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| Strokes | Chinese
Character |
English Surnames
(Meaning) |
Comments |
| 2 | 丁 | Ding(Man, Gardener) | |
| 3 | 于 | Yu (There, Give, To) | |
| 4 | 方 | Fang, Fong (Square) | The North and South Conqueror |
| 孔 | Kong, Kung, Hung (Pores) | Descendants of Confucius | |
| 毛 | Mao, Mo (Hair) | ||
| 王 | Wang, Wong, Voung, Ong, Heng (King) | The Royal Family | |
| 文 | Wen, Man (Literature) | ||
| 尹 | Yin | ||
| 5 | 白 | Bai, Ba (White) | The Irrigation Specialist |
| 石 | Shi, Shek (rock) | A Loyal Judge Who Wont Even Spare His Own Son | |
| 史 | Shi, Zee (History) | Descendants of the Character Inventor | |
| 田 | Tian, Tien (Field) | Man of the Field | |
| 6 | 池 | Chi, Chea (Moat) | The People of the Moat |
| 江 | Jiang, Chiang, Gong, Giang (River) | The People of the River | |
| 任 | Ren, Yum (Duty, Let, Allow) | Name With Long History | |
| 伊 | Yi, Yee (Person, He, or She) | Descendants of Yi Yin | |
| 朱 | Zhu, Chew, Choo, Chu, Gee (Bright Red) | ||
| 阮 | Ruan, Yuen, Nguyen (A Musical Instrument) | The Most Popular Family Name in Vietnam | |
| 7 | 杜 | Du, Tu, Do (Prevent, Eradicate) | The Handsome Man |
| 何 | He, Ho, Ko (How, Where, Who) | The Man of Cold River | |
| 李 | Li, Lee (Pear) | The Man of Pear | |
| 呂 | Lu | The Flood Fighter | |
| 邱 | Qiu, Khu, Kau | The Seafood Merchants | |
| 邵 | Shao, Chiu | ||
| 沈 | Shen, Sun, Sung (Sink) | Men Who Don’t Yield to Power | |
| 宋 | Song, Sung | Descendants of a Righteous Prince | |
| 巫 | Wu, Mo (Sorcery) | ||
| 吴 | Wu, Woo, Ng, Ang, Eng, Ing | Men of Brotherly Love | |
| 余 | Yu, Yue (Surplus, Extra) | The Ambassador | |
| 8 | 金 | Jin, Ching, King (Gold) | The Golden Man |
| 林 | Lin, Lim, Lam, Lum (Forest) | The Man of Forest | |
| 孟 | Meng, Man | Descendants of the Famous Fugitive | |
| 汪 | Wang, Wong (Vastness) | The Giants | |
| 易 | Yi, Yee (Change, Easy) | Descendants of a Great Cook | |
| 周 | Zhou, Chau, Chow, Chou, Joe(Surrounding) | The Fighting Farmers | |
| 花 | Hua, Fa, Far (Flower, Pattern) | Hua Mulan the Heroine | |
| 9 | 段 | Duan (Section) | Descendants of a Rebellious Brother |
| 范 | Fan, Fang (Model, Limits) | ||
| 郝 | Hao | ||
| 胡 | Hu, Wu, Woo | Royal Family Who Were Named After the Official Title | |
| 侯 | Hou | Descendants of the Earliest Historian | |
| 姜 | Jiang, Giang (Ginger) | ||
| 马 | Ma, Mah, Mar (Horse) | The Tax Officials | |
| 姚 | Yao, Yew | Descendent of Ancient King Shun Di | |
| 柯 | Ke, Ker, and Quah (handle of an axe) | ||
| 洪 | Hong, Hung (flood) | Gods of Water | |
| 10 | 陈 | Chen, Chan, Tan (Old) | Royal Family Named After the Awarded Land |
| 高 | Gao, Kao, Ko (Tall, High) | The Duke Helpers | |
| 郭 | Guo, Kuo, Kuok, Kwok (City Wall) | People Loved by the Dukes | |
| 姬 | Ji (Concubine) | One of the Earliest Last Names | |
| 康 | Kang, Hong (Health) | The Great Governor | |
| 陆 | Lu, Loc, Lok (Land) | The Tea God | |
| 秦 | Qin, Chin | The Famous Horse Trainer | |
| 孙 | Sun, Suen (Grandson) | People Who Share the Same Name as the Father of China | |
| 唐 | Tang, Tong | Descendants of Ancient King, Yao | |
| 夏 | Xia, Hsia, Ha (Summer) | Descendants of Xia Yu | |
| 徐 | Xu, Hsu, Shaw, Seah, Shu | The Man of Lucky Omen | |
| 袁 | Yuan, Yuen (Robe) | Men of Ambition | |
| 11 | 曹 | Cao, Tsao, Tso, Cho, Tow | Man of Caesarian Birth |
| 常 | Chang (Often) | Judges of the Ancient King | |
| 崔 | Cui, Chui | Men of Famous Prime Ministers | |
