Láng is a surname of

Manchu The Manchus (; ) are a Tungusic East Asian ethnic group native to Manchuria in Northeast Asia. They are an officially recognized ethnic minority in China and the people from whom Manchuria derives its name. The Later Jin (1616–1636) and ...

-Chinese origin (). It is an ancient term to refer to one’s lover or son.The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland According to a 2013 study, it is the 242nd most common surname, with around 370,000 or 0.028% of the total population having the name, and Hebei being the province with the most people sharing the name. It is the 48th name on the ''

Hundred Family Surnames The ''Hundred Family Surnames'' (), commonly known as ''Bai Jia Xing'', also translated as ''Hundreds of Chinese Surnames'', is a classic Chinese text composed of common Chinese surnames. An unknown author compiled the book during the Song dyn ...

'' poem.

Origins

* Lang (郎) was the name of a city where Fei Bo (費伯), the grandson of Duke Yi of Lu lived. Some of his descendants later changed their original surname Fei to Lang (郎). * the surname is also borne by some families from the state of the South Huns. Additionally, during the

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...

China, the

Niohuru The Niohuru (Manchu: ; in Manchu) were a prominent Manchu clan during the Qing dynasty. The clan had inhabited the Changbai Mountains since as early as the Liao dynasty. The clan was well known during the Qing dynasty for producing a variety of ...

family of

origin

sinicized Sinicization, sinofication, sinification, or sinonization (from the prefix , 'Chinese, relating to China') is the process by which non-Chinese societies come under the influence of Chinese culture, particularly the language, societal norms, cul ...

and changed their family name to ''Lang'' ( 郎), which sounded like "wolf" ( 狼, also ''Láng'') in

Mandarin Chinese Mandarin (; ) is a group of Chinese (Sinitic) dialects that are natively spoken across most of northern and southwestern China. The group includes the Beijing dialect, the basis of the phonology of Standard Chinese, the official language of ...

, since "wolf" in the

Manchu language Manchu (Manchu:, ) is a critically endangered East Asian Tungusic language native to the historical region of Manchuria in Northeast China. As the traditional native language of the Manchus, it was one of the official languages of the Qing dyn ...

was ''niohuru''.

Notable people

Lang Jingshan Lang Jingshan (; 4 August 1892 – 13 April 1995), also romanized as Long Chin-san and Lang Ching-shan, was a pioneering photographer and one of the first Chinese photojournalists. He has been called "indisputably the most prominent figure in the ...

, photographer *

Lang Lang Lang Lang (; born 14 June 1982) is a Chinese pianist who has performed with leading orchestras in China, North America, Europe, and elsewhere. Active since the 1990s, he was the first Chinese pianist to be engaged by the Berlin Philharmonic, ...

(born 1982), pianist *

Lang Ping "Jenny" Lang Ping (; born 10 December 1960) is a Chinese former volleyball player and the current head coach of China's women's national volleyball team. She is the former head coach of the United States women's national volleyball team. As a p ...

(born 1960), former volleyball player and coach * Lang Zheng (郎征; born 1986), footballer *Lang Shining (1688–1766), Chinese name of Giuseppe Castiglione, Italian Jesuit Brother * Lang Tzu-yun (郎祖筠; born 1965) is a Taiwanese actress *

Lang Yongchun Lang Yongchun (; born 23 July 1971) is a former Chinese news anchor best known for his work at China Central Television (CCTV), the main state broadcaster of China. He was best known in China as the announcer for the 7:00 pm CCTV News program ''X ...

(郎永淳; born 1971) is a former Chinese news anchor best known for his work at China Central Television

References

{{reflist Manchu people Individual Chinese surnames