How common is the surname Zeng?

7,605 people in the United States had the surname Zeng in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,598 Americans. It ranked 4,662nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Zeng?

Derek Tsang, actor and director from Hong Kong, followed by Kenji So.

Where is the surname Zeng most common?

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

Is the surname Zeng getting more or less common?

More common. 3,711 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,605 in 2010, up 105%.

The surname Zeng

A surname, carried by 7,605 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex Z520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Zeng is more common than 97.1% of them.

Origin

From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 曾 (Zēng).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,605 people named Zeng in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 40,598 Americans. That is up 105% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,711.

#4,662

rank among US surnames

7,605

people in 2010

2.6

per 100,000 Americans

+104.9%

change since 2000 (was #8,219)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,654	Halsey	7,619	40,523
#4,656	Borja	7,618	40,528
#4,657	Sparrow	7,614	40,550
#4,658	Martini	7,612	40,560
#4,659	McEwen	7,610	40,571
#4,660	Heflin	7,609	40,576
#4,661	Sparkman	7,607	40,587

Who is named Zeng

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

97% of people named Zeng identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 1.4% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 97%
White (not Hispanic) 1.4%
Two or more races 0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

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

Famous Zengs

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Derek Tsang
Actor and director from Hong Kong, born 1979
Kenji So
Bishop, born 1942
Tseng Kwong Chi
American photographer, born in Hong Kong (1950-1990)

Notable Zengs come mostly from the People's Republic of China (1), Taiwan (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Zeng

Zeng has the Soundex code Z520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Z520.

Questions

Where does the surname Zeng come from?: From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 曾 (Zēng).
How common is the surname Zeng?: 7,605 people in the United States had the surname Zeng in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,598 Americans. It ranked 4,662nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Zeng?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Zeng identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 1.4% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Zeng?: Derek Tsang, actor and director from Hong Kong, followed by Kenji So.
Where is the surname Zeng most common?: Wikidata records people named Zeng in the People's Republic of China, Taiwan and the United States.
Is the surname Zeng getting more or less common?: More common. 3,711 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,605 in 2010, up 105%.