Luong
A Vietnamese surname and given-name element often associated with ideas of goodness, virtue, or proper conduct.
The #2,499 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 21,346 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Luong is a Vietnamese surname, and it also appears in Vietnamese given names. In many cases it is linked to Sino-Vietnamese elements written with Chinese characters whose meanings can include "good," "kind," "excellent," or "proper," but the exact origin is not always clear from the romanized form alone. Because Vietnamese surnames are tightly tied to Chinese-character traditions, the same spelling can reflect more than one underlying written form and meaning.
History
The surname is most familiar today in Vietnam and among Vietnamese diaspora communities. In English-language records it is often written without tonal marks, which makes different Vietnamese names and spellings look identical. As with many Vietnamese surnames, its modern distribution reflects both long-standing family lines and 20th-century migration.
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Fun fact
Without tone marks, Luong can hide distinctions that are obvious in Vietnamese writing, so the same Roman spelling may represent different surnames or name elements.