Meaning of Last Name

Poon (潘) is a Chinese family name variously romanized as "Poon", "Phua", "Pan", "Pun", or "Pon." Notable holders of this name include: * Annie Poon, American animator, married to fashion photographer Kah Poon * Anthony Poon, an abstract artist of Singapore * Chung-Kwong Poon, President of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University * Dickson Poon, owner of the Harvey Nichols chain of department stores * Joseph Poon, physicist * Kelly Poon, a Singaporean singer of Mandarin pop music * Lim Poon, a Chinese sailor who survived 133 days alone in the South Atlantic * Phua Chu Kang, Main character of Singapore famous comedy * Rebecca Pan, a Chinese actress and singer also known as Poon Dik-wah and Tik-Wa Poon * Wilber Pan 潘瑋柏, an American-born Taiwanese singer, rapper and drama actor * William Poon, founder of London's Poons restaurant chain * The Poon Coon, Jesse Kuhn, the poon coon