Yong (雍) is a Chinese surname. It is Romanized as Yung in Wade-Giles, Iong in Min Nan and Yung in Cantonese. According to a 2013 study, it was the 339th most common name in China; it was shared by 139,000 people, or 0.01% of the population, being most popular in Sichuan.Yuan Yida (袁义达), Qiu Jiaru, 邱家儒. 中国四百大姓. Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013 It is the 304th name in the Hundred Family Surnames poem.K. S. Tom. (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. .
Origins The surname Yong is claimed to derive from one of: from Yong (雍), the name of a Shang-era fief located in Fengxiang, Shaanxi from the placename Yong (雍), a state (located in modern Henan) granted to Yong Bo (雍伯), twelfth son of King Wen of Zhou (1152–1056 BC) from the personal name Yong (雍), a son of the Duke Huan of Qi ()
Notable people Yong Ji (雍己), Shang king Yong Zhiwei (雍智伟), archer Yong Chi (雍齒, ), nobleman of the Qin/Han period References