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Teng () is a Chinese surname derived from State of Teng (Imperial clan descendants) in the
Western Zhou Dynasty The Western Zhou ( zh, c=, p=Xīzhōu; c. 1045 BC – 771 BC) was a royal dynasty of China and the first half of the Zhou dynasty. It began when King Wu of Zhou overthrew the Shang dynasty at the Battle of Muye and ended when the Quanrong nomad ...
.The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland It is the 73rd name on the ''
Hundred Family Surnames The ''Hundred Family Surnames'' (), commonly known as ''Bai Jia Xing'', also translated as ''Hundreds of Chinese Surnames'', is a classic Chinese text composed of common Chinese surnames. An unknown author compiled the book during the Song dyn ...
'' poem.K. S. Tom. 989(1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom.
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It is T'eng in Wade–Giles, ''Tàhng'' 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 ...
and is usually Romanized as "Tang" in
Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
. It is ''Têng'' in Hokkien and Teochew.It is "ddàng"in
Wenzhou Wenzhou (pronounced ; Wenzhounese: Yuziou y33–11 tɕiɤu33–32 ), historically known as Wenchow is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Zhejiang province in the People's Republic of China. Wenzhou is located at the extreme south east o ...
. "Teng" can also be used as an alternate spelling of the Chinese surname
Deng Deng may refer