Nong (surname)

Nong (simplified Chinese: 农; traditional Chinese: 農 or 辳) is a Chinese surname meaning "farmer".^[1] It is romanized Nung in Wade–Giles or Cantonese romanization.^[1] According to a 2013 study, it was the 189th most common name in China; it was shared by 640,000 people, or 0.047% of the population, with the surname being most common in Guangxi.^[2] It is the 320th name in the Hundred Family Surnames poem.^[3]

Nong
Stroke order of the simplified version of Nong (农)
Traditional Chinese	農
Simplified Chinese	农
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Nóng Wade–Giles Nung2 IPA [nʊ̌ŋ] Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Nung4 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Lâng Middle Chinese Middle Chinese /nuoŋ/

Origins

Two origins are proposed:

• In honour of Shennong (神農, "Divine Farmer"), mythological figure who brought agriculture and herbal medicine to China
• From the ancient post of nongzheng (農正, "agriculture officer").^[4][5]

Notable people

• Nong Qunhua (农群华; born 1966), Chinese badminton player
• Nong Rong (农融; born 1967), Chinese diplomat