Tong Family History

Chinese: Mandarin form of the surname 童 also an alternative Cantonese Romanization meaning ‘children’ in Chinese: (i) from the personal name of Lao Tong (老童) son of the legendary king Zhuanxu (traditional dates: 2514–2437 BC). (ii) from the personal name of Xu Tong (胥童) the name of an official in the state of Jin (located mainly in present-day Shanxi province) during the reign of the Duke Li of Jin (died 573 BC). Chinese: Mandarin form of the surname 佟 also an alternative Cantonese Romanization: (i) from Zhong Gu an official during the Xia dynasty (2070–1600 BC) who submitted to the king of the Shang dynasty (1600–1046 BC). His descendants inherited his name as the surname and later changed to 佟. (ii) traced back to the Jurchen ethnic group the ancestors of the Manchus originating in present-day Liaoning province in far northeastern China. Chinese: Mandarin or Cantonese form of the surname 仝: simplified form of another homophonous Chinese surname Tong (同) derived from an ancient state (located in Shaanxi province) during the Shang dynasty (1600 –1046 BC) or an official post called Dian Tong (典同) in charge of royal musical instruments during the Western Zhou dynasty (1046–771 BC). Chinese: Mandarin form of the surname 桐 meaning ‘phoenix tree’ in Chinese: (i) said to be traced back to Tong Jun (桐君) a legendary figure during the reign of the legendary emperor Huang Di the ‘Yellow Emperor’ (c. 27th century BC) who was said to be an expert in Chinese medicine. (ii) from Tong (桐) the name of an ancient state (located in present-day Henan province) during the Shang dynasty (1600–1046 BC). (ii) from Tong (桐) the name of an ancient state (located in present-day Tongcheng in Anhui province) during the Spring and Autumn Period (770–476 BC) annexed by the state of Chu. Chinese: Mandarin form of the surname 同 meaning ‘the same’ in Chinese: (i) from Tong (同) the name of an ancient state (located in present-day Shaanxi province) which was a fief originally granted to the royal members during the Shang dynasty (1600–1046 BC). (ii) possibly from the second element of the post name Dian Tong (典同) the title of an official in charge of royal musical instruments during the Western Zhou dynasty (1046–771 BC). Chinese: alternative Mandarin form of the surnames 董 and 東 see Dong 1 and 7: Chinese: Cantonese form of the surnames 湯 and 唐 see Tang 1 and 8: Chinese: Cantonese form of the surname 黨 see Dang 9: Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 曾 see Zeng .10: Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 張 based on the Gan dialect spoken in Jiangxi province see Zhang 1 Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 莊 based on the Gan dialect spoken in Jiangxi province see Zhuang .1 Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 鐘 see Zhong 1 Vietnamese (Tông): from the Chinese surname 宗 see Zong .1 Vietnamese (Tống): from the Chinese surname 宋 see Song 1 Vietnamese (Tòng): from the Chinese surname 叢 see Cong 1 English: variant of Tonge .

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