Trương, or Truong without diacritics, is a Vietnamese surname formerly written as in the

Han script Chinese characters () are logograms developed for the writing of Chinese. In addition, they have been adapted to write other East Asian languages, and remain a key component of the Japanese writing system where they are known as ''kanji' ...

. It is derived from the

Chinese surname Chinese surnames are used by Han Chinese and Sinicized ethnic groups in China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, and among overseas Chinese communities around the world such as Singapore and Malaysia. Written Chinese names begin with surnames, unlike the ...

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 * ...

(), one of the most common surnames in

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

and Taiwan. According to the 2010 United States Census, ''Trương'' is the 903rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 38267 individuals. ''Trương'' is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (96.87%) individuals.

Origin and history

The Vietnamese surname Trương derives from the Chinese surname Zhang, both written in the

as 張. Zhang is the third most common Chinese surname in China and fourth in Taiwan.

List of people with the given name and surname

Paul Truong Paul Truong (born June 2, 1965) is an American chess player, trainer, and organizer. He was born Trương Hoài Nhân in Saigon, South Vietnam. Truong holds the USCF title of National Master and the FIDE title of FIDE Master. He is married to fo ...

(born 1965), American chess player, trainer, and organizer * Peter Truong, convicted child sexual abuser *

Trương Bửu Diệp Francis Xavier Truong Buu Diep (Vietnamese: Cha Phanxicô Trương Bửu Diệp or Cha Diệp, January 1, 1897 - March 12, 1946) was a Vietnamese Catholic priest who served the people of Bạc Liêu Province. History Born on January 1, 1897, ...

(1897–1946), Vietnamese Catholic priest * Trương Định (1820–64), Nguyễn Dynasty mandarin *

Trương Đình Dzu Trương Đình Dzu (10 November 1917 – ) was a South Vietnamese lawyer and politician who unsuccessfully ran as a candidate for the presidency in the 1967 elections against Nguyễn Văn Thiệu and his running mate Nguyễn Cao Kỳ, who ...

, lawyer and politician *

Trương Hòa Bình Trương Hòa Bình (born 13 April 1955) is a Vietnamese politician and the former First Deputy Prime Minister of The Socialist Republic of Vietnam. He is considered to be one of the more promising members' of the Vietnamese Government, having ...

First Deputy Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. * Truong Dinh Tuyen, Minister of Trade of Vietnam * Trương Gia Bình, businessman * Trương Tấn Sang, former State President of Vietnam *

Trương Mỹ Hoa Trương Mỹ Hoa (born 8 May 1945) is a Vietnamese politician from Tiền Giang Province and a member of Communist Party of Vietnam since 1963. She was vice president from 2002 to 2007 after holding various party and government positions in Han ...

, former Vice State President of Vietnam * Truong Ngoc Anh, Vietnamese model and actress * Trương Như Tảng, lawyer and politician *

Trương Tấn Bửu Trương Tấn Bửu ( 張進寶, 1752–1827), also called Trương Tấn Long ( 張進隆), was a general and official of the Nguyễn dynasty of Vietnam. He was born in 1752 in Thạch Phú Đông, Giồng Trôm District, Bến Tre Prov ...

, general and official of the Nguyễn Dynasty * Trương Văn Cam or Năm Cam, Vietnamese gangster *

Trương Vĩnh Ký Trương, or Truong without diacritics, is a Vietnamese surname formerly written as in the Chinese characters, Han script. It is derived from the Chinese surname Zhang (surname), Zhang (), one of the List of common Chinese surnames, most common s ...

(1837–1898), 19th century Vietnamese Catholic who served the French colonial regime * Truong Vinh Trong, Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam * André Truong Trong Thi (1936–2005), Vietnamese-French engineer, called the "father of the personal computer" *

Andy Truong Andy may refer to: People *Andy (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Horace Andy (born 1951), Jamaican roots reggae songwriter and singer born Horace Hinds *Katja Andy (1907–2013), German-American pianist and piano ...

(born 1996), Australian fashion designer *

Doris Truong Doris may refer to: People Given name *Doris (mythology) of Greek mythology, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys * Doris, fictional character in the Canadian television series ''Caillou'' and the mother of the titular character *Doris (singer) (born ...

, president of the Asian American Journalists Association *

Monique Truong Monique T.D. Truong (born May 13, 1968, in Saigon in South Vietnam) is a Vietnamese American writer living in Brooklyn, New York. She graduated from Yale University and Columbia University School of Law. She has written multiple books, and her ...

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