Kung Family History
Kung Name Meaning
Chinese: Cantonese form and alternative Mandarin form of the surnames 龔 鞏 宮 公 弓 貢 and 恭 see Gong 1-7. Chinese: alternative Mandarin form of the surname 孔 see Kong Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 江 see Jiang Burmese (Chin): from a part of a male compound personal name apparently from kung ‘plant’. — Note: Since Chins do not have hereditary surnames this name element was registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US. South German (Küng): variant of König (see Koenig ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022