Dong Family History
- Dong Name Meaning
- Chinese : from a character that also means ‘to supervise’ or ‘to manage’. The story goes that in the 23rd century bc, an adviser to the emperor Shun was given this surname due to his ability to supervise and train dragons. Additionally, at one time during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc), Dong was part of the title of official historians. The descendants of a historian of the state of Jin adopted the character for Dong from their ancestor’s title and used it as a surname. Vietnamese ({D-}ông and {D-}ô`ng): unexplained.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
- 36,318 Historical Documents with Dong on Ancestry
- 13,266 Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
- 6,673 Census and Voter Lists
- 1,732 Military Records
- 13,631 Immigration Records
- 1,016 Member Trees
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Number of Dong families
 7 - 12  3 - 6 |
 1 - 2  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Dong families
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2 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1851 Canada Census Data
Dong census records
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from the New York Passengers List
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from the Canadian Passenger Lists
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from 1881 CA Census Data
Dong census records
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