Jiāng (surname 江)
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Not to be confused with Jiāng (surname 姜) or Jiǎng (surname).
Jiang (Chinese: 江; Jyutping: Gong1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kang, also romanized Chiang, Kong, Kang) is a Chinese surname, accounting for 0.26% of the Han Chinese population. It is the 52nd most common Chinese surname and is the 141st surname listed in the Hundred Family Surnames poem, contained in the line 江童顏郭 (Jiāng, Tóng, Yán, Guō). It is the 75th most common surname in China (2007),[1] and the 25th most common surname in Taiwan (2010).[2]
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Origin | |
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Word/name | State of Jiang (江国) |
Meaning | Yangtze River |
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Alternative spelling | Chiang, Kong, Kang |
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