Hung (surname)

Hung is a non-pinyin romanisation of multiple Chinese surnames, based on different varieties of Chinese.

Romanisations of 洪 and 紅

Hung is the Mandarin Wade–Giles romanisation of multiple surnames spelled in pinyin as Hóng (洪, 紅, 弘).[1] The first two of those surnames are also spelled Hung in Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanisation (the latter is spelled Wang).

Cantonese romanisation of 熊

Hung is a Cantonese romanisation of the surname spelled in pinyin as Xióng (熊).[2] People with this surname include:

• Hung Yan-yan (熊欣欣; born 1965), Hong Kong martial artist
• Lynn Hung (熊黛林; born 1980), Hong Kong model and actress

Cantonese romanisation of 孔

Hung is a Cantonese romanisation of the surname spelled in pinyin as Kǒng (孔).[2] People with this surname include:

• Susan Tse (Hung Ling-fook 孔令馥; born 1953), Hong Kong television actress
• William Hung (孔慶翔; born 1983), Hong Kong-born American former singer

Other

• Adelaida Pérez Hung (born 1959), Cuban actress and radio announcer
• María Hung (born 1960), Venezuelan swimmer
• Ling-Yue Hung (born 1964), Hong Kong curler
• Hung Kai-chun (黃楷峻; born 1987), Taiwanese football midfielder
• Jenny Hung (born 1991), Taiwanese-born New Zealand table tennis player
• Francesca Hung (born 1994), Miss Universe Australia 2018 and Top 20 Miss Universe 2018

References

1. Chao, Sheau-yueh J. (2000). Genealogical Research on Chinese Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company. pp. 85–86.
2. Louie, Emma Woo (1988). Chinese American Names: Tradition and Transition. McFarland. pp. 74, 186. ISBN 9780786438778.