Jiang can be a pinyin transliteration of one of several Chinese surnames:
- 江, commonly spelled as Jiāng, Chiang, Gong, Kong, Kang
- 蔣, commonly spelled as Jiǎng, Chiang, Cheung, Jang, Chioh
- 姜, commonly spelled as Jiāng, Kang, Gang, Geung, Gung, Chiang, Keung, Keong, Kiang
- 強, commonly spelled as Jiàng, Gang, Geong, Geung, Khiang, Qiang, Chiang
Jiang (Chinese: 江; Jyutping: Gong1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kang, also romanized Chiang, Kong, Kang) is a Chinese surname, accounting for 0.26% of the Han Chinese population. It is the 52nd most common Chinese surname and is the 141st surname listed in the Hundred Family Surnames poem. It is the 74th most common surname in China (2007), and the 25th most common surname in Taiwan (2010).
After Boyi helped Yu the Great bring flood control to the early Chinese, Yu's son and successor Qi of Xia offered Boyi's son, Xuanzhong, the position of Lord of Jiangdi (Chinese: 江地 - modern Jiangling County in Hubei Province). Boyi's descendants ruled the area as kings of an autonomous "River Kingdom" (Chinese: 江国; pinyin: Jiāng Guó) during the Shang Dynasty and Western Zhou Dynasty, with its capital city near today's Zhengyang County, Henan Province.
During the Spring and Autumn period, the kingdom was often under attack from the neighboring states of Chu, Song, and Qi, each of which was larger than the "River Kingdom". While defending from neighbors' attacks, the Jiang state also had to deal with the Huai River's frequent flooding, which often inundated the kingdom's central areas. These difficulties prevented Jiang from developing significant economic or military power. It survived until 623 BC when it was destroyed by Chu.
At the time of the kingdom's destruction, many of its surviving inhabitants fled to what is now Henan Province and took the kingdom's name, "Jiang", as their clan name.
Jiang Qing (江青), the fourth wife of Mao Zedong (real name: Li Jin 李近)Jiang Zemin (江泽民), former General Secretary of the Communist Party of ChinaMarch Kong Fong Eu (江月桂), first Asian American woman elected to state constitutional office in USJohn Chiang, Californian politicianChopin Kiang (Jiang) Nevada Official - Nevada State Department of EducationJiang Kanghu, Chinese politician and activistJiang Hongjie, Chinese politician and activistJody Chiang (江蕙), Taiwanese pop singerJiang Yu Chen (江語晨), Taiwanese pop singerJiang Zhujiu, Chinese Go playerJiang Heping, CCTV executiveJiang Hong, Chinese footballerJiang Wen-Ye, Taiwanese composerMingjiu Jiang, Chinese professional Go playerJiang Chaozong, Chinese general and Premier of the Republic of ChinaJiang Yan, Southern Dynasty poetEmpress Jiang, Liu Song dynasty empressJiang Qian, Chinese intellectualJiang Yuyuan, Chinese gymnastChiang Sheng, Taiwanese martial arts actorJiang Zhujiu, Chinese Go playerLeslie Kong, Chinese Jamaican record producerJiang and Chiang (蒋) is a Chinese surname. It first appeared:
In the Jiang (state) and Zheng (state), when feudal lords were given the surname Jiang during the Zhou DynastyThe Zhuang people were given the surname Jiang (蔣) during the Zhou DynastyThe Miao people, Tujia people, Lahu people, and Yao people use the surname Jiang (蔣)The Mongolian people received the surname Jiang during the Yuan DynastyChiang Kai-shek, President of the Republic of China, Director General of the KuomintangChiang Ching-kuo, President of the Republic of China, Chairman of the KuomintangChiang Wei-kuo, adopted son of Chiang Kai-shek and Republic of China politicianChiang Wei-shui, Taiwanese colonial resistance movement advocateJiang Bingzhi, author better known as Ding LingJiang Menglin, Chinese educatorJiang Tingxi, painterJiang Wan, Shu Han officialJiang Yanyong, Chinese physicianJiang Ying (musician) (born 1919), Chinese singerVariants of the surname Jiang include Zhang, Lü, Qiu, Shen., These originated:
In the Qi (state), Jiang Ziya's descendants, originally located in Yandi, had the surname Jiang (姜)In the Qi (state), those with the surname Huan (桓) changed it to Jiang (姜)Chinese minority members of the population such as the Dong people, Tujia people, Yao people took the surname Jiang (姜)During the Yuan Dynasty, Mongols were given the surname Jiang (姜)During the Qing Dynasty, Russians, or the Eluosizu people, were given the surname Jiang (姜)Jiang Ziya (姜子牙), Zhou dynastyJiang Kui (姜夔), composerJiang Wei (姜维), general of Shu-HanJiang Wen (姜文), actor and director (brother of Jiang Wu)Jiang Wu (姜武), actor (brother of Jiang Wen)Ted Chiang (姜峯楠), American science-fiction authorJiang, Qiang, Chiang, (彊/强) is a Chinese surname. It originated during the 26th century BC. It derived from the deity Yujiang who was revered as the god of Water in Ancient China. Yujiang's descendants were given the surname Jiang (疆). During the Zhou Dynasty, in the Lu (state), those with the surname Ji (姬) or of the family Gongsun Jiang (公孙强) took the surname Jiang (疆). It was also used as a given name.
in Former Qin, the name "Jiang Duan" (强端) became the Jiang (疆). Before this, the surname had been Fu (苻), indicating descent from "Fú Jiān" (苻堅).
