Chinese Last Names
Common Chinese surnames with their meanings, origins and type — patronymic, occupational, toponymic or descriptive.
clan name
Deng
An ancient state (鄧) · Chinese
clan name Gao
Tall, high (高) · Chinese
clan name Huang
Yellow (黃) · Chinese
clan name Liang
Beam, bridge (梁) · Chinese
clan name Lin
Forest (林) · Chinese
clan name Liu
An ancient surname (劉) · Chinese
clan name Luo
Silk gauze (羅) · Chinese
clan name Ma
Horse (馬) · Chinese
clan name Sun
Grandson, descendant (孫) · Chinese
clan name Tang
The Tang dynasty (唐) · Chinese
clan name Wang
King (王) · Chinese
clan name Wu
An ancient state (吳) · Chinese
clan name Xu
To allow (許) · Chinese
clan name Yang
Poplar tree (楊) · Chinese
clan name Zhang
Draw a bow (張) · Chinese
clan name Zhao
An ancient state (趙) · Chinese
clan name Zheng
An ancient state (鄭) · Chinese
clan name Zhou
The Zhou dynasty (周) · Chinese
clan name Zhu
Vermilion (朱) · Chinese