Ng (name)
Ng is a Cantonese, Shanghainese and Hakka transliteration of the Chinese surnames / and meaning "five" or "troops". But in Hokkien and Teochew, Ng corresponds to the surname / meaning "yellow", while it can also correspond to the much rarer surname in Hokkien.
The surname is sometimes romanized as Ang, Eng, Ing and Ong in the United States and Ung in Australia. Ng is sometimes romanized as Woo or Wu even by people of Cantonese origin, such as John Woo. In Vietnam, the corresponding surname is Ngô. In Cambodia, the corresponding surname is Oeng. 吴 / 吳 was the 10th most common Chinese surname in 2006 and was the 8th most common in 1990.
Notable people with the surname Ng (character unknown)
- Clive Ng, media sector financier and executive
- Elise Ng, Hong Kong squash player
- Evelyn Ng, professional poker player from Canada
- Fae Myenne Ng, writer living in New York City
- Geeling Ng, New Zealand actress of "China Girl" fame
- John Ng, kung fu master, traditional Chinese medicine doctor, and pharmacist – now living in Kentucky, US
- Jonathon Ng, Irish singer-songwriter known as EDEN
- Josiah Ng, Malaysian track cyclist
- Kelvin Ng, politician in Canada who was elected in both the Nunavut Legislature and Northwest Territories Legislature
- Konrad Ng, US President Barack Obama's brother-in-law and husband of Maya Soetoro-Ng
- Lenhard Ng, Chinese American mathematician
- Maya Soetoro-Ng, Indonesian-born American writer, US President Obama's half-sister and wife to Konrad Ng
- Nigel Ng, Malaysian-born comedian
- Perry Ng, English footballer
- Ng Poon Chew, author, publisher, and advocate for Chinese American civil rights
- Ng Swee Hong, Malaysian Chinese businessman who founded Pacific Andes
- Ng Tat Wai, badminton player from Penang, Malaysia
- Ng Yi-Sheng, Singaporean writer
- Ng Yong Li, Malaysian professional racing cyclist
- Ren Ng, founder and the chief executive officer of Californian start-ups Refocus Imaging, Inc and Lytro, Inc
- Rita Ng,, first Miss California winner of Asian descent
- Win Ng, Chinese-American sculptor, industrial designer and illustrator
Notable people with the surname Ng (吳)
- Ng Mui, said to have been one of the legendary Five Elders – survivors of the destruction of the Shaolin Temple by the Qing Dynasty
- Andrew Ng, Chinese American computer scientist
- Antonio Ng, currently a member in the Macau Legislative Assembly
- Benjamin Ng and Wai Chiu "Tony" Ng, two of the men convicted of the 1983 Wah Mee Massacre in Seattle
- Carl Ng, Hong Kong actor and model
- Charles Ng, Hong Kong Chinese-American serial killer from California, US
- Ng Ching-fai, GBS, Professor of Chemistry and former President and Vice Chancellor of Hong Kong Baptist University
- Deep Ng, Hong Kong singer-songwriter, musician, and actor
- Dominic Ng, Chairman and CEO of East West Bank based in California, US
- Dora Ng, Hong Kong film costume and make up designer
- Elaine Ng Yi-Lei, actress and Miss Asia 1990
- Francis Ng Chun-Yu, Hong Kong actor
- Hiu Lui Ng, New Yorker who died in 2008 in the custody of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- James Ng, better known as Kwan Gor, Hong Kong singer and actor
- Jeannette Ng, Hong Kong-born British fantasy author
- John Lone, born Ng Kwok-Leung, played the lead role in The Last Emperor
- Jinny Ng, Hong Kong Cantopop artist
- Kary Ng, Hong Kong Cantopop artist
- Lawrence Ng, popular TV actor in Hong Kong
- Ng Man Tat, veteran actor in the Hong Kong film industry
- Margaret Ng, politician, barrister, writer and columnist in Hong Kong
- Melissa Ng, semi-retired TV actress from Hong Kong
- Ng Ming Yam, founder of United Democrats of Hong Kong
- Richard Ng, Hong Kong actor
- Ron Ng, Hong Kong TVB actor and singer
- Sandra Ng, Hong Kong actress
- Ng See Yuen, director of independent film companies in Hong Kong
- Stephen Ng, Hong Kong entrepreneur, Deputy Chairman and Managing Director of the Wharf Ltd
- Ng Ting Yip, Hong Kong actor
- Stanley Ng, Hong Kong urban councilor
- Ng Wai Chiu, Hong Kong professional football player
- Ng Wei, male badminton player from Hong Kong
- Yan Ng, Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress
Notable people with the surname Ng (伍)
- Wu Zixu, general and politician during the Spring and Autumn period, most generally credited by all branches of 伍 clans as the 'first ancestor'
- Wu Tingfang, also known as Ng Choy, lawyer, diplomat and politician.
