why are some colours commonly found as surnames (white, brown, green) but not others (red, blue, yellow)

Question

And furthermore how does language play a part – I know red (rojas/rossi) is a Spanish and Italian surname but not English

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Answer 1

Blue and Yellow last names are found in Chinese cultures, Blue being much more rare. Not familiar with pinyin so won’t try to attempt to spell them.🤣
Source: someone who’s lived in Taiwan for the past 20 years