How common is the surname Chiang?

8,841 people in the United States had the surname Chiang in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 34,922 Americans. It ranked 4,022nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Chiang?

Ted Chiang, American science fiction writer.

Where is the surname Chiang most common?

Wikidata records people named Chiang in the United States.

Is the surname Chiang getting more or less common?

More common. 7,290 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,841 in 2010, up 21%.

The surname Chiang

A Chinese surname, carried by 8,841 people in the United States.

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). Chiang is more common than 97.5% of them.

Origin

Chinese origin

From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 江 (Jiāng), "river", particularly the "Yangtze River".

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 8,841 people named Chiang in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 34,922 Americans. That is up 21% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,290.

#4,022

rank among US surnames

8,841

people in 2010

3.0

per 100,000 Americans

+21.3%

change since 2000 (was #4,479)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,018	McVey	8,848	34,894
#4,019	Ritchey	8,844	34,910
#4,021	Peebles	8,843	34,914
#4,022	Chiang	8,841	34,922
#4,024	Fung	8,837	34,938

Who is named Chiang

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

90% of people named Chiang identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.2% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 90%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.7%
Two or more races 3.2%
White (not Hispanic) 2.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.1%

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

Famous Chiangs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ted Chiang
American science fiction writer, born 1967

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Chiang

Chiang 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 Chiang come from?: From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 江 (Jiāng), "river", particularly the "Yangtze River".
How common is the surname Chiang?: 8,841 people in the United States had the surname Chiang in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 34,922 Americans. It ranked 4,022nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Chiang?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Chiang identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Chiang?: Ted Chiang, American science fiction writer.
Where is the surname Chiang most common?: Wikidata records people named Chiang in the United States.
Is the surname Chiang getting more or less common?: More common. 7,290 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,841 in 2010, up 21%.