Fong

See also: fong

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 方 (fong1), 房 (fong4), 馮／冯 (fung4), Taishanese 鄺／邝 (fong1), or other less common Chinese surnames.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔŋ/

Proper noun

Fong (plural Fongs)

1. A surname from Chinese.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fong is the 2018^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 17,889 individuals. Fong is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (81.11%) individuals.

See also

• Fang
• Feng
• Fung
• Kwong
• Phong

 

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fong”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 587.

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Borrowed from French fond, from Latin fundus. The native Luxembourgish synonym Buedem is ultimately derived from the same Indo-European root, via a Germanic route.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /foŋ/
• Rhymes: -oŋ

Noun

Fong m (plural Fongen)

1. bottom
2. back
3. background
4. fund