# Fang (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/fang/  
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) | 10,316 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,464 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 29,929 people |
| Change since 2000 | +52% (6,791 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

The county sense is from Mandarin 房 (Fáng). The surname sense could be from Mandarin 方 (Fāng), 房 (Fáng), 芳 (Fāng), 仿 (Fǎng) or 放 (Fǎng).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Fang 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) | 2.8% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 94% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Similar surnames

Fong, Feng, Fung, Finch, Fink, Funk, Funes, Fenwick, Finke, Fenske, Funke, Finck.

## 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.