# The Surnames of the Chinese in America/Surnames Spelled

Ah — as A in Mark. :
| | 亞 | 巴 | 花 | 謝 |
| Sz Yip | Ah | Bah | Fah | Deah |
| Saam Yup | Ah | Bah | Fah | Dseh |
| | 賈 | 夏 | 馬 | 佘 |
| Sz Yip | Gah | Hah | Mah | Sheah |
| Saam Yup | Gah | Hah | Mah | Sheh |
| Ak — as in Back. Aak — as in Hark. |||||
| | 白 | 墨 | 麥 | 策 |
| Sz Yip | Baak | Mak | Mak | Chaak |
| Saam Yup | Baak | Muk | Muk | Chaak |
| Am — as in Am. |||||
| | 甘 | 岑 |
| Sz Yip | Gam | Sham |
| Saam Yup | Gom | Shum |
| Aam — as Am in Harm. |||||
| | 譚 | 談 | 湛 |
| Sz Yip | Haam | Haam | Jaam |
| Saam Yup | Taam | Taam | Dsaam |
| Aan — as An in Barn. |||||
| | 簡 | 關 | 萬 | 顏 |
| Sz Yip | Gaan | Gwaan | Maan | Ngaan |
| Saam Yup | Gaan | Gwaan | Maan | Ngaan ​ |
| Aang. |||||
| | 鄧 | 孟 | 彭 |
| Sz Yip | Ang | Maang | Paang |
| Saam Yup | Dang | Maang | Paang |
| Aow — as Ow in Now. |||||
| | 竇 | 區 | 歐 | 包 |
| Sz Yip | Aow | Aow | Aow | Baow |
| Saam Yup | Aow | Aow | Daow | Baow |
| | 鮑 | 歐陽 | 歐陽 | 繆 |
| Sz Yip | Baow | Aow Yueng | Aow Yueng | Maow |
| Saam Yup | Baow | Aow Yueng | Aow Yueng | Maow |
| Aat — as At in Chart. |||||
| | 察 |
| Sz Yip | Chaat |
| Saam Yup | Chaat |
| Y — as Y in By. |||||
| | 柴 | 觧 | 賴 | 厲 |
| Sz Yip | Chy | Gy | Ly | Ly |
| Saam Yup | Chy | Hy | Ly | Ly |
| | 黎 | 倪 |
| Sz Yip | Ly | Ngy |
| Saam Yup | Ly | Ngy ​ |
| Eang — as Eh-ang. |||||
| | 蔣 | 姜 | 張 | 章 |
| Sz Yip | Deang | Geang | Jeang | Jeang |
| Saam Yup | Dseung | Geung | Jeung | Jeung |
| | 鄭 | 梁 | 羊 | 楊 |
| Sz Yip | Jeang | Leang | Yeang | Yeang |
| Saam Yup | Jeng | Leung | Yeung | Yeung |
| Ee — as in Bee. |||||
| | 朱 | 李 | 利 | 施 |
| Sz Yip | Jee | Lee | Lee | Shee |
| Saam Yup | Jue | Ley | Ley | Shee |
| | 余 | 茹 | 伊 |
| Sz Yip | Yee | Yee | Yee |
| Saam Yup | Yue | Yue | Yue |
| Ek — as in Deck. Em — as in Them. |||||
| | 狄 | 翟 | 林 |
| Sz Yip | Ek | Ek | Lem |
| Saam Yup | Dik | Jaak | Lum |
| En — as in Hen. |||||
| | 錢 | 田 |
| Sz Yip | Ten | Hen |
| Saam Yup | Tsin | Tin ​ |
| Eng. |||||
| | 丁 | 程 | 陵 |
| Sz Yip | Eng | Cheng | Leng |
| Saam Yup | Ding | Ching | Ling |
| Ng — as in So-ng. |||||
| | 伍 | 吳 |
| Sz Yip | Ng | Ng |
| Saam Yup | Ng | Ng |
| Im — as in Him. |||||
| | 金 | 枕 | 嚴 | 沈 |
| Sz Yip | Gim | Jim | Ngim | Shim |
| Saam Yup | Gum | Jum | Yim | Shum |
| In — as in In. |||||
| | 陳 | 甄 | 鎭 |
| Sz Yip | Chin | Jin | Jin |
| Saam Yup | Chun | Jun | Jun |
| Ip. It. |||||
