Yung is a surname in various cultures.

Origins

Yung may be a spelling of a number of

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 ...

s based on their pronunciation in different

varieties of Chinese Chinese, also known as Sinitic, is a branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family consisting of hundreds of local varieties, many of which are not mutually intelligible. Variation is particularly strong in the more mountainous southeast of ma ...

, including the below surnames (listed by their spelling in

Pinyin Hanyu Pinyin (), often shortened to just pinyin, is the official romanization system for Standard Mandarin Chinese in China, and to some extent, in Singapore and Malaysia. It is often used to teach Mandarin, normally written in Chinese for ...

, which reflects the

Mandarin Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to: Language * Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country ** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China ** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...

pronunciation): * Róng (), spelled Yung based on its

Cantonese Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding are ...

pronunciation () * Róng (), spelled Yung based on its pronunciations in multiple varieties of Chinese including

Hakka The Hakka (), sometimes also referred to as Hakka Han, or Hakka Chinese, or Hakkas are a Han Chinese subgroup whose ancestral homes are chiefly in the Hakka-speaking provincial areas of Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hunan, Zhej ...

* Wēng (), spelled Yung based on its Cantonese pronunciation () * Yáng () Yung is also a variant spelling of the

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

and

Scottish surname Scottish surnames are surnames currently found in Scotland, or surnames that have a historical connection with the country. History The earliest surnames found in Scotland occur during the reign of David I, King of Scots (1124–53). These were ...

Young Young may refer to: * Offspring, the product of reproduction of a new organism produced by one or more parents * Youth, the time of life when one is young, often meaning the time between childhood and adulthood Music * The Young, an American roc ...

. These surnames originated from the

Middle English Middle English (abbreviated to ME) is a form of the English language that was spoken after the Norman conquest of 1066, until the late 15th century. The English language underwent distinct variations and developments following the Old English p ...

word . Yung may also originate from Cyrillic transcription of the

German surname Personal names in German-speaking Europe consist of one or several given names (''Vorname'', plural ''Vornamen'') and a surname (''Nachname, Familienname''). The ''Vorname'' is usually gender-specific. A name is usually cited in the " Western orde ...

Jung (), which can be found among the descendants of Germans in the former Soviet Union.

Statistics

According to statistics cited by

Patrick Hanks Patrick Hanks (born 24 March 1940) is an English lexicographer, corpus linguist, and onomastician. He has edited dictionaries of general language, as well as dictionaries of personal names. Background Hanks was educated at Ardingly College, ...

, there were 338 people on the island of

Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It is ...

and twelve on the island of

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

with the surname Yung as of 2011. There had been twelve people with the surname Yung in Great Britain in 1881. The

2010 United States Census The United States census of 2010 was the twenty-third United States national census. National Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2010. The census was taken via mail-in citizen self-reporting, with enumerators servin ...

found 4,218 people with the surname Yung, making it the 7,849th-most-common name in the country. This represented a decrease from 4,272 (7,208th-most-common) in the 2000 census. In both censuses, about three-quarters of the bearers of the surname identified as

Asian Asian may refer to: * Items from or related to the continent of Asia: ** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia ** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia ** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...

, and two-tenths as

White White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White o ...

People

Yung Wing Yung Wing (; November 17, 1828April 21, 1912) was a Chinese-American diplomat and businessman. In 1854, he became the first Chinese student to graduate from an American university, Yale College. He was involved in business transactions between Ch ...

(; 1828–1912), first Chinese graduate of an American university *

Nikolay Yung Nikolay Viktorovich Yung (russian: Никола́й Ви́кторович Юнг; – ) was a career officer in the Imperial Russian Navy, noted for his participation in the Battle of Tsushima in the Russo-Japanese War as captain of the b ...

(; 1855–1905), Imperial Russian Navy officer *

Yung Fung-shee Yung Fung-shee (; 1900 – 27 August 1972) was a Hong Kong philanthropist. The Yungs were closely associated with the Chartered Bank (now Standard Chartered Bank). Fung-shee's grandfather, Yung Leung was the first comprador of the Chartered Ba ...

