>*
Brian Shih

I live in San Francisco, and work at Pocket Gems. THERE ARE WORDS ON THIS PAGE. Not all of them are true.

Facebook

Search

« Back to blog
 
21 Apr 2009
April 21st, 12:09pm 0 comments
By some estimates, 100 surnames cover 85 percent of China’s citizens. Laobaixing, or “old hundred names,” is a colloquial term for the masses. By contrast, 70,000 surnames cover 90 percent of Americans.

Yep, I was right. From the NYTimes [via]

Posted

Comments (0)

Leave a comment...