Peng ( Chinese: 彭; pinyin: Péng; alternative forms of romanization include

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and Phang ( Cantonese, Hakka), Pangestu or Pangestoe ( Indonesian), and Bành ( Vietnamese)) is a common Chinese family name, ranking 35th most common in 2006. It is the 47th name on the '' Hundred Family Surnames'' poem.

Etymology

The character (彭) is composed of (''zhǔ'' meaning "drum") and a pictograph (''shān'' representing "beats"). More commonly used as a

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, this character is also an adjective, meaning "big".

Origin

The surname Peng (彭) is traced to the legend of Peng Zu, God of Longevity, who legend tells lived 800 years. During the Shang dynasty, Jian Keng, a descendant of Zhuanxu, was granted the feudal territory Dapeng (Great Peng), and later adopted the name, Peng Zu.

Distribution

In 2019 it was the 31st most common surname in Mainland China. Of the top 30 cities in China, 彭 ranked 9th most common in the city of Changsha."https://www.douban.com/group/topic/23803598/"(Chinese)

Korean surname

The same surname character is also found in Korea, where it is pronounced Paeng (). According to South Korea's 2000 Census, 2,825 people in 918 households had this surname. There are two major clan lineages for this surname, each with a different '' bon-gwan'' (seat of a clan lineage, not necessarily the actual residence of clan members). The more common one, Jeolgang Paeng (1,578 people in 515 households), claims descent from Paeng U-deok (), who came from Zhejiang (pronounced Jeolgang in Sino-Korean reading), China to the Korean peninsula during the reign of King

Seonjo of Joseon Seonjo of Joseon (26 November 1552 – 16 March 1608) was the fourteenth king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea from 1567 to 1608. He was known for encouraging Confucianism and renovating state affairs at the beginning of his reign. However, politi ...

(r. 1567–1608). The less common one,

Yonggang Paeng clan Yonggang Paeng clan () was one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan was in Ryonggang County, Nampo. According to the research in 2000, the number of Yonggang Paeng clan was 795. Their founder was . He was from Jiankang, China. He entered Gorye ...

(795 people in 259 households), claims descent from Paeng Jeok (), who came from Jinling, China to the Korean peninsula in the retinue of

Princess Noguk Princess Supreme Noguk (; d. 8 March 1365; ), also known as Queen Indeok () and Queen Mother Indeok () during her stepson, King U of Goryeo's reign, was a Yuan dynasty imperial family member as the great-granddaughter of Darmabala and niece of ...

during the reign of King

Chungjeong of Goryeo Chungjeong of Goryeo (9 January 1338 – 23 March 1352, r. 1348–1351), born Wang Jeo (), was the 30th ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea and was enthroned by imperial edict at the age of 12. He was sometimes known by his Mongolian language, ...

(r. 1348–1351). Yonggang (

Ryonggang Ryonggang County is a county in South P'yŏngan province, North Korea. It is administered as a part of Namp'o Special City. It is famous for its local apples. Administrative divisions Ryonggang-gun is divided into one town (ŭp) and 10 village ...

) is located in an area that became part of North Korea after the division of Korea.

Notable people

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(彭耀顺; born 1966), Singaporean Chinese actor * Diana Pang (彭丹; born 1972), Hong Kong dancer and actress *

Jacqueline Pang Jacqueline Pang (born Pang Ka-man, 27 August 1973) is a Hong Kong live television compère/host, interviewer, author, and has been a radio announcer and DJ on RTHK (Radio Television Hong Kong) since 1998. Pang is fluent in English and Putongh ...

(彭晴; born 1974), Hong Kong radio announcer and author * Pang Siew Fum (彭秀芳), Malaysian drug trafficker serving

life imprisonment Life imprisonment is any sentence of imprisonment for a crime under which convicted people are to remain in prison for the rest of their natural lives or indefinitely until pardoned, paroled, or otherwise commuted to a fixed term. Crimes for ...

in Singapore *

Stella Pang Stella W. Pang ( zh, 彭慧芝) is an engineer known for her work on microfabrication, biomaterials, nanostructures, microelectromechanical systems, and microfluidics. She is Chair Professor of Electrical Engineering at the City Universi ...

(彭慧芝), Hong Kong engineer *

Prajogo Pangestu Prajogo Pangestu (), born Phang Djun Phen in 1944, is an Indonesian business magnate, investor, and philanthropist of Hakka Chinese descent. He owns and founded Barito Pacific Group which engages in forestry, petrochemicals, property, plantation, ...

