# Chong (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 15,146 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,392 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 20,385 people |
| Change since 2000 | +17% (12,976 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /tʃɔŋ/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Hakka 張／张 (Chông), Cantonese 莊／庄 (zong1), Hakka 莊／庄 (Chông), Cantonese 鍾／钟 (zung1), Hakka 鍾／钟 (Chûng), Korean 정(鄭) (Jeong), etc.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Chong 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) | 3.2% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 8.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 79% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 7.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Chong in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Chong

- Daniel Chong, American filmmaker
- Marcus Chong, American actor
- Christina Chong, British actress
- Shelby Chong, American actress

## Similar surnames

Chang, Chung, Cheng, Cheung, Chiang, Ching, Chuang, Cheong, Chuong, Chiong, Camacho, Chance.

## 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.