Dang (ਡਾੰਗ, 鄭, 黨, 唐, 滕) is a Chinese, Vietnamese and

Korean Korean may refer to: People and culture * Koreans, ethnic group originating in the Korean Peninsula * Korean cuisine * Korean culture * Korean language **Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Chosŏn'gŭl **Korean dialects and the Jeju language ** ...

surname. It can be found in both Hindus and Sikhs of the

Punjab region Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

in the north-western India. It is a clan under Arora/Khatri caste.

Chinese Dang: 黨 ( Tang)

Dang (黨; it also means "party, association") in

Cantonese Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding ar ...

(''Dong6'' in

Jyutping Jyutping is a romanisation system for Cantonese developed by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK), an academic group, in 1993. Its formal name is the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong Cantonese Romanization Scheme. The LSHK advocates f ...

) is transliterated as ''Dǎng'' ( Deng) in

pinyin Hanyu Pinyin (), often shortened to just pinyin, is the official romanization system for Standard Mandarin Chinese in China, and to some extent, in Singapore and Malaysia. It is often used to teach Mandarin, normally written in Chinese fo ...

and ''Đặng'' in Vietnamese. origin from *

Xia dynasty The Xia dynasty () is the first dynasty in traditional Chinese historiography. According to tradition, the Xia dynasty was established by the legendary Yu the Great, after Shun, the last of the Five Emperors, gave the throne to him. In tradi ...

people, Xia (夏) clan *region name of Shangdang (上党),

Changzhi Changzhi () is a prefecture-level city in the southeast of Shanxi Province, China, bordering the provinces of Hebei and Henan to the northeast and east, respectively. Historically, the city was one of the 36 administrative areas (see Administrat ...

Jin (Chinese state) Jin (, Old Chinese: ''*''), originally known as Tang (唐), was a major state during the middle part of the Zhou dynasty, based near the centre of what was then China, on the lands attributed to the legendary Xia dynasty: the southern part ...

people, branch of Zheng (鄭) clan *

Qiang people The Qiang people ( Qiangic: ''Rrmea''; ) are an ethnic group in China. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognised by the People's Republic of China, with a population of approximately 310,000 in 2000. They live mainly in a ...

(Chang people) *

Hui people The Hui people ( zh, c=, p=Huízú, w=Hui2-tsu2, Xiao'erjing: , dng, Хуэйзў, ) are an East Asian ethnoreligious group predominantly composed of Chinese-speaking adherents of Islam. They are distributed throughout China, mainly in the ...

, branch of Cui/Choi clan *Modern Chinese with new surname

Chinese and Korean Dang: 唐 ( Tang)

Dang in

is transliterated as ''Táng'' in

and ''Đường'' in Vietnamese. origin from * Huang Di at Legend Time 26th century BCE,

Gongsun Gongsun () is one of the few Chinese compound surnames. Famous people with this surname include: * Gongsun Xuanyuan, reputed name of the Yellow Emperor; other sources say his surname was Ji * Gongsun Shu, emperor of Chengjia * Gongsun Shan Ya ...

(公孫) family * Qi (祁) family of Yao tribe at 24th century BCE, branch of Liu (劉) clan *

Danzhu Danzhu (), surname Qi (祁) and given name Zhu (朱), was given the Fengjian state in Danyuan (丹渊), therefore got the honorable title in reference to the state. As the eldest son of the legendary Chinese monarch Emperor Yao (Tang Yao) who reign ...

(丹朱), son of

Emperor Yao Emperor Yao (; traditionally c. 2356 – 2255 BCE) was a legendary Chinese ruler, according to various sources, one of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. Ancestry and early life Yao's ancestral name is Yi Qi () or Qi (), clan name ...

* Shu Yu of Tang (唐叔虞) in Tang (state), younger brother of

King Cheng of Zhou King Cheng of Zhou (), personal name Ji Song (姬誦), was the second king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty. The dates of his reign are 1042–1021 BCE or 1042/35–1006 BCE. His parents were King Wu of Zhou and Queen Yi Jiang (邑姜). King Cheng wa ...

1042 BC, branch of Zheng (鄭) clan *

(羌) of Gansu state, branch of Jin (金) clan People, Dang; * Dang Ye-seo

Chinese and Vietnamese Dang: Deng 鄧

In Vietnam, the surname is correctly spelled Đặng and it is a popular Vietnamese name unlike in China and Korea. The name ''Đặng'' is transliterated as Deng in Chinese and Deung in

, all come from the word 鄧. It may originate from: * State of Deng, a small state in

Spring and Autumn period The Spring and Autumn period was a period in Chinese history from approximately 770 to 476 BC (or according to some authorities until 403 BC) which corresponds roughly to the first half of the Eastern Zhou period. The period's name derives fr ...

in China *The Clan of Man (曼姓), the ruling clan of State of Deng. Later, they used state's name (Deng) as their surname. * Huang Di, branch of Qi (祁) clan The origin of Vietnamese "Đặng" remains unclear, however it is assumed that the native people of Vietnam had adopted the surname from Chinese literature and history. People with the surname Đặng: In history *

Đặng Dung Đặng Dung (Chữ Hán: 鄧容, 1373 - 1414) was the poet and general of the later Tran Dynasty in Vietnamese history. Biography Đặng Dung was born in Ta Ha Commune, Thien Loc District, Nghe An (now Can Loc District, Ha Tinh Province). He ...

