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Hong

in Washington

There are 910 people with the last name "Hong" in Washington.

Ranking in Washington

Name	Rank
Hong	597

is 593rd most common Farmer
is 594th most common Hendricks
is 595th most common Johns
is 596th most common Berger
is 597th most common Hong
is 598th most common Soto
is 599th most common Stuart
is 600th most common Hines
is 601st most common Hahn

Meaning & History

Hong

Chinese 洪: from a word meaning ‘water’ or ‘flood’. During the time of the emperors Yao and Shun in the 23rd century BC, there was a clan known as the Gonggongshi. They took the name Gong as a surname, but in order to escape their enemies, needed to change the character for their surname; by the addition of a component meaning ‘water’, the name was changed to Hong. Another legend provides a more colorful account: the Gonggongshi were a warrior people, and were able to bring about a flood. However, the emperor Yu succeeded in establishing flood control, and he banished the Gonggongshi. Descendants, in order to commemorate the ability of their ancestors to cause floods, changed their name from Gong to the word for ‘flood’, Hong.

Chinese 康: Cantonese variant of Kang 1.

Chinese 项: variant of Xiang 2.

Chinese 杭: variant of Hang 1.

Korean: there is only one Chinese character for the Hong surname in Korea. Some sources indicate that there are 59 different Hong clans, but only four can be documented. Each of the four clans claim different founding ancestors. The oldest Hong clan's founding ancestor, Hong Ch’ŏn-ha, migrated to Koguryŏ, Korea, sometime in the first half of the seventh century. The Hong surname is a fairly common one and is found throughout the Korean peninsula.