Vuong
| Vương | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Language(s) | Vietnamese |
| Origin | |
| Derivation | Wang (surname) |
| Meaning | king |
Vương or Vuong (Chữ Nôm: 王) is a Vietnamese surname.
It is derived from the Chinese surname Wang and is cognate with related names like Wong in Cantonese, Vang in Hmong, and Ong in Hokkien.
In the United States, Vuong was the 7,635th most common surname during the 1990 census and the 4,556th most common during the year 2000 census.[1]
Notable people
- Vương Văn Đông, Army of the Republic of Vietnam colonel, staged the 1960 South Vietnamese coup attempt
- Vương Tiến Dũng (born 1949), Vietnamese football coach
- Vương Đình Huệ (born 1957), Vietnamese politician, Minister of Finance
- Vương Trung Hiếu (born 1959), Vietnamese writer
- Vương Thị Huyền (born 1992), Vietnamese Olympic weightlifter
- Ocean Vuong (born 1988), Vietnamese-born American poet
- Gordon Vuong (born 1989), Australian man imprisoned in Cambodia for drug smuggling
- Quang Vuong, Vietnamese-born American economist, creator of Vuong's closeness test
References
- ↑ US Census Bureau. Op. cit. Public Broadcasting Service. "How Popular Is Your Last Name?" Accessed 6 Apr 2012.
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