# Chang (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/chang/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Mandarin.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Chinese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 81,939 |
| US rank (2010) | 391 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 3,768 people |
| Change since 2000 | +18% (69,756 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /t͡ʃæŋ/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | Zhang, Jhang, Jang, Zang |

## Etymology

From the Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin 張／张 (Zhāng) Wade-Giles romanization: Chang¹. Doublet of Teo.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Chang in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 2.4% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 89% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 4.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Chang in the United States, the People's Republic of China and Taiwan.

## People named Chang

- Sarah Chang, American violinist (born 1980)
- Chang Wanquan, 11th Minister of National Defense of the People's Republic of China
- Christina Chang, American actress
- Yin Chang, American actress
- Gary Chang, American composer
- David Chang, American chef
- Yuan Chang, American virologist
- Katie Chang, American actress
- Hanna Chang, American female tennis player
- Justin Chang, American film critic
- Jeff Chang, American journalist

## Similar surnames

Chung, Cheng, Cheung, Chong, Chiang, Ching, Chuang, Cheong, Chuong, Chiong, Chance, Chancey.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.