Individual Chinese surnames

The Borjigin or Borjigids are a Mongol tribal clan founded in the early 10th century or, around 900 AD. by Bodonchar Munkhag. The senior line of Borjigids provided ruling princes for Mongolia and Inner Mongolia until the 20th century. The clan formed the ruling class among the Mongols and other peoples of Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Today, the Borjigids are found in Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, Buryatia, and Xinjiang, and genetic research shows that descent from Genghis Khan and Timur is common throughout Central and East Asia.

Jianzhou Jurchen and Manchu Surname, family name of the emperors of the Qing dynasty

Chinese family name (陳 / 陈)

Chinese family name (黃/黄)

Chinese family name (趙 / 赵)

Chinese family name (楊 / 杨)

family name (馬/马)

Chinese family name (林)

family name (袁)

Chinese family name (周)

"Guo", written in Chinese: 郭, is one of the most common Chinese surnames and means "the wall that surrounds a city" in Chinese. It can also be transliterated as Cok, Gou, Quo, Quach, Quek, Que, Keh, Kuo, Kwo, Kuoch, Kok, Koc, Kwee, Kwek, Kwik, Kwok, Kuok, Kuek, Gock, Koay, or Ker. The Korean equivalent is spelled Kwak; the Vietnamese equivalent is Quách.

Chinese family name (蕭 / 萧)

Chinese family name (李)

Chinese family name (孫 / 孙)

family name (張)

Chinese family name (蔡)

Chinese family name (曹)

Chinese family name (高)

Chinese family name (鄧 / 邓)

Zhuge in Chinese, Jegal in Korean, Gia Cát in Vietnamese or Morokuzu in Japanese is a compound surname in East Asia. It is ranked 314th in Hundred Family Surnames in China. The surname has often been synonymous with wisdom in Chinese culture, due to the fame of Zhuge Liang. It originated from a branch of the Ge family, who added a character to their name.

Chinese family name (彭)

Dong () is a surname of Chinese origin. Dong is from a Chinese character that also means "to supervise" or "to administer." The story goes that in the 23rd century BC, an adviser to the Emperor Shun was conferred this surname due to his ability to supervise and train dragons. In 2019, it was the 35th most common surname in mainland China, shared by 6,770,000 people or 0.510% of the population.

Chinese family name (韓/韩)

Chinese family name (呂 / 吕)

Chinese family name (葉 / 叶)

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Ouyang () is a Chinese surname. It is the most common two-character Chinese compound surname, being the only two-character name of the 400 most common Chinese surnames, according to a 2013 study.

Chinese family name (梁)

Chinese family name (鄭 / 郑)

Chinese family name (錢 / 钱)

Chinese family name (司馬/司马)

Chinese family name (苏/蘇)

Chinese family name (胡)

Féng () is a Chinese surname. It is 9th in the Song dynasty Hundred Family Surname poem and is reported as the 31st most common Chinese last name in 2006. Unlike the less common Feng surname 鳳 ("phoenix" fourth tone) it is a rising second tone féng in modern Mandarin Chinese.

Chinese family name (譚 / 谭)

Chinese surname Wan (萬 / 万)

The Murong (; LHC: *mɑC-joŋ; EMC: *mɔh-juawŋ) or Muren refers to an ethnic Xianbei tribe who are attested from the time of Tanshihuai (). Different strands of evidence exist linking the Murong to the Mongol nomadic confederation in Central Asia. The Former Yan (337–370), Later Yan (384–409), Western Yan (384–394), Southern Yan (398–410) dynasties as well as Tuyuhun (285–670) were all founded by Murong peoples.

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Chinese family name (顧 / 顾)

Chinese family name (孔)

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The Yuwen ( B-mun < Old Chinese *waʔ-mən) is a Chinese compound surname which originated from a pre-state clan of Xianbei ethnicity of Xiongnu origin during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms in China, until its destruction by Former Yan's prince Murong Huang in 345. Among the eastern Xianbei clans that ranged from the central part of the present day Liaoning province and eastward, Yuwen clan was the largest, and was awarded the position of the leader of eastern Xianbei (東部大人) by Chinese rulers. A descendant of the Yuwen tribe, Yuwen Tai, established the Northern Zhou dynasty in the 6th century.

Chinese family name (雷)

family name (王)

family name (賴/赖)

Chinese family name (潘)

Chinese family name (艾)

Chinese family name (费/費)

Chinese family name (杜)

Chinese family name (姚)

Chinese family name (姬)

Chinese family name (岑)

thumb|Zeng family ancestral temple, in Houxian Village, Mazhan Town, Cangnan County, Zhejiang Zeng (, ) is a Chinese family name. In Cantonese, it is Tsang; In Wade–Giles, such as those in Taiwan, Tseng or Tzeng; in Malaysia and Singapore, Tsen, Chen or Cheng; in Thailand, Jung; in the Philippines, Chan; in Indonesia, Tjan; in Vietnam, Tăng. The surname Zeng is the 32nd most common surname in mainland China as of 2019. It is the 16th most common surname in Taiwan. It meant "high" or "add" in ancient Chinese. Zeng was listed 385th on the Hundred Family Surnames.

Chinese family name (鄒/邹)

Chinese surname (丁)

family name (阮)

Chinese family name (廖)

Shao (; HKG Romanisation: Shiu; Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shaw) is a common Chinese family name. It is the 86th most populous family name in China. It corresponds to last name So in Korean; Thiệu or Thiều in Vietnamese; Zau in Wu Chinese/Shanghainese and Siu, Chow, or Sho in other Chinese romanisations. The origin of the family name Shao is thought to have come from the royal lines of the Zhou dynasty in ancient China. The King's loyal subject Duke of Shao (), was thought to have originated the Shao lines. The Hundred Family Surnames also mentions a much rarer surname with the same pronunciation but wi

Chinese family name (宋)

Chinese family name (陸 / 陆)