Many Japanese and Korean surnames also stem from Chinese surnames.

Most common american names for chinese. It means persists to the end. Pretty jade gift gold elegant moon pure dragon one wise brave child happiness kind light sun star ocean rain you sky china life king grace chinese heart precious river peace happy can family world wisdom love smart lotus beauty beautiful orchid strong great little cute good flower mountain. According to legend the top 100 surnames in China stemmed from 100.

Whats more interesting are the names that are more common among Chinese-Americans than the general population. Jennifer Amy and Angela. David John and James.

Liang is an appealing Chinese name meaning bright. 440 rows Although the Chinese make up the largest segment of the US. Longwei is a Chinese name meaning dragon greatness.

Asian and Pacific Islander. Growing up there were a ton of Jasons James Daniels and Davids. Some fairly common but somewhat uniquely Chinese American girls names were names like Vivian Apple Summer Autumn.

Feel free to blend Chinese names and those from other cultures and religions to create a unique nameAs you prepare to receive your baby boy please go through the following list to see if you will find a suitable name for him. This is a unique name with a different meaning. The famous namesake is the former American tennis champion Michael Chang.

Michael means who is like God in Hebrew. Learning these surname characters will also help you to remember the names of Chinese people you meet as the name will be more familiar to you. A commonly cited factoid from the 1990 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records estimated that Zhang was the most common surname in the world but no comprehensive information from China was available at the time and more recent editions have not repeated the claim.