Chang () is the

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 for ...

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of the

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(''Cháng''). It was listed 80th among the

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-era '' Hundred Family Surnames''. "Chang" is also the Wade-Giles romanization of two Chinese surnames written

Zhang Zhang may refer to: Chinese culture, etc. * Zhang (surname) (張/张), common Chinese surname ** Zhang (surname 章), a rarer Chinese surname * Zhang County (漳县), of Dingxi, Gansu * Zhang River (漳河), a river flowing mainly in Henan * ''Zha ...

: one extremely common and written in

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and in

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, and another quite rare and written as in both systems. There is also a rare case of in Hong Kong written as Chang as well. For full details on them, see the "

" and "

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" article. In

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, this is the spelling of the surname "

Zeng Zeng (, ) is a Chinese family name. In Cantonese, it is Tsang; In Wade-Giles, such as those in Taiwan, Tseng or Tzeng; in Malaysia and Singapore, Chen or Cheng; in the Philippines, Chan; in Indonesia, Tjan; in Vietnam, Tăng. The surname Zeng is ...

" . "Chang" is also a common spelling of the surname / ( Chen in Mandarin pinyin) in

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Romanization

常 is romanized as Ch'ang in Wade-Giles, although the apostrophe is often omitted in practice. It is romanized as Soeng and Sheung 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 are ...

; Seong and Siông in

Minnan languages Southern Min (), Minnan (Mandarin pronunciation: ) or Banlam (), is a group of linguistically similar and historically related Sinitic languages that form a branch of Min Chinese spoken in Fujian (especially the Minnan region), most of Taiwan (m ...

; and Sioh in Teochew. It is occasionally romanized Sōng and Thōng as well. It is the source of the

Vietnamese surname Traditional Vietnamese personal names generally consist of three parts, used in Eastern name order. * A family name (normally patrilineal, The father’s family name may be combined with the mother's family name to form a compound family name). ...

Thường and the Korean surname

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(). It is also another Romanization of the Korean surname Jang. In Japanese, it is

as Jō.

Distribution

常 was unlisted among the most recent rankings of the 100 most common Chinese surnames in

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and on

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based on household registrations in 2007, although the Ministry of Public Security in 2008 listed it as the 87th most common surname in China based on its database of National Identity Cards, shared by at least 2.4 million Chinese citizens.中国最新300大姓排名（2008
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. is the third-most-common surname in

, making up 6.83% of the population of the People's Republic of China, although there it is officially rendered into the Latin alphabet as ''Zhang''.公安部统计：'王'成中国第一大姓有9288万人
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. 8 Jun 2010. Accessed 1 Apr 2012. "Chang" is a common Chinese surname in the

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, ranked 687th among all surnames during the 1990 census and 424th during the year 2000 census.

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Accessed 6 Apr 2012. It was ranked 11th among all surnames held by

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and 6th among all surnames held by

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in 2000, well ahead of the pinyin variant "Zhang".

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. 27 Sept 2011. Accessed 29 Mar 2012. "Chang" is a common surname in

, where it was adopted by Cantonese immigrants as a variant spelling of Chen (陈 or 陳).

Origin

The pronunciation of Chang in

Old Chinese Old Chinese, also called Archaic Chinese in older works, is the oldest attested stage of Chinese language, Chinese, and the ancestor of all modern varieties of Chinese. The earliest examples of Chinese are divinatory inscriptions on oracle bones ...

has been reconstructed as ''*daŋ''. Its original meaning was "constant" or "often". By the time of

Middle Chinese Middle Chinese (formerly known as Ancient Chinese) or the Qieyun system (QYS) is the historical variety of Chinese recorded in the '' Qieyun'', a rime dictionary first published in 601 and followed by several revised and expanded editions. The ...

, the pronunciation had shifted to ''Dzyang''.Baxter, Wm. H. & Sagart, Laurent. '' '', p. 33. 2011. Accessed 11 October 2011.

Notable people with the surname Chang

; 張 and 张 * Angela Chang (born 1982), Taiwanese singer and actress. * Chang Cheh, Hong Kong film director * Chang Chen-yue or "A-Yue", Taiwanese rock musician. * Chang Ching-sen (born 1959), Governor of

Fujian Province Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its cap ...

