Ouyang

See also: Ōuyáng

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 歐陽欧阳 (Ōuyáng).

Proper noun

Ouyang (plural Ouyangs)

  1. A surname from Chinese.
    • [1976, Jonathan Chaves, “Life”, in Mei Yao-chʻen and the Development of Early Sung Poetry, Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 24:
      In the eighth month of the year, Ou-yang was exiled to Ch'u-chou prefecture in eastern-central Anhui, where he was to remain until early in 1048 when he became Prefect of Yang-chou.]

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Ouyang is the 15005th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1968 individuals. Ouyang is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (97.71%) individuals.
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