| 冯 | Feng, Fung, Foong | ||
| 黄 | Huang, Wong, Hwang, Oei, Ooi (Yellow) | The Man of Yellow | |
| 梁 | Liang, Leong, Leung, Liong, Leon, Loeung(Beam) | The Conquerors of the West | |
| 梅 | Mei, Mai, May, Mey, Mui, Mue (Plum) | Descendents of a Righteous Duke | |
| 许 | Xu, Hsu, Hui (Allow, Permit)) | Man Who Refused to Serve the King | |
| 张 | Zhang, Chang, Cheung, Jung, Cheong, Jong, Teo, Teoh (Open, Widen) | The Bow Inventors | |
| 12 | 程 | Cheng, Tsen (Journey) | Man of Sacrifice |
| 傅 | Fu, Foo | The Wise Man in Ragged Clothe | |
| 贺 | He (Congratulation) | ||
| 彭 | Peng, Pang | The Man of Long Life | |
| 汤 | Tang, Tong (Soup) | Descendants of the Shang Dynasty | |
| 万 | Wan, Man, Mon, Won (Ten Thousand) | The Man of Many Concubines | |
| 叶 | Ye, Yip, Ip, Yap, Yep (Leaves) | The Rebellion Suppresser | |
| 曾 | Zeng, Tseng, Jeng (Once, Formerly) | Descendants of the Escaped Prince | |
| 鄒 | Zou, Chou | ||
| 焦 | Jiao, Jiu | Descendants of Emperor Yan Di | |
| 项 | Xiang, Hong | Descendants of the Dominating King | |
| 13 | 邓 | Deng, Tang, Teng, Thien, Thean, Thian | |
| 董 | Dong, Tong | The Historian | |
| 贾 | Jia, Chia | The Would be Commander in Chief | |
| 雷 | Lei, Louie (Thunder) | Descendants of a Foreign Tribe | |
| 乔 | Qiao, Chiao, Kiu (Move, Disguise) | Caretakers of the King’s Grave | |
| 杨 | Yang, Young, Yeung, Yeo, Yong (Willow) | The People of Goat Tongue | |
| 14 | 潘 | Pan, Poon | The Kings Teacher |
| 熊 | Xiong, Hong, Hung (Bear) | ||
| 趙 | Zhao, Chao, Chiu, Chew, Chieu, Chu | The Loyal Chauffeur | |
| 郑 | Zheng, Cheng, Chung (Solemn, Serious) | People of the Fertile Land | |
| 15 | 蔡 | Cai, Tsai, Choi, Chua, Chai, Chye, Choy | One of the Three Guards |
| 范 | Fan, Fang, Farn | Descendents of an Ancient Tribe | |
| 蒋 | Jiang, Chiang | Royal Family of Zhou Dynasty | |
| 黎 | Li, Lai (People, Dawn) | Descendants of an Agriculture Administrator | |
| 刘 | Liu, Lau | The Dragon Keepers | |
| 骆 | Luo(Camel) | ||
| 阎 | Yan(Hell) | ||
| 16 | 欧 | Ou, Au | Descendents of a king who tried to regain glory |
| 赖 | Lai (Rely, Depend) | ||
| 霍 | Huo, Fuo | Descendents of a Famous General Huo Qiubing | |
| 庐 | Lu, Loh, Low | One of Four Great Last Names | |
| 钱 | Qian, Chian, Chin (Money) | The Treasurers | |
| 萧 | Xiao, Siu, Siew, Seow, Hsiao (Desolate) | Rebellion Suppresser | |
| 17 | 韩 | Han, Hon | The Kingdom Splitter |
| 龙 | Long, Lung (Dragon) | The Dragon Trainer | |
| 魏 | Wei, Ngai | One of Seven Kingdoms in Zhan Guo | |
| 谢 | Xie, Tsia, Che, She, Tse, Tze, Hsieh(Thanks) | The Last Name that Means Thanks | |
| 薛 | Xue | ||
| 璩 | Qu, Chu | The Earring Makers | |
| 18 | 戴 | Dai, Tai (Wear, Bring) | The Name of 18 Strokes |
| 聂 | Nie, Ni, Nye, Ny | The Name of Three Ears | |
| 19 | 谭 | Tan, Tam (Talk, Conversation) | |
| 罗 | Luo, Law (Net) | The Bird Hunters | |
| 20 | 苏 | Su, Soo, So (Regain Consciousness) | |
| 钟 | Zhong, Chong (Bell) | ||
| 关 | Guan, Kwan, Kuan, Kwuan, Quan (Shut, Close) | Descendents of the Renown (Three Kingdom) General, Guan Yun Chang (also known as Guan Yu, or Guan Gong) | |
| 21 | 顾 | Gu, Ku (Consult) | |
| 22 | 龚 | Gong | |
| 23 | 栾 | Luan | |
| Compound Names |
欧阳 | Ou Yang, Au Yang | Descendents of a king who tried to regain glory |
| 司徒 | SiTu | Desendents of a Prime Minister. | |
| 慕容 | MuRong | People who admired the heaven and the earth, and believed they resembled the appearance of the sun, moon and stars. |
