Luong

梁 — Bridge beam; name of an ancient Chinese state and multiple dynasties

700,000

Population

#17

Country Rank

0.7%

of Population

Vietnamese Names

Culture

Origin & History

Lương is the Sino-Vietnamese form of 梁 (Liáng), meaning 'bridge beam' and associated with the ancient state of Liang and the Southern Liang Dynasty of China. The surname arrived in Vietnam through centuries of Sino-Vietnamese contact and is distributed primarily in northern Vietnam. It has been associated with scholars and officials throughout the Lê and Nguyễn dynasties.