Surnames Categorized "kingdoms"

This is a list of surnames in which the categories include kingdoms.
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Chu Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese (see Zhu).
Han Chinese, Korean
From Chinese (hán) referring to the ancient state of Han, which existed from the 5th to 3rd centuries BC in what is now Shanxi and Henan provinces.
Hu Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "beard, whiskers, recklessly, wildly, barbarian".
Jin Chinese
From Chinese (jīn) meaning "gold".
Jordan 2 Jewish
Derived from the name of the Jordan river, which is from Hebrew יָרַד (yaraḏ) meaning "descend" or "flow down".
Liang Chinese
From Chinese (liáng) referring to the ancient state of Liang, which existed from the 8th to 7th centuries BC in what is now Shaanxi province.
Liao Chinese
From Chinese (liào) referring to the ancient state of Liao, which was located in present-day Henan province.
Ma Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "horse".
Song Chinese, Korean
From Chinese (sòng) referring to the Song dynasty, which ruled China from 960 to 1279.
Tang 1 Chinese
From Chinese (táng) referring to the Tang dynasty, which ruled China from 618 to 907.
Wu 1 Chinese
From Chinese () referring to the ancient state of Wu, which was located in present-day Jiangsu province.
Yang Chinese
From Chinese (yáng) meaning "willow, poplar, aspen".
Yuan Chinese
From Chinese (yuán), (yuán) or (yuán), which mean "origin, source".
Zhao Chinese
From Chinese (zhào), which refers to an ancient city-state in what is now Shanxi province. According to legend, King Mu rewarded his chariot driver Zaofu with the city, at which time Zaofu adopted this surname. The later historic state of Zhao, which existed from the 5th to 3rd centuries BC, was named after this city.... [more]