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Yong

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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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The romanization of various Chinese and Korean surnames, including Mandarin (Yōng), Cantonese (joeng4), Hakka (Yòng), Cantonese (jung4), Korean 용(龍) (Yong), etc.

Proper noun

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Yong (plural Yongs)

  1. A surname.
Statistics
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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Yong is the 10316th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3123 individuals. Yong is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (77.46%) individuals.

Etymology 2

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The pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 雍州 (Yōngzhōu, Harmonious Province).

Proper noun

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Yong

  1. (historical) Synonym of Yongzhou: any of various regions and provinces of ancient and early medieval China.

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