Bing is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written in Chinese character. It is romanized Ping in WadeâÂÂGiles. Bing is listed 214th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. It is not among the 300 most common surnames in China.
During the Spring and Autumn period (771âÂÂ476 BC), a government minister of the State of Qi (in modern-day Shandong province) was enfeoffed at the settlement of Bing. He and his descendants adopted Bing as their surname.