How common is the surname Chang?

81,939 people in the United States had the surname Chang in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 3,768 Americans. It ranked 391st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Chang?

Sarah Chang, American violinist (born 1980), followed by Chang Wanquan.

Where is the surname Chang most common?

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

How do you pronounce Chang?

Chang is /t͡ʃæŋ/, one syllable.

Is the surname Chang getting more or less common?

More common. 69,756 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 81,939 in 2010, up 18%.

Is Chang also a first name?

Yes. Chang is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Chang

A Chinese surname, carried by 81,939 people in the United States.

Pronounced /t͡ʃæŋ/ 1 syllable Soundex C520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Chang is more common than 99.8% of them.

Origin

Chinese origin

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

One of 193 Chinese surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 81,939 people named Chang in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 3,768 Americans. That is up 18% since 2000, when the Census counted 69,756.

#391

rank among US surnames

81,939

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+17.5%

change since 2000 (was #424)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#382	Fletcher	83,063	3,717
#383	Page	82,992	3,720
#384	McCarthy	82,950	3,722
#385	Love	82,873	3,726
#386	Robles	82,458	3,744
#387	Cervantes	82,161	3,758
#388	Solis	82,146	3,758

Who is named Chang

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

89% of people named Chang identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 4.2% as two or more races and 3.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Changs

11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sarah Chang
American violinist (born 1980)
Chang Wanquan
11th Minister of National Defense of the People's Republic of China, born 1949
Christina Chang
American actress, born 1971
Yin Chang
American actress, born 1989
Gary Chang
American composer, born 1953
David Chang
American chef, born 1977
Yuan Chang
American virologist, born 1959
Katie Chang
American actress, born 1995
Hanna Chang
American female tennis player, born 1998
Justin Chang
American film critic, born 1983
Jeff Chang
American journalist, born 1950

Notable Changs come mostly from the United States (9), the People's Republic of China (1) and Taiwan (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Surnames that sound like Chang

Chang has the Soundex code C520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C520.

Other Chinese surnames

All 193 Chinese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Chang come from?: From the Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin 張／张 (Zhāng) Wade-Giles romanization: Chang¹. Doublet of Teo.
How common is the surname Chang?: 81,939 people in the United States had the surname Chang in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 3,768 Americans. It ranked 391st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Chang?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Chang identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 4.2% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Chang?: Sarah Chang, American violinist (born 1980), followed by Chang Wanquan.
Where is the surname Chang most common?: Wikidata records people named Chang in the United States, the People's Republic of China and Taiwan.
How do you pronounce Chang?: Chang is /t͡ʃæŋ/, one syllable.
Is the surname Chang getting more or less common?: More common. 69,756 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 81,939 in 2010, up 18%.
What are other spellings of Chang?: Zhang, Jhang, Jang and Zang.
Is Chang also a first name?: Yes. Chang is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.