Sun (surname)

See also: Son (Korean surname)

孙/孫
Other names
Variant form(s)Suen (Hong Kong and regions with Cantonese-speaking populations), Sen (Amoy dialect), Sng (Teochew dialect), Tôn (Vietnamese), Son (Japanese/Korean), Soon (regions with Hokkien-speaking populations), Soon/Suan/-son/-zon (Chinese Filipino in the Philippines), and Swen.
Related namesGongsun

Sun (/sʊn/[1]) is a transliteration of a common Chinese surname (simplified Chinese: 孙; traditional Chinese: 孫; pinyin: Sūn; pronounced [swə́n]). It is the third name listed in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[2]

Other transliterations include Suen (Hong Kong and regions with Cantonese-speaking populations), Soon (Amoy dialect), Sng and Soon (Teochew dialect), Tôn (Vietnamese), Son (Japanese/Korean), Soon (regions with Hokkien-speaking populations), Sen/Suan/-son/-zon (Chinese Filipino in the Philippines), and Swen.

In 2019, Sun was the twelfth most common surname in Mainland China.[3] A 2013 study found it to be the 12th most common name as well, shared by 18,300,000 people or 1.38% of the population, with the province with the most being Shandong.

Note that in Hong Kong and regions with Cantonese-speaking populations, the surname Xin (辛) is also transliterated as Sun.

  1. ^
    • "Sun Yat-sen". Collins English Dictionary. 2020.
    • "Sun Yat-sen". Dictionary.com. 2023.
  2. ^ 百家姓 [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-01-16.
  3. ^ "新京报 - 好新闻，无止境".