Huang
English
Alternative forms
- (via Cantonese) Wong
- (via Xiamen/Quanzhou Hokkien or Teochew) Ng
- (via Zhangzhou Hokkien or Hainanese) Wee, Oei, Ooi
- (via Vietnamese) Huynh
Etymology
Borrowed from Mandarin 黃/黄 (Huáng), from Chinese for yellow. Doublet of Wong and Huynh.
Proper noun
Huang (plural Huangs)
- A surname from Mandarin.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Huang is the 456th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 72,328 individuals. Huang is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (97.1%) individuals.