How common is the surname Tang?

34,961 people in the United States had the surname Tang in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,831 Americans. It ranked 999th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Tang?

Tang Yongshu, badminton player, followed by Felicia Tang.

Where is the surname Tang most common?

Wikidata records people named Tang in Australia, Singapore and the United States and 2 other countries.

Is the surname Tang getting more or less common?

More common. 25,446 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 34,961 in 2010, up 37%.

The surname Tang

A Chinese surname, carried by 34,961 people in the United States.

Pronounced /tæŋ/ 1 syllable Soundex T520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tang is more common than 99.4% of them.

Origin

Chinese origin

Borrowed from Mandarin 唐 (Táng).

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 34,961 people named Tang in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 8,831 Americans. That is up 37% since 2000, when the Census counted 25,446.

#999

rank among US surnames

34,961

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+37.4%

change since 2000 (was #1,269)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#990	Branch	35,225	8,765
#991	Hendrix	35,194	8,773
#992	Rollins	35,132	8,788
#993	Rowland	35,121	8,791
#994	Whitney	35,118	8,792
#995	Duke	35,053	8,808
#996	Odom	35,020	8,816

Who is named Tang

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

93% of people named Tang identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.6% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 93%
White (not Hispanic) 2.6%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

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

Famous Tangs

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tang Yongshu
Badminton player, born 1975
Felicia Tang
American actress and model (1977-2009)
Andrew Tang
American chess player, born 1999
Tang Jiali
Association football player, born 1995
Nancy T. Chang
Biochemist, born 1950

Notable Tangs come mostly from Australia (1), Singapore (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Tang

Tang has the Soundex code T520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T520.

Other Chinese surnames

All 193 Chinese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Tang come from?: Borrowed from Mandarin 唐 (Táng).
How common is the surname Tang?: 34,961 people in the United States had the surname Tang in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,831 Americans. It ranked 999th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tang?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Tang identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.6% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Tang?: Tang Yongshu, badminton player, followed by Felicia Tang.
Where is the surname Tang most common?: Wikidata records people named Tang in Australia, Singapore and the United States and 2 other countries.
How do you pronounce Tang?: Tang is /tæŋ/, one syllable.
Is the surname Tang getting more or less common?: More common. 25,446 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 34,961 in 2010, up 37%.