(; 1900–1972), Hong Kong philanthropist *

Victor Sen Yung Sen Yung, later known professionally as Victor Sen Young (born Sen Yew Cheung; October 18, 1914 – c. November 9, 1980); one source lists his given name as Victor Cheung Young with the birth year 1915)) was an American character actor, best kn ...

(; 1915–1980), American character actor *

Sanford Yung Sanford Yung Yung-tao (; 3 October 1927 – 7 November 2013) was a Hong Kong accountant, politician and racehorse owner. Yung was born in Hong Kong in 1927 with family roots in Zhongshan county, Guangdong, China. His step-grandfather Yung Wing wa ...

(; 1927–2013), Hong Kong accountant *

Bill Yung Bill Yung (born 1934) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at West Texas State University—now West Texas A&M University—from 1977 to 1981 and at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) from 1982 to 1985 ...

(born 1934), American football coach *

Larry Yung Larry Yung Chi-kin or Rong Zhijian (; born 31 January 1942) is a Chinese businessman and the former chairman of CITIC Pacific, a Hong Kong-based Conglomerate (company), conglomerate. According to Hurun Report, he was one of the wealthiest people ...

(; born 1942), Chinese businessman *

Judy Yung Judy Yung (1946 – December 14, 2020) was professor emerita in American Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She specialized in oral history, women's history, and Asian American history. She died on December 14, 2020 in San Fran ...

(born 1946), American sociologist * Richard Yung (born 1947), French politician * Sergey Yung (; born 1955), Russian race walker *

Barbara Yung Barbara Yung Mei-ling (, 7 May 1959 – 14 May 1985) was a Hong Kong famous actress during the early 1980s. Yung died of suicide by gas inhalation at the age of 26, during the peak of her career.Her most popular acting role was Huang Rong in Th ...

(; 1959–1985), Hong Kong actress *

Moti Yung Mordechai M. "Moti" Yung is a cryptographer and computer scientist known for his work on cryptovirology and kleptography. Career Yung earned his PhD from Columbia University in 1988 under the supervision of Zvi Galil. In the past, he worked at th ...

(born 1959), cryptographer at Google * Yung Yim King (born 1959), Hong Kong fencer *

Yvonne Yung Yvonne Yung (born 17 September 1968) is a Hong Kong actress and former beauty pageant winner. Early life Yung was born on 17 September 1968 in Beijing. At age 12, Yung immigrated to British Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Career Yung started her entert ...

(; born 1968), Beijing-born Hong Kong actress * Frances Yung (; born 1972), Chinese businesswoman *

Eunice Yung Eunice Yung Hoi-yan (; born 7 June 1977) is a Hong Kong barrister and pro-Beijing politician. She is a member of the New People's Party (NPP) and the Civil Force (CF). She became member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for New Territories ...

(; born 1977), Hong Kong barrister and politician *

Joey Yung Joey Yung (, ; born 16 June 1980) is a Hong Kong singer and Cantopop diva signed to Emperor Entertainment Group. Since her debut in 1996, Yung has won numerous awards, including the JSG Most Popular Female Singer and Ultimate Best Female Sin ...

(; born 1980), Hong Kong singer *

Élodie Yung Élodie Yung (; born 22 February 1981) is a French actress. She is best known for her role as Elektra Natchios in the 2016 second season of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Netflix series ''Daredevil'' and the 2017 Netflix miniseries '' The Def ...

(born 1981), French actress * Yung Pi-hock (), Taiwanese basketball player who represented the Republic of China at the 1956 Olympics * Terence Yung (), Hong Kong-born American classical pianist * Yuk L. Yung (), professor at the California Institute of Technology People with a stage name that uses the surname Yung include: * Mike Yung, stage name of Michael Young (born 1959), American singer * Su Yung, ring name of Vannarah Riggs (born 1989), American professional wrestler *Yukio Yung, stage name of

Terry Burrows Terence Ashley Burrows is an English author, multi-instrumental musician and producer based in London. Best known as a cult performer under the alias Yukio Yung, Burrows is also a prolific author of books relating to music history, theory, and tu ...

, English musician

References

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