| | 葉 | 聶 | 薛 |
| Sz Yip | Yip | Nip | Sit |
| Saam Yup | Yip | Neep | Seet |
| Iw — as Ew in Yew. |||||
| | 周 | 趙 | 劉 | 廖 |
| Sz Yip | Jiw | Jiw | Liw | Liw |
| Saam Yup | Jaow | Jiw | Laow | Liw |
| | 柳 | 苗 | 邵 | 仇 |
| Sz Yip | Liw | Miw | Shiw | Shiw |
| Saam Yup | Loo | Miw | Shiw | Chaow ​ |
| Oh. |||||
| | 左 | 何 | 羅 |
| Sz Yip | Doh | Hoh | Loh |
| Saam Yup | Dsoh | Hoh | Loh |
| O-w like Oh-oo. |||||
| | 高 | 陶 | 勞 | 老 |
| Sz Yip | Go-w | Ho-w | Lo-w | Lo-w |
| Saam Yup | Go-w | To-w | Lo-w | Lo-w |
| | 毛 | 敖 |
| Sz Yip | Mo-w | Ngow |
| Saam Yup | Mo-w | Ngow |
| Oo. |||||
| | 布 | 戶 | 傅 | 符 |
| Sz Yip | Boo | Foo | Foo | Foo |
| Saam Yup | Bow | Woo | Foo | Foo |
| | 顧 | 古 | 盧 |
| Sz Yip | Goo | Goo | Loo |
| Saam Yup | Goo | Goo | Lo |
| | 魯 | 蘇 | 司徒 | 司徒 |
| Sz Yip | Loo | Soo | Soo Hoo | Soo Hoo |
| Saam Yup | Low | So | Sz Tow ​ | Sz Tow ​ |
| Ook — as in Book. |||||
| | 陸 |
| Sz Yip | Look |
| Saam Yup | Look |
| Oon — as in Moon. |||||
| | 文 | 阮 | 荀 | 孫 |
| Sz Yip | Moon | Ngoon | Soon | Soon |
| Saam Yup | Mun | Yuen | Sun | Suen |
| | 秦 | 尹 | 溫 |
| Sz Yip | Toon | Woon | Woon |
| Saam Yup | Tsoon | Wun | Wun |
| Oong. |||||
| | 豐 | 馮 | 龔 | 熊 |
| Sz Yip | Foong | Foong | Goong | Hoong |
| Saam Yup | Foong | Foong | Goong | Hoong |
| | 洪 | 孔 | 鍾 | 龍 |
| Sz Yip | Hoong | Koong | Joong | Loong |
| Saam Yup | Hoong | Hoong | Joong | Loong |
| | 容 | 雍 |
| Sz Yip | Yoong | Yoong |
| Saam Yup | Yoong | Yoong ​ |
| Ooy. |||||
| | 徐 | 惠 | 許 | 呂 |
| Sz Yip | Chooy | Fooy | Hooy | Looy |
| Saam Yup | Chue | Wuy | Hue | Lue |
| | 雷 | 謂 | 位 | 衛 |
| Sz Yip | Looy | Wooy | Wooy | Wooy |
| Saam Yup | Lue | Wuy | Wuy | Wuy |
| Ok — as in Lock. |||||
| | 郭 | 霍 | 駱 | 莫 |
| Sz Yip | Gwok | Kok | Lok | Mok |
| Saam Yup | Gwok | Fok | Lok | Mok |
| On. |||||
| | 漢 | 韓 | 潘 | 盤 |
| Sz Yip | Hon | Hon | Pon | Pon |
| Saam Yup | Hon | Hon | Poon | Poon |
| | 袁 | 完 |
| Sz Yip | Yon | Yon |
| Saam Yup | Yuen | Yuen |
| Ot — as in Got. |||||
| | 葛 |
| Sz Yip | Got |
| Saam Yup | Got ​ |
| Ong. |||||
| | 方 | 鄺 | 江 | 康 |
| Sz Yip | Fong | Fong | Gong | Hong |
| Saam Yup | Fong | Kwong | Gong | Hong |
| | 唐 | 湯 | 亢 | 龐 |
| Sz Yip | Hong | Hong | Kong | Pong |
| Saam Yup | Tong | Tong | Kong | Pong |
| | 黃 | 王 | 汪 |
| Sz Yip | Wong | Wong | Wong |
| Saam Yup | Wong | Wong | Wong |
| Oy — as in Toy. |||||
| | 梅 | 蔡 |
| Sz Yip | Moy | Toy |
| Saam Yup | Mooy | Tsoy |