Ying

== English == === Etymology === From various romanizations of the Mandarin pronunciations of various Chinese names, including 應 / 应 (Yīng or Yìng), 郢 (Yǐng), and 嬴 (Yíng). === Pronunciation === enPR: yǐng === Proper noun === Ying (plural Yings) A surname from Mandarin. A county of Shuozhou, Shanxi, China. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Ying. (historical) An ancient city in Hubei, China, a former capital of the state of Chu. (historical) Synonym of Cheng, ancient city and former state in Shaanxi, China. ==== Translations ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Ying is the 15043rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1964 individuals. Ying is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (89.92%) individuals. === Further reading === Leon E. Seltzer, editor (1952), “Yinghsien”, in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World‎[3], Morningside Heights, NY: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 2124, column 1: “Called Yingchow until 1912.” Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Ying Xian”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎[4], volume 3, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 3528, column 2 === Anagrams === iyng