Zēng

surname · Latin script

Zēng is a surname written in the Latin script. Recorded meaning: From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 曾 (Zēng).

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Meaning & origin(measured from records)

From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 曾 (Zēng).

Sources 2

  • Wiktionary
  • Schuessler, ABC Etymological Dictionary of Old Chinese (2007)

Attested across 22 languages in the etymology graph.

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Notable people with this name(measured from records)

500100015002000Zengzi, b. 504Zeng Guofan, b. 1811Kenneth Tsang, b. 1935Zeng Qinghong, b. 1939Donald Tsang, b. 1944Eric Tsang, b. 1953Arthur Dong, b. 1953Derek Tsang, b. 1979Chloe Maayan, b. 1988Yani Tseng, b. 1989
  • Zengzib. 504not in their usual nameChinese philosopher and disciple of Confucius (505–435 BC)
  • Zeng Guofanb. 1811CNChinese politician and military commander (1811–1872)
  • Kenneth Tsangb. 1935CNnot in their usual nameHong Kong actor (1935–2022)
  • Zeng Qinghongb. 1939CNformer Politburo Standing Committee member of the Chinese Communist Party
  • Donald Tsangb. 1944CNnot in their usual nameHong Kong politician (born 1944)
  • Eric Tsangb. 1953CNnot in their usual nameHong Kong actor, presenter and filmmaker (born 1953)
  • Arthur Dongb. 1953USnot in their usual nameAmerican filmmaker
  • Derek Tsangb. 1979CNnot in their usual nameactor and director from Hong Kong
  • Chloe Maayanb. 1988CNnot in their usual nameChinese actress
  • Yani Tsengb. 1989TWnot in their usual namegolfer from the Republic of China (Taiwan)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence(measured from records)

No register attests this spelling yet

None of the official registers or reference works in our corpus lists Zēng under this spelling. The statistics on this page rest on person records, and the related names are inferred from the name graph.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Zēng mean, and where does it come from?
From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 曾 (Zēng). Recorded by Wiktionary and Schuessler, ABC Etymological Dictionary of Old Chinese (2007).

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About this data

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Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Zēng”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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