# Jang (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/jang/  
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) | 9,125 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,890 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 33,835 people |
| Change since 2000 | +58% (5,776 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Chang, Zhang, Zang, Yang, Jahng, Jean |

## Etymology

From Korean Revised Romanization of Korean 장 (jang); from 張, 章, 莊, 蔣; from Chinese.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Jang 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) | 3.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 94% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Similar surnames

Jung, Jiang, Janke, Janik, Jong, Janak, Jing, Janes, Janis, Janus, Janz, Janusz.

## 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.