Ming Family History
Ming Name Meaning
English: possibly from a shortened form of Mingay from the Breton personal name Menguy (composed of the Breton elements men ‘stone’ and ki ‘dog’). The personal name was introduced to England after the Conquest by Breton followers of the Normans. Chinese: Mandarin or Cantonese form of the surname 明: (i) from the personal name Ming (明) which was the style name of Meng Ming Shi (孟明視) a famous general in the state of Qin during the Spring and Autumn period (770–476
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022