Family name origins & meanings
- Chinese :
variant of Wu 1. - Chinese :
variant of Wu 4. - Born in South China in 1866, Ng Poon Chew followed relatives to CA and rose to prominence as a promoter of Chinese culture among Americans and of American ingenuity among the Chinese. He was a 32d-degree Mason, the first Chinese in CA to become a Shriner, and the most prominent bearer of the name Ng Poon, which began appearing on the west coast in the 19th century.