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{{Infobox surname
| name            = Ōuyáng
| image           = 歐陽姓 - 楷体.svg
| image_size      = 55px
| caption         = 
| pronunciation   = 
| language        = Chinese
| languageorigin  = [[Chinese language]]
| origin          = Geographical place names
| derivation      = Mount Ouyu (now Mount Sheng) and Yang riverbank
| meaning         = 
| variant         = 
| cognate         = 
| derivative      = 
| seealso         = 
| family          = 
}}{{Infobox Chinese
| t = {{linktext|歐陽}}
| s = {{linktext|欧阳}}
| p = Ōuyáng
| bpmf = ㄡㄧㄤˊ
| hangul = 구양
| hanja = 歐陽
| rr = Guyang
| kanji = 欧陽
| hiragana = おうよう
| romaji = Ōyō
| j = au1 joeng4
| mi = {{IPAc-cmn|ou|1|.|yang|2}}
| ci = {{IPAc-yue|au|1|.|j|oeng|4}}
| w = Ou<sup>1</sup>-yang<sup>2</sup>
| poj = Au-iông
| y = āu yèuhng
| phfs = Êu-yòng
| h = euˊ iongˇ
| vie = Âu Dương
| chuhan=歐陽
}}
'''Ouyang''' ({{Langx|zh-hant|歐陽|label=[[Traditional Chinese characters|Traditional Chinese]]}}) is a [[Chinese surname]]. It is the most common two-character [[Chinese compound surname]], being the only two-character name of the 400 most common Chinese surnames, according to a 2013 study.<ref name="张、王、李、赵谁最多">{{Cite journal | author1-last = 武 | author1-first= 洁 | author2-last=杨 | author2-first=建春 | author1-mask = Wu Jie (武洁); | author2-mask = Yang Jianchun (杨建春) | script-title = zh:张、王、李、赵谁最多——2010年人口普查姓氏结构和分布特点 | script-work = zh:中国统计| volume =2014 | issue=6 | pages=22–23 | date = 2014-06-23 | access-date = 2015-01-19 | url = http://www.cnki.com.cn/Article/CJFDTotal-ZGTJ201406011.htm | language = zh | archive-date = 2015-01-19 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150119143914/http://www.cnki.com.cn/Article/CJFDTotal-ZGTJ201406011.htm | url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Romanisations==
* [[Sinitic languages]]: ''Ouyang'', ''Oyang'', ''O Yang'', ''O'Yang'', ''Owyang'', ''Au Yong'', ''Auyong'', ''Ah Yong'', ''Auyang'', ''Auyeung'', ''Au Yeung'', ''Au Yeang'', ''Au Yeong'', ''Au Ieong'', ''Ao Ieong'', ''Eoyang'', ''Oyong'', ''O'Young'', ''Auwjong'', ''Ojong'', ''Owyong'', ''Ou Young'', ''Ow Yeong'', ''Ow Young''
* [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]]: ''An-dương'', ''Âu-dương'' ([[Northern Vietnam|Northern]]), ''Âu-giương'' ([[Central Vietnam|Central]]), ''Âu-dzương'' ([[Southern Vietnam|Southern]]), ''Âu-rương'', ''Âu-lương'', ''Âu-lang'', ''Âu-giang''

==History==
The [[Song dynasty]] historian [[Ouyang Xiu]] traced the Ouyang surname to Ti ({{lang|zh|蹄}}, [[pinyin]]: Tí), a prince of [[Yue (state)|Yue]], the second son of King Wujiang ({{lang|zh|無疆}}). After his state was extinguished by the state of [[Chu (state)|Chu]], Ti and his family lived in the south side of the Mount Ouyu ({{lang|zh|歐余山}}, currently called Mount Sheng {{lang|zh|升山}} in [[Huzhou]], [[Zhejiang]]). In [[Classical Chinese]], the south side of a mountain or the north bank of a river is called Yang ({{lang|zh|陽}}), thus the Ti family was called Ouyang. He was called Marquis of Ouyang Village ({{lang|zh|歐陽亭侯}}). Traditionally, Ti's ancestry can be traced through his father Wujiang, the King of Yue, to the semi-legendary [[Yu the Great]] ({{lang|zh|大禹}}).

According to a 2013 study, Ouyang was the 169th most common name in China, being shared by around 910000 people or 0.068% of the total population, with the province with the most people with the name being [[Hunan]].
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===Geographical origins===
In terms of distribution Ouyangs have mostly been confined to southern China, especially the areas of southern [[Jiangxi]], central [[Hubei]] and eastern [[Henan]], with smaller pockets in [[Guangdong]], [[Sichuan]], [[Hunan]] and [[Guangxi]].<ref name="歐陽">{{Cite web|url=http://news.ltn.com.tw/news/society/paper/150665|title=本"姓"難移 歐陽後代爭復姓|language=zh-tw|author=李開菊|work=自由時報電子報 |publisher=《自由時報》|date=2007-08-28|access-date=2015-01-27|archive-date=2015-01-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128132215/http://news.ltn.com.tw/news/society/paper/150665|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Notable clans===
The most prominent of the Ouyang clans historically was undoubtedly that of [[Yongfeng County|Yongfeng]] in [[Jiangxi]], which produced a number of scholars who reached prominence in the imperial bureaucracy. Genealogical lineages and family trees have been established for a number of Ouyang clans around China, showing migration patterns from the Song to the [[Qing dynasty]].

In [[Vietnam]], this clan was often shortcut as '''Âu''' (歐) or '''Dương'''/'''Giàng''' (陽).

==Notable people==

=== Arts and entertainment ===

* [[Catalina Ouyang]], American artist
* [[Stephen Oyoung]], Chinese-American actor
* [[Jimmy O. Yang]], born Au-yeung Man-sing, Chinese-American stand-up comedian and actor
* [[MC Jin]], born Jin Au Yeung, hip-hop artist
* Ouyang Feiying, 1930s Shanghai singer
* [[Ouyang Fei Fei|Ouyang Feifei]], Taiwanese-Japanese singer
* [[Ouyang Nana]], Taiwanese musician, singer and actress
* [[Gen1es|Ouyang Didi]], Taiwanese singer and member of girl group [[Gen1es]]
* [[Bobby Au-yeung]], Hong Kong actor
* [[Susanna Au-yeung]], Hong Kong actress and acupuncturist

=== Scholars, scripters, authors ===

* [[Ouyang Xiu]], Song dynasty scholar
* [[Ouyang Xun]], Tang dynasty scholar
* [[Ouyang Zhan]], Tang dynasty scholar
* [[:zh:欧阳逸冰|Ouyang Yibing]], Chinese film scripter
*Pearl Au Yeung, Hong Kong Children's book author-illustrator

=== Sports ===

* Âu Dương Quân, Vietnamese footballer of [[Hoang Anh Gia Lai – Arsenal JMG Academy|JMG Academy]]
*Âu Dương Thanh, former Vietnamese footballer of [[Customs F.C.]]
* [[Au Yeung Yiu Chung]], Hong Kong [[Association football|footballer]]
* [[Darryl O'Young]], [[Canadians|Canadian]]-born [[Hong Kong]] racing driver

=== Government ===

* [[Ean Yong Hian Wah]], Malaysian politician
*[[Ean Yong Tin Sin]], Malaysian politician
* [[Elsie Ao Ieong]], Macau [[Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture]]
*Mieke Oeyang, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy<ref>{{cite web |title=Mieke Eoyang |url=https://www.war.gov/About/Biographies/Biography/article/2505290/mieke-eoyang/}}</ref>

=== Other ===

* [[Myra Sidharta]], born Auwjong Tjhoen Moy, Indonesian historian
*[[Petrus Kanisius Ojong]], born Auwjong Peng Koen, co-founder of [[Indonesia]]n [[newspaper]] [[Kompas]]
* [[Ouyang Xiadan]], CCTV News reporter
* [[Ouyang Ziyuan]], Chinese cosmochemist and geochemist, chief scientist in charge of the [[Chinese Lunar Exploration Program]]
* Francis Ouyang, Chief of Hospital Medicine VA Medical Center, United States.

==See also==
* [[Chinese compound surname]]
* [[Văn Lang]]
* [[Âu Lạc]]

==References==
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