Ouyang () is a Chinese surname. It is the most common two-character

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, being the only two-character name of the 400 most common Chinese surnames, according to a 2013 study, and is one of the few two-character surnames that have survived into modern times.

Etymology

歐陽 was spelled as : *

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s : ''Ouyang'', ''Oyang'', ''O Yang'', ''O'Yang'', ''Owyang'', ''Au Yong'', ''Auyong'', ''Ah Yong'', ''Auyang'', ''Auyeung'', ''Au Yeung'', ''Au Yeang'', ''Au Yeong'', ''Au Ieong'', ''Ao Ieong'', ''Eoyang'', ''Oyong'', ''O'Young'', ''Auwjong'', ''Ojong'', ''Owyong'', ''Ou Young'', ''Ow Yeong'', ''Ow Young'' *

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s : ''An-dương'' · ''Arang'' · ''Orang'' · ''Urang'' (安陽, in ancient Annam), ''Âu-dương'' (in Northern), ''Âu-giương'' (in Central), ''Âu-dzương'' (in Southern), ''Âu-rương'', ''Âu-lương'', ''Âu-lang'', ''Âu-giang'' *

Korean language Korean ( South Korean: , ''hangugeo''; North Korean: , ''chosŏnmal'') is the native language for about 80 million people, mostly of Korean descent. It is the official and national language of both North Korea and South Korea (geographic ...

s : 구양 (九陽, 固阳, ''Guyang'') *

Japanese language is spoken natively by about 128 million people, primarily by Japanese people and primarily in Japan, the only country where it is the national language. Japanese belongs to the Japonic or Japanese- Ryukyuan language family. There have been ...

s : おうよう (鷹揚 / Ōyō), オウヤンホーム , オウヤン(株)
/ref> (株) * Others : ㄡㄧㄤˊ (in Bopomofo)

History

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 ...

historian Ouyang Xiu traced the Ouyang surname to Ti (,

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: Tí), a prince of Yue, the second son of King Wujiang (). After his state was extinguished by the state of Chu, Ti and his family lived in the south side of the Mount Ouyu (, currently called Mount Sheng in Huzhou,

Zhejiang Zhejiang ( or , ; , Chinese postal romanization, also romanized as Chekiang) is an East China, eastern, coastal Provinces of China, province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable citie ...

). In

Classical Chinese Classical Chinese, also known as Literary Chinese (古文 ''gǔwén'' "ancient text", or 文言 ''wényán'' "text speak", meaning "literary language/speech"; modern vernacular: 文言文 ''wényánwén'' "text speak text", meaning "literar ...

, the south side of a mountain or the north bank of a river is called Yang (), thus the Ti family was called Ouyang. He was called Marquis of Ouyang Village (). Traditionally, Ti's ancestry can be traced through his father Wujiang, the King of Yue, to the semi-legendary

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(). According to a 2013 study, Ouyang was the 169th most common name in China, being shared by around 910000 people or 0.068% of the total population, with the province with the most people with the name being

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Geographical origins

In terms of distribution Ouyangs have mostly been confined to southern China, especially the areas of southern

Jiangxi Jiangxi (; ; formerly romanized as Kiangsi or Chianghsi) is a landlocked province in the east of the People's Republic of China. Its major cities include Nanchang and Jiujiang. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze river in the north int ...

, central

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and eastern

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, with smaller pockets in

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and Guangxi.

Notable clans

The most prominent of the Ouyang clans historically was undoubtedly that of Yongfeng in

, which produced a number of scholars who reached prominence in the imperial bureaucracy. Genealogical lineages and family trees have been established for a number of Ouyang clans around China, showing migration patterns from the Song to the

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. In

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, this clan was often shortcut as Âu (歐), Dương (阳) or Dương/Giàng (陽).

Notable people

*Ouyang Feiying, 1930s Shanghai singer * Ouyang Feifei, Taiwanese-Japanese singer *

Ouyang Nana Ouyang Nana (; born June 15, 2000) is a Taiwanese singer, musician and actress, known for coming of age romance film '' Secret Fruit'' and the cyberpunk action film ''Bleeding Steel''. Career Music Inspired by cellist Mei-Ying Liao, Ouyang Nan ...

, Taiwanese actress *

Ouyang Xiadan Ouyang Xiadan (; born 28 July 1977) is a Chinese news anchor for China Central Television, the main state announcer of China. She won the Golden Mike Award in 2007, and received Golden Eagle Award for Best Programme Host in 2008. Biography Ou ...

, CCTV News reporter * Ouyang Xiu, Song dynasty scholar *

Ouyang Xun Ouyang Xun (; 557–641), courtesy name Xinben (), was a Chinese calligrapher, politician, and writer of the early Tang dynasty. He was born in Hunan, Changsha, to a family of government officials; and died in modern Anhui province. Achievements ...

, Tang dynasty scholar *

Ouyang Zhan Ouyang Zhan (; 758–801;Hong, p. 34. courtesy name Xingzhou 行周) was a Chinese poet and politician of the late Tang dynasty. The account of his death from grief for a deceased lover gained great popularity in ninth-century China. Life Ouyang ...

, Tang dynasty scholar * Ouyang Yibing, Chinese film scripter *

Ouyang Ziyuan Ouyang Ziyuan (, born 9 October 1935) is a Chinese cosmochemist, geochemist and space advocate. He is a research professor at the Institute of Geochemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Asteroid 8919 Ouyangziyuan, discovered in 1996, was ...

, Chinese cosmochemist and geochemist, chief scientist in charge of the

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*Âu Dương Quân, Vietnamese footballer of JMG Academy * Au Yeung Yiu Chung, Hong Kong

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who won a

2009 East Asian Games ) , Host city = Hong Kong , Teams participating = 9 , Athletes participating = 2,377 , Events = 262 events in 22 sports , Opening ceremony = December 5, 2009 , Closing ceremony = December 13, 2009 , Officially opened by = State Councilor ...

gold medal * Bobby Au-yeung, Hong Kong actor * Susanna Au-yeung, Hong Kong actress and acupuncturist * Stephen Oyoung, Chinese-American actor * Jimmy O. Yang, born Au-yeung Man-Sing, Chinese-American stand-up comedian and actor *

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, born Jin Au-Yeung, hip-hop artist * Myra Sidharta, born Auwjong Tjhoen Moy, Indonesian historian *

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, Chinese name Au-Yeung Ruoxi,

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-born

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racing driver * Petrus Kanisius Ojong, born Auwjong Peng Koen, co-founder of

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*Ouyang,Francis, Chief of Hospital Medicine VA Medical Center, United States.

Culture

ese scholars, 歐陽 may be an origin of words ''văn-lang'' (minang / 文郎), ''mê-linh'' (maleng / 麊泠), ''âu-lạc'' (urang, orang, anak / 甌雒, 甌駱) and ''an-dương'' (arang / 安陽) what means "people" or "country" in ancient

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and

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. *

: Anak *

Muong language Mường (Mường: '; Vietnamese: tiếng Mường) is a group of dialects spoken by the Mường people of Vietnam. They are in the Austroasiatic language family and closely related to Vietnamese. According to Phan (2012), the Mường dialec ...

s : ''Rú rác'' (in ancient), ''nú nác'' (in modern) *

Vietic languages The Vietic languages are a branch of the Austroasiatic language family, spoken by the Vietic peoples in Laos and Vietnam. The branch was once referred to by the terms ''Việt–Mường'', ''Annamese–Muong'', and ''Vietnamuong''; the term ' ...

: ''Núi nước'' (in ancient), ''đất nước'' (in modern)

References

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