- Ng Poon Chew, author, publisher, and advocate for Chinese American civil rights.
- Adrienne Louise Clarkson, Hong Kong-born Canadian journalist and Governor General of Canada
- Celeste Ng, writer.
- Chelsia Ng, singer and actor from Malaysia
- Charles Ng, Hong Kong-born touring car driver
- Christine Ng, Hong Kong actress under contract to Hong Kong's Television Broadcast Limited or TVB
- Edward Ng, mathematical scientist in the US Space Program
- Katherine Ng, Political Assistant to the Secretary for Financial Services & the Treasury of Hong Kong
- Kim Ng, United States baseball executive
- Kingsley Ng, new media artist with works featured internationally
- Kym Ng, Singaporean actress with MediaCorp
- Ng Boon Bee, former Malaysian badminton player
- Ng Phek Hoong Irene, Singaporean Member of Parliament
- Ng Yat Chung, Singapore's Chief of Defence Force from 2003 to 2007
- Philip Ng, Hong Kong actor and martial artist
Notable people with the surname Ng (黄)
- Allan Ng, Singaporean businessman
- Darren Ng, Australian basketball player
- Elvin Ng, actor who joined the Mediacorp stable in Singapore
- Irene Ng , Malaysian actress now living in New York City
- Lina Ng, Singaporean JTEAM actress, formerly under MediaCorp and MediaWorks
- Ng Eng Teng, sculptor in Singapore known for his figurative sculptures, many around Singapore
- Ng Chee Khern, Chief of the Republic of Singapore Air Force
- Ng Chee Yang, Singaporean singer
- Ng Eng Hen, Minister of Manpower and Second Minister for Defence of the Republic of Singapore
- Ng Joo Ngan, Malaysian cyclist
- Ng Moon Hing, 4th Anglican Bishop of West Malaysia, since 2007
- Ng Ser Miang, sportsman, diplomat and businessman from Singapore
- Ng Shin Yii, Malaysian world class wushu athlete
- Ng Teng Fong, Singaporean real estate billionaire
- Robert Ng, Singaporean and Chairman of the Sino Group since 1981
- Ng Tian Hann, Malaysian movie director
- Ng Woon Lam, member of National Watercolor Society NWS and American Watercolor Society
- Ng Yen Yen, Malaysian politician and Minister of Tourism in the Malaysian Cabinet
- Ng Yew-Kwang, economist at Monash University
Notable people with the surname Ngô
- Ngô Quyền, Vietnamese king known for ending 1,000 years of Chinese domination of northern Vietnam
- Lý Thường Kiệt, real name Ngô Tuấn, Vietnamese general and admiral who penned the first Vietnamese declaration of independence
- Ngô Đức Kế, prominent scholar-gentry anti-colonial intellectual
- Ngô Xuân Diệu, prominent Vietnamese poet
- Ngô Đình Diệm, first president of South Vietnam
- Ngô Bảo Châu, mathematician; Fields Medal winner
- Ngô Phương Lan, first ever Miss Vietnam World