Cong (Surname)
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| Cong (Chinese Surname) | |
|---|---|
| Mandarin Chinese | |
| Traditional Chinese | 叢 |
| Simplified Chinese | 丛 |
| Bopomofo (ㄅㄆㄇㄈ) | ㄘㄨㄥˊ |
| Pinyin | Cóng |
| Wade-Giles | Ts'ung |
| Yale | Tsung |
| Cantonese | |
| Yale | chung4 |
| Korean | |
| Hangul | 님 |
| Revised Romanization | Nim |
| Japanese | |
| Hiragana | くさむら |
| Reading | クサムラ |
| Rōmaji | Kusamura |
Cong or Tsung is a unique Chinese surname (Traditional Chinese: 叢; Simplified Chinese: 丛; pinyin: Cong). A very uncommon surname for Chinese, however, has unique origins.
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[edit] Definition
Cong (叢/丛) is a Chinese word (noun) meaning clump, thicket, bush, and/or shrubbery. The word is also a measure word for flowers however has been informally used for a group of people or things.
The original meaning of the word was "Intelligent."
[edit] Background
Cong surname is the name of a relatively small population in Chinese and aboard. Not to be confused with other "congs" like the Vietnamese one. The surname is said to be from a group of people in the city of Wendeng in China's Shandong province. In Mongolia and other nations there are persons with the surname Cong.
[edit] Historical Origins
From support documents, there has been many Congs in high places. During the Han dynasty, a person named Thai Di Jiu Jia, a senior officials at the imperial court, plotted to murder the reigning emperor.
During the Di Jin dynasty, the ancestors of the Congs offend the emperor and were defrocked of their titles. Gradually, the entire family moved to Wendeng, Shandong area and changed their surnames to Cong.
[edit] Rank Number
Chinese surname is the name ranked 127th place for most popular Chinese surnames. The population with the surname Cong tend to be more concentrated in the northern regions of China.
People with the last name Cong accounts for about 0.1% of Han population.
[edit] Sources
Most of the information for this article was found on the following site: http://zhidao.baidu.com/question/4639296.html
This site is in Chinese and needs to be translated; all information for this article is from rough translations and word choice are original to the translator.
