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Ung Family History

Ung Name Meaning

Chinese: variant Romanization of the surnames 吳 and 伍 see Wu 1 and 2 possibly based on their Cantonese pronunciations. Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 黃 see Huang 1 possibly based on its Teochew pronunciation. Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 洪 see Hong 1 possibly based on its Teochew pronunciation. Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 鄧 possibly based on its pronunciation of the Siyi Cantonese subdialect (also known as Sze Yup or Four Districts dialect) spoken in southern Guangdong see Deng . Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 翁 see Weng Vietnamese: from the Chinese surname 汪 see Wang 7: Vietnamese (Ứng): from the Chinese surname 應 see Ying 8: Cambodian: written អ៊ឹង of Chinese origin but unexplained etymology (probably corresponding to one of the surnames above). Compare 9 below and Ing 7.9: Cambodian: written អ៊ុង of Chinese origin from 翁 see Weng 1 and compare 5 above.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Ong, Ing, Aung, Un, Dung, Ang, Jung, Eng, Lung, Tung

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You can see how Ung families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Ung family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1871 and 1920. The most Ung families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 5 Ung families living in British Columbia. This was about 56% of all the recorded Ung's in Canada. British Columbia had the highest population of Ung families in 1911.
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What did your Ung ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Labourer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Ung. 63% of Ung men worked as a Labourer. .

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Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Labourer
    63%
  • Laundryman
    38%
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Between 1962 and 2004, in the United States, Ung life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1980, and highest in 1965. The average life expectancy for Ung in 1962 was 76, and 74 in 2004.

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