Ong is a
Hokkienromanization of several
Chinese surnames: 王 (Wáng in
Hanyu Pinyin), 汪 (also Wāng), 黃 (
traditional) or 黄 (
simplified; Huáng); and 翁 (
Weng). Ong is also a
Laotian surname. Ong or Onge is also a surname of English origin, with earliest known records found in Western Suffolk taxation records from c. 1280 AD.[1]Ong (or Онгь in Russian language-based records) is also an Estonian surname, possibly derived from õng, meaning "fishing rod/hook".
Ong has also been used to romanize the
Taishanese pronunciation of 鄧 (more commonly romanized as
Deng or Teng), as in the case of
Betty Ong.
Romanization
Under the
Pe̍h-ōe-jī romanization system, 王 but not the other names includes a
circumflex over its vowel: Ông. However, this is often omitted in practice.
Distribution
In
Singapore, Ong is the
fifth-most-common surname among Singaporean residents. In the United States, Ong was the 6,682nd most common surname during the
1990 US census and the 4,343rd most common surname during the year
2000 US census.[2]
Notable Ongs
Angelia Ong (born 1990), Filipina model and beauty pageant titleholder
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