Posted by D. Yap on November 17, 1998 at 04:32:11:
In Reply to: Surname YAP posted by Karla Diamond on August 11, 1998 at 11:12:14:
: Hi I am trying to trace my heritage my grandfather's name was Benjamin Yap he lived in Hawaii. He died in 1948 married Ruth had 3 children -Titus, Cynthia, and Judy. If any one can help me please do so
: Thanks.
Yap is a Hokkien variation of the surname Ye(Mandarin) and Yip (Cantonese). If you have a Chinese viewer (ex. NJWIN CKJ), you can view how it is written: 葉. This character means "leaf."
Since it is a Hokkien surname, it means that your ancestor came from southern Fujian province. He might problably came from the port city of Xiamen (also known as Amoy.)
D. Yap