Fong
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Cantonese 方 (fong1), 房 (fong4), 馮/冯 (fung4), Taishanese 鄺/邝 (fong1), or other less common Chinese surnames.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Fong (plural Fongs)
- A surname from Chinese.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Fong is the 2018th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 17,889 individuals. Fong is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (81.11%) individuals.
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fong”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 587.
Luxembourgish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French fond, from Latin fundus. The native Luxembourgish synonym Buedem is ultimately derived from the same Indo-European root, via a Germanic route.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Fong m (plural Fongen)
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