# Deng (surname)

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

A common surname from Chinese, sometimes romanised as Teng, notably borne by Chinese politician Deng Xiaoping.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Chinese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 8,898 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,993 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 34,698 people |
| Change since 2000 | +116% (4,123 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /dʌŋ/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | Teng |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 鄧／邓 (Dèng).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Deng 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) | 1.6% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 11% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 86% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |

## Where

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

## People named Deng

- Deng Shudi, artistic gymnast
- Betty Ong, American flight assistant (1956–2001)
- Dennis Dun, American actor

## Similar surnames

Dang, Dong, Ding, Denk, Dennis, Denis, Deans, Deniz, Downs, Duong, Dumas, Duenas.

## 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.