Yang (羊) is a Chinese surname.

According to a 2013 study, it was the 391st most common name in China; it was shared by 136,000 people, or 0.01% of the population, being most popular in Hainan.

[2] It is the 202nd name in the Hundred Family Surnames poem.

[3] The surname is from the Chinese 羊 meaning "goat" or "sheep.

"[4] Origins for the surname include: