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Wong Family History
Wong Genealogy & Family TreeWong is a Chinese name from Southern China. It is the Romanized version of the Chinese surnames Wang, Huang, Heng, “Yang,” and Hong, that began to be used in the 17th Century due to trade with Britain and early migration to the United States and Canada. One possible meaning is “dweller by the meadow.” It is the most common Chinese surname in Canada, the 3rd most common in Singapore, the 6th most in the United States. Alternately, it may have English origins as well from the Old English word geong meaning “young” that referred to the youngest member of a family.
Other spellings include “Won,” “Wone,” and “Woon.” Notable people with the surname include Chinese-American journalist Wong Chin Foo, Hong Kong singer and actor Wong Cho-lam, Canadian actress Ellen Wong (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, The Carrie Diaries, Silent Cargo), and American actor BD Wong (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Mulan, Seven Years in Tibet).
Wong Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Moses A Wong -- --, 1925 November 12, 2002 Hawaii
- Amos Yuan-Meng Wong -- --, 1931 December 0, 1951
- Yong Jing Wong -- --, 1912 June 28, 1968
- Amelia Eve Hackney Wong -- --, 1869 June 14, 1959 New South Wales
- Yan-Cheung (En-Cheung) Wong -- --, 1866 July 17, 1935
Wong Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Danley Wong -- --, 1912 January 21, 1995
- Kin Yuan-Chong Wong -- --, 1933 April 0, 1942
- John Wong -- --, 1853 December 5, 1928
- Frank Wong -- --, 1882 January 21, 1884 Wisconsin
- Anna Wong -- --, 1896 September 20, 1950 California
