Ching (surname)
Ching is a Chinese and English surname. == Origins == As a Chinese surname, Ching may be a romanisation of the pronunciations in different varieties of Chinese of the following surnames, listed based on their Pinyin romanisation (which reflects the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation): Jing (various characters and tones), spelled Ching in the Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin Chinese, which was common up to the 20th century and remains widespread in Taiwan: Jīng (荊) Jīng (traditional Chinese: 經; simplified Chinese: 经) Jǐng (井) Jǐng (景) Jìng (敬) Qing (various characters and tones), spelled Ch'ing in Wade–Giles: Qīng (卿) Qíng (Chinese: 黥) Qìng (traditional Chinese: 慶; simplified Chinese: 庆) Chéng (程), spelled Ching based on its Cantonese pronunciation Zhuāng (simplified Chinese: 庄; traditional Chinese: 莊), spelled Ching based on its pronunciation in various Southern Min dialects Ching is also a Cornish surname, from the Cornish dialect form of the surname Chinn, which originated as a nickname for people with distinctive chins.