Chang Fei Chang Fei ( ; born Chang Yan-ming (); 4 December 1951) is a Taiwanese singer and television personality. Early life He was born Chang Yan-ming in Taipei, Taiwan, on 4 December 1951, His eldest sister Chang Yan-qiong was a singer formerly kno ...

or "Fei Ge", Taiwanese television personality. *

Chang Jin-fu Chang Jin-fu (; born 9 March 1948) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Governor of Taiwan Province from 2009 to 2010. Early life Chang was born in Yingge Township, Taipei County in 1948. He received his bachelor's degree in electrical engine ...

(born 1948), Governor of Taiwan Province (2009–2010) *

Chang King-yuh Chang King-yuh (; born 27 April 1937) is a Taiwanese politician. He was Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council of the Executive Yuan from 28 February 1996 to 31 January 1999. Education Chang obtained his bachelor's degree in law from National ...

(born 1937), Minister of

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of the Republic of China (1996–1999) * Chang Liang-jen (born 1946), Deputy Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China (2008–2009) *

Chang Li-shan Chang Li-shan (; born 1 January 1964) is a Taiwanese politician. She served on the Legislative Yuan from 2005 to 2008, and again from 2016 to 2018, when she was elected magistrate of Yunlin County. Personal life and education Chang Li-shan atte ...

(born 1964),

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-elect of

Yunlin County Yunlin County (Mandarin pinyin: ''Yúnlín Xiàn''; Taigi POJ: ''Hûn-lîm-koān''; Hakka PFS: ''Yùn-lìm-yen'') is a county in western Taiwan. Yunlin County borders the Taiwan Strait to the west, Nantou County to the east, Changhua County t ...

Chang San-cheng Chang San-cheng or Simon Chang () (born 24 June 1954) is a Taiwanese politician who was Premier of the Republic of China from 1 February 2016 until 20 May 2016, appointed by President Ma Ying-jeou. Before assuming the Premiership, he had serve ...

(born 1954), Premier of the Republic of China (2016) *

Chang Tzi-chin Chang Tzi-chin () is a Taiwanese politician. He currently serves as the Minister of the Environmental Protection Administration of the Executive Yuan. Education Chang earned his bachelor's degree in environmental engineering from National Cheng ...

, Deputy Magistrate of

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(2005–2006) *

Chen Chung Chang Chen Chung Chang (Chinese: 张晨钟) was a mathematician who worked in model theory. He obtained his PhD from Berkeley in 1955 on "Cardinal and Ordinal Factorization of Relation Types" under Alfred Tarski. He wrote the standard text on model th ...

(1927–2014), mathematician * Deserts Chang, Taiwanese singer/songwriter. *

Feiping Chang Feiping Chang () is a Taiwanese socialite, blogger, and fashion influencer based in Hong Kong. Early life Feiping Chang was born in Taipei and grew up in Sydney and Singapore before settling in Hong Kong. She graduated from New York Universit ...

, Taiwanese-born Hong Kong socialite and fashion blogger *

Edmond E-min Chang Edmond E-Min Chang (born October 1970) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Early life and education Chang was born in New York City to immigrants from Taiwan, He earned a ...

(born 1970), Taiwanese American former lawyer and current federal district judge for northern Illinois, appointed by President

Obama Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the U ...

in 2010 * Eileen Chang (1920–1995), Chinese writer *

Erchen Chang Erchen Chang () is a Taiwanese chef, who is a creative director and co-founder at the restaurants Bao, Bao Fitzrovia and Xu in London, England. Career Erchen Chang lived in Taiwan until she was 14, and was schooled some distance away from where ...

, Taiwanese chef *

Eva Fong Chang Eva Fong Chan (1897–1991) was a Chinese and Native American painter who was one of the first Asian American women to widely exhibit in the United States. Chan was born in Sacramento, California on April 1, 1897, and was the second of thirteen c ...

(1897–1991), American artist *

Franklin Chang-Díaz Franklin Ramón Chang-Díaz (born April 5, 1950) is a Costa Rican-born American mechanical engineer, physicist and former NASA astronaut. He is the sole founder and CEO of Ad Astra Rocket Company as well as a member of Cummins' board of direct ...

(born 1950) a former

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astronaut from

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. *

Chang Hui-mei Kulilay Amit (, born 9 August 1972), better known by her stage name A-Mei, is a Taiwanese Puyuma singer and record producer. In 1996, she made her singing debut and released her album, ''Sisters''. Her albums ''Truth'' (2001), ''Amit'' (2009), ...

or "

A-mei Kulilay Amit (, born 9 August 1972), better known by her stage name A-Mei, is a Taiwanese Puyuma singer and record producer. In 1996, she made her singing debut and released her album, ''Sisters''. Her albums ''Truth'' (2001), ''Amit'' (2009), ...

", aboriginal Taiwanese singer and occasional songwriter. *

Iris Chang Iris Shun-Ru Chang (March 28, 1968November 9, 2004) was a Chinese American journalist, author of historical books and political activist. She is best known for her best-selling 1997 account of the Nanking Massacre, '' The Rape of Nanking'', an ...

(1968–2004), American historian and journalist * Jeff Chang, Taiwanese singer * Jung Chang, Chinese writer and author of ''Wild Swans'' * Chang Kai-chen (born 1991), Taiwanese tennis player * Kathleen Chang, birth name of

Kathy Change Kathleen Chang (October 10, 1950 – October 22, 1996), known by her performance name Kathy Change, was an American political activist, writer, and performance artist. She was a familiar figure on the University of Pennsylvania campus, often danc ...

, a political activist who committed suicide by self-immolation at the

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in 1996 *

Katharine Chang Katharine Chang (; born 12 February 1953) is a Taiwanese diplomat. Early life Chang obtained her bachelor's degree from the Department of Diplomacy of National Chengchi University. She then obtained her master's degree in international relatio ...

, Chairperson of Straits Exchange Foundation *

Chang King Hai Chang King Hai (1917 – 16 August 1973), also romanizated as Cheong Kam-hoi, was a Chinese professional footballer who played at the Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads, 1948 Olympics. Career Born and started his care ...

Chinese international footballer in 1948 Olympics *

Li Fung Chang Li Fung Chang ( zh, 張麗鳳) is a Taiwanese communications engineer, since 2015 the chief architect of Taiwan's 5G cellular communications network program office in the Ministry of Economic Affairs (Taiwan), and a chair professor of electrical ...

, Taiwanese communications engineer *

Michael Te-Pei Chang Michael Te-pei Chang (born February 22, 1972) is an American former professional tennis player and coach. He is the youngest man in history to win a singles major, winning the 1989 French Open at 17 years and 109 days old. Chang won a total of ...

(born 1972),

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tennis player *

Peng Chun Chang Peng Chun Chang, commonly known as P. C. Chang (; 1892–1957), was a Chinese people, Chinese academic, philosopher, playwright, human rights activist, and diplomat. He was born in Tianjin, China, and died at his home in Nutley, New Jersey. Biogr ...

(1892–1957), Chinese professor, philosopher, and playwright who played a pivotal role in drafting the

Universal Declaration of Human Rights The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is an international document adopted by the United Nations General Assembly that enshrines the Human rights, rights and freedoms of all human beings. Drafted by a UN Drafting of the Universal De ...

* Phil Chang, Taiwanese singer-songwriter and television personality *

Shi-Kuo Chang Shi-Kuo Chang () is a computer scientist and writer best-known for his science fiction novels and short stories. Life and career Chang was born in Chongqing in 1944 and grew up in Taiwan. After completing an undergraduate degree in electrica ...

, Taiwanese computer scientist and science fiction author *

Tseng Chang Tseng Chang (; 18 May 1930 – 25 January 2021) was a Chinese actor. He participated in the films '' Xiang xi shi Wang'', '' Yu ya gon wu'' and ''2012'', with John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet and Thandiwe Newton. On 25 January 2021, ...

(1930–2021), Chinese American actor *

Victor Chang Victor Peter Chang, AC (born Chang Yam Him; 21 November 19364 July 1991), was a Chinese-born Australian cardiac surgeon and a pioneer of modern heart transplantation in Australia. His sudden murder in 1991 stunned Australia, and is considered ...

(1936–1991), Chinese Australian cardiac surgeon *

Chang Yu-sheng Chang Yu-sheng (also: Tom Yusheng Chang or ; June 7, 1966 – November 12, 1997) was a Taiwanese pop vocalist, songwriter and record producer. Born in 1966, Chang was the eldest among his other four siblings whose mother is Atayal and father a ...

