames
Chinese-language surnames
Individual Chinese surnames