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{{Infobox surname
| name =Oey
| image=SurnameHuang.svg
| image_size=100px
| caption= 黃,黄; Oey
| pronunciation = "wee"
| meaning = "Golden Yellow", "Yellow"
| region =
| origin = Indonesia
| variant =
| footnotes =
}}
'''Oey''' (pronounced {{IPAc-en|w|i:}}; like "wee" {{audio|en-us-wee.ogg|Audio (US)|lang=en}}) ({{zh|t=[[Wiktionary:黃|黃]]|s=[[wikt:黄|黄]]}}) is a [[Chinese Indonesian surname]] of [[Fujian|Hokkien]] origin and Dutch-based, [[West Java]] [[romanization]].<ref name="Haryono 2017">{{cite book |last1=Haryono |first1=Steve |title=Perkawinan Strategis: Hubungan Keluarga Antara Opsir-opsir Tionghoa Dan 'Cabang Atas' Di Jawa Pada Abad Ke-19 Dan 20 |date=2017 |publisher=Steve Haryono |location=Utrecht |isbn=9789090302492 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IoDgswEACAAJ&dq=perkawinan+strategis |accessdate=18 November 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Literally "yellow", or "golden yellow", its Central Java romanization is '''[[Oei (disambiguation)|Oei]]''', while its [[pinyin]] version is '''[[Huang (surname)|Huang]]'''.<ref name="Haryono 2017" />
Many Indonesians bearing this surname in Indonesia changed it to Indonesian-sounding surnames because of Cabinet Presidium Decision 127 of 1966—an anti-Chinese law that mandated that ethnic Chinese living in Indonesia adopt Indonesian names.
Among Chinese-Malaysians and Singaporeans, the surname is often spelled Ooi or Wee.
==Notable people with the surname==
===Oey===
*[[Alexander Oey]] (born 1960), Dutch film director
*[[Indrawati Oey]] (born 1970), New Zealand food scientist
*[[Morgan Oey]] (born 1990), Indonesian actor
*[[Oey Bian Kong]] (died 1802), Indonesian bureaucrat
*[[Oey Djie San]] (died 1925), Indonesian bureaucrat and landlord
*[[Oey Giok Koen]] (died 1912), Indonesian bureaucrat and landlord
*[[Oey Khe Tay]] (died 1897), Indonesian bureaucrat and landlord
*[[Oey Liauw Kong]] (1799−1865), Indonesian official and landlord
*[[Oey Tamba Sia]] (1827−1856), Indonesian playboy
*[[Oey Thai Lo]] (1788−1838), Indonesian tycoon
*[[Regan Oey]] (born 1998), Canadian actor
*[[Sally Oey]] (born 1957), American astronomer
*[[Taktin Oey]] (born 1986), American composer
===Oei===
*[[David Oei]] (born 1950), Hong Kong-born American pianist
*[[Oei Ek Tjhong]] (1921−2019), Indonesian businessman
*[[Oei Hok Tiang]] (born 1932), Indonesian boxer
*[[Oei Hong Leong]] (born 1947), Singaporean businessman
*[[Oei Hui-lan]] (1889−1912), Indonesian socialite and First Lady of the Republic of China
*[[Michael Bambang Hartono|Oei Hwie Siong]] (born 1939), Indonesian businessman
*[[Robert Budi Hartono|Oei Hwie Tjhong]] (born 1941), Indonesian billionaire
*[[Oei Liana]] (born 1952), American former swimmer
*[[Oei Tiong Ham]] (1866−1924), Indonesian tycoon
*[[Oei Tjie Sien]] (1835−1900), Chinese-born Indonesian tycoon
*[[Pam Oei]] (born 1972), Singaporean actress
==See also==
* [[Legislation on Chinese Indonesians]]
==References==
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[[Category:Indonesian-language surnames]]
[[Category:Hokkien-language surnames]]