Lang (surname)

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Lang is a surname Germanic origin, closely related to Lange, Laing and Long, all of which mean "long". Independently of this, it is also a surname of Asian origin.

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History

In Qing dynasty China, the Niohuru family of Manchu origin changed their family name to Lang, which sounded like "wolf" in Chinese, since wolf in Manchu was Niohuru.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ Edward J. M. Rhoads (2001). Manchus & Han: ethnic relations and political power in late Qing and early republican China, 1861-1928 (reprint, illustrated ed.). University of Washington Press. p. 56. Retrieved March 2, 2012. "and when the ancient and politically prominent Manchu lineage of Niohuru adopted the Han-style surname Lang, he ridiculed them for having "forgotten their roots." (The Niohuru, whose name was derived from niohe, Manchu for wolf," had chosen Lang as their surname because it was a homophone for the Chinese word for "wolf.")" 
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