Zang (surname)

Updated on Jan 02, 2025

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Pronunciation Zāng (Mandarin) Language(s) Old Chinese		Language(s) Chinese Variant(s) Tsang

Zang is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 臧 in Chinese character. It is romanized Tsang in Wade–Giles. It is listed 112th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. As of 2008, it is the 241st most common surname in China, shared by 310,000 people.

Notable people

Zang Tu (died 202 BC), King of Yan of the Han dynasty

Zang Gong (臧宫; died 58 AD), Eastern Han general, Marquis of Langling

Zang Hong (臧洪; died 196), Eastern Han general

Zang Ba (c. 162–230s), Eastern Han and Three Kingdoms general

Zang Aiqin (臧愛親; 360–408), wife of Liu Yu, Emperor Wu of Liu Song

Zang Zhi (臧质; 400–454), Liu Song general

Zang Maoxun (1550–1620), Ming dynasty playwright

Zang Shiyi (1884–1956), Republic of China Governor of Liaoning, politician of Manchukuo

Zang Qifang (臧启芳; 1894–1961), Republic of China Mayor of Tianjin, President of Northeastern University

Zang Kejia (1905–2004), poet

Zang Boping (臧伯平; 1913–2005), President of Nankai University, Deputy Minister of Education

Zang Yuyan (臧玉琰; 1923–2005), singer

Zang Cailing (born 1954), football player and coach

Zang Jinsheng (born 1959), actor

Sheng Xue or Zang Xihong (born 1962), Chinese-Canadian writer

Zang Tianshuo (born 1964), rock musician

Zang Haili (born 1978), football player

Zang Jialiang (born 1988), Olympic curler

Zang Yifeng (born 1993), football player

Zang Wenbo (born 1996), figure skater

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