# Zeng (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/zeng/  
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) | 7,605 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,662 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 40,598 people |
| Change since 2000 | +105% (3,711 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 曾 (Zēng).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Zeng 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) | 1.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 97% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |

## Where

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

## People named Zeng

- Derek Tsang, actor and director from Hong Kong
- Kenji So, Bishop
- Tseng Kwong Chi, American photographer, born in Hong Kong (1950-1990)

## Similar surnames

Zang, Zheng, Zhang, Zuniga, Zink, Zhong, Zhuang, Zemke, Zinke.

## 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.