(鄧容, 1373 - 1414), was the poet and general of the later Tran Dynasty *

Đặng Trần Côn Đặng Trần Côn ( Chữ Hán: ; born Trần Côn; c. 1705-1745) was the author of the '' Chinh phụ ngâm'' a masterpiece of Chữ Hán literature of Vietnam. Đặng Trần Côn was born in Nhân Mục village (or Nhân Mọc), Thanh Trì d ...

(鄧陳琨 c. 1705-1745) was one of the great poets in early modern history of Vietnam Modern day * Trường Chinh (born Đặng Xuân Khu), Vietnamese communist leader *

Dang Thi Minh Hanh Dang may refer to: Music * "Dang!" (song), a 2015 song by Mac Miller from ''The Divine Feminine'' * "Dang!", a 2018 song by GreatGuys from ''Trigger'' People * Dang (surname) with origins in both Asiatic and Indo-European languages * Dang, a ...

(Minh Hạnh), Vietnamese fashion designer * Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh, Vietnamese politician *

Đặng Nhật Minh Đặng Nhật Minh (b. Huế, Vietnam, 1938) is one of Vietnam's foremost film directors. He began making documentary films around 1965 and is the first Vietnamese person to be awarded the Nikkei Asia Prize for Culture, in 1999. His films have w ...

, Vietnamese film director * Đặng Ngọc Ngự, Vietnamese pilot *

Đặng Văn Ngữ Đặng Văn Ngữ (1910–1967) was a Vietnamese medical doctor and intellectual. Biography Ngu was born on the outskirts of Huế on April 4, 1910. In 1937, he graduated from the Indochina Medical University. He became an assistant to ...

, Vietnamese doctor and intellectual. *

Đặng Phong Đặng Phong (1937–2010) was a Vietnamese economic historian. Born in Hà Tây Province, Đặng Phong graduated from Hanoi University in 1960 then National Economics University in 1964. He then worked as researcher at Vietnam Institute of E ...

, Vietnamese historian, specialized in Vietnam's economic history *

Đặng Hữu Phúc Đặng Hữu Phúc (born June 4, 1953) is a Vietnamese pianist and composer best known for his film scores. A graduate of the Hanoi Conservatory, he has penned over 60 works, primarily for film and theatre. In 2001 he won the Vietnam Nationa ...

, Vietnamese pianist and film score composer *

Đặng Thái Sơn use both this parameter and , birth_date to display the person's date of birth, date of death, and age at death) --> , death_place = , death_cause = , body_discovered = , resting_place = , resting_place_coordinates ...

, Vietnamese pianist *

Đặng Thân Đặng Thân is a bilingual poet, fiction writer, essayist and critic, based in Vietnam. There he is regarded "the typical figure of Post- Doi Moi Literature", and considered "the best humourist ever" and even an "awesomely brilliant genius". ...

, Vietnamese bilingual poet, fiction writer and essayist * Đặng Thùy Trâm, Vietnamese doctor famous for her wartime diaries * Stephanie Murphy (born Đặng Thị Ngọc Dung), American congresswoman *Đặng Hùng Dương, Vietnamese gynecologist

Fuzhounese Dang: 鄭 ( Zheng)

* Fuzhounese surname from the

Fuzhou dialect Fuzhou (; , Fuzhounese: Hokchew, ''Hók-ciŭ''), alternately romanized as Foochow, is the capital and one of the largest cities in Fujian province, China. Along with the many counties of Ningde, those of Fuzhou are considered to constitut ...

Fictional characters

* Alexis Thi Dang, a Vietnamese American girl in the Transformers

Unicron Trilogy Launched in 1984, the Transformers toyline by Takara and Hasbro was promoted through both a comic book by Marvel Comics and an animated series produced by Sunbow Productions and Marvel Productions with Toei Animation. Although the comic outlived t ...

Chinese Dang: 黨 ( Tang)

Chinese and Korean Dang: 唐 ( Tang)

Chinese and Vietnamese Dang: Deng 鄧

Fuzhounese Dang: 鄭 ( Zheng)

Fictional characters

See also