(1966–1997), Taiwanese singer, composer, and producer ; 陳 and 陈 *

José Antonio Chang José Antonio Chang Escobedo (born 19 May 1958) is a Peruvian politician of Chinese descent who was the Prime Minister of Peru from 2010 to 2011, appointed by President Alan García. He was also Minister of Education until he resigned both cab ...

, Peruvian politician.''

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. 15 September 2010. Accessed 22 December 2016. ; 常 * Chang Yuchun (1330–1369), a

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general * Elliott Charng, representative of the

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to Australia ; 章 * John Chiang, a Taiwanese politician formerly surnamed "Chang". ; Other/unknown * Ivan Miranda Chang, Peruvian tennis player. *

Meiyang Chang Meiyang Chang (born 6 October 1982) is an Indian actor, television host, singer and a dentist. He came to prominence as a contestant on the third season of the singing reality show '' Indian Idol''. Following this, he began his acting career ...

, Chinese Indian television artist ; Fictional characters * Chang, a henchman in the

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film '' Moonraker'' played by the Franco-Japanese aikido instructor Toshiro Suga *

Cho Chang Dumbledore's Army (or D.A. for short) is a fictional student organisation in J. K. Rowling's ''Harry Potter'' series that is founded by the main characters, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, to stand up against the regime of Hogwa ...

, a character in the ''

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'' novels officially Sinified as (''Zhang Qiu''), sometimes alternately claimed by Cantonese Caos or even Korean Chos * Kenny Chang, a character played by Robert Hoang in the British web series '' Corner Shop Show''. * Leia Chang, a character in the television show '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' played by the

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actress Judy Jiao * Mike Chang, a Chinese American character in the TV series ''Glee'', played by

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actor Harry Shum Junior *

Michelle Chang Michelle C. Y. Chang (born 1977) is a Professor of Chemistry and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, and is a recipient of several young scientist awards for her research in biosynthesis of biofuels an ...

, a part-Native-American, part-Chinese fighter in the video game franchise, ''

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''. * Julia Chang, Michelle Chang's adopted daughter, a Native-American fighter and ecologist in the video game franchise, ''

''. *

Tina Cohen-Chang Tina Cohen-Chang is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series ''Glee''. The character is portrayed by actress Jenna Ushkowitz and has appeared in ''Glee'' from its pilot episode, first broadcast on May 19, 2009. Tina was deve ...

, a Chinese American character in the TV series ''Glee'', played by

Korean-American Korean Americans are Americans of Korean ancestry (mostly from South Korea). In 2015, the Korean-American community constituted about 0.56% of the United States population, or about 1.82 million people, and was the fifth-largest Asian Americans ...

actress

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* Tony Chang, a character played by Michael Truong in the British web series '' Corner Shop Show''. * Chang Chong-Chen, a character in ''

The Adventures of Tintin ''The Adventures of Tintin'' (french: Les Aventures de Tintin ) is a series of 24 bande dessinée#Formats, ''bande dessinée'' albums created by Belgians, Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, who wrote under the pen name Hergé. The series was one ...

'' series, inspired by Hergé's real-life friend

Zhang Chongren Zhang Chongren (27 September 1907 – 8 October 1998), also known as Chang Chong-jen, was a Chinese sculptor best remembered in Europe as a friend of Hergé, the Belgian cartoonist and creator of ''The Adventures of Tintin''. The two met ...

Ben Chang Benjamin Chang is the vice president for communications and spokesperson for Columbia University. He previously worked in communications at Princeton University, in public relations at Burson Cohn & Wolfe, and as vice president and events editor ...

, a character in the TV series ''

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'', played by actor Ken Jeong * Manpukumaru Chang, a character from '' Valkyrie Drive- Bhikkhuni'' * Corki Chang and her father Mr. Chang, characters from ''

Make It Pop ''Make It Pop'' is a Canadian musical comedy television series created by Thomas W. Lynch and Nick Cannon that aired on Nickelodeon from March 26, 2015 to August 20, 2016. The series stars Megan Lee, Louriza Tronco, Erika Tham, and Dale Whibley. ...

'' * The Chang family (Sid, Adelaide, Becca, and Stanley), a group of characters who mainly appear in '' The Casagrandes''

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