(彭雲鵬), Indonesian tycoon *

Peng Bo Peng Bo (; born February 18, 1981, in Nanchang, Jiangxi Jiangxi (; ; formerly romanized as Kiangsi or Chianghsi) is a landlocked province in the east of the People's Republic of China. Its major cities include Nanchang an ...

, Olympic diving medalist *

Peng Chang-kuei Peng Chang-kuei (; September 26, 1919 – November 30, 2016) was a Taiwanese chef who is sometimes credited with being the creator of General Tso's chicken, a popular Chinese dish in Western countries. Early life Peng was born on September 26, ...

(彭長貴), Taiwanese chef. * Peng Cheng-min (彭政閔), a Taiwanese baseball player * Peng Chong, a former Chinese politburo member *

Peng Dehuai Peng Dehuai (; October 24, 1898November 29, 1974) was a prominent Chinese Communist military leader, who served as China's Defense Minister from 1954 to 1959. Peng was born into a poor peasant family, and received several years of primary edu ...

(彭德怀), the Chinese Communist Party military leader, Marshal of the People's Republic of China. * Peng Lei (彭蕾), Chinese business executive at Alibaba Group * Peng Liyuan (彭丽媛), Wife of Chinese Paramount leader Xi Jinping, public figure in her own right. * Peng Ming-min (彭明敏), Taiwan independence activist, DPP politician and first opposition candidate in a Taiwan presidential election *

Peng Pai Peng Pai ( zh, c=彭湃, p=Péng Pài, w=P'êng2 P'ai4; October 22, 1896 – August 30, 1929) was a pioneer of the Chinese agrarian movement and a leading revolutionary in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) during its early years.In the Preface, ...

(彭湃), a pioneer of the Chinese agrarian movement and peasants' rights activist *

Peng Sheng-chu Peng Sheng-chu () is a Taiwanese politician and retired general of the Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF). He is the Director-General of the National Security Bureau since 26 October 2016. Career Peng was once the chief bodyguard of President ...

, Director-General of National Security Bureau of the

Republic of China Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast ...

Peng Shilu Peng Shilu (; 18 November 1925 – 22 March 2021) was a Chinese nuclear engineer. Hailed as "the father of China's nuclear submarines" and the "father of China's naval nuclear propulsion", he was the first chief designer of the country's nuclear ...

(彭士禄), the "father of China's nuclear submarines" and the "father of China's naval nuclear propulsion", as the first chief designer of China's nuclear submarines *

Peng Shige Peng Shige (, born December 8, 1947 in Binzhou, Shandong) is a Chinese mathematician noted for his contributions in stochastic analysis and mathematical finance. Biography Peng Shige was born in Binzhou and raised in Shandong, while his pare ...

(彭实戈), a Chinese mathematician * Peng Shuai (彭帅), professional tennis player * Peng Wan-ru, Taiwanese politician and feminist *

Peng Xiuwen Peng Xiuwen (; 7 February 1931 – 28 December 1996) was a noted Chinese conductor and composer. He was a native of Wuhan, Hubei province, in central China. Peng learned to play the ''erhu'' beginning at age seven. In 1956, he became the condu ...

(彭修文), conductor and composer * Peng Yang (彭羕), Han Dynasty official who served Liu Bei * Yiliang "Doublelift" Peng, a professional ''League of Legends'' player for Team Liquid * Peng Zhen (彭真), a leading member of the Chinese Communist Party * The Pang Brothers (born 1955), Hong Kong, twin brothers Danny Pang Fat (彭發) and Oxide Pang Chun (彭順), screenwriters and film directors * Peng Qi, fictional character from the 14th century novel, '' Water Margin'' * Eddie Peng Yu-Yan (彭于晏), Canadian-Taiwanese actor * Peng Yuchang (彭昱暢), Chinese actor *

Peng Xiaoran Peng Xiaoran (, born 3 December 1990) is a Chinese actress and host. She is best known for her breakout role in the 2019 hit web-drama ''Goodbye My Princess ''Goodbye My Princess'' or ''Eastern Palace'' () is a 2019 Chinese television series ...

(彭小苒), Chinese actress * Peng Fai-nan, Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of China (1998–2018) *

Pong Cheng-sheng Pong Cheng-sheng () is a Taiwanese politician. Education Pong obtained his master's degree in construction engineering and doctoral degree in engineering science and technology, both from National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Techn ...

, Deputy Mayor of Taipei *

Peng Jiasheng Pheung Kya-shin (; my, ဖုန်းကြားရှင်; 5 February 1931 – 16 February 2022) was the chairman of the Kokang Special Region in Myanmar (Burma) and the leader of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA). Bio ...

(彭家聲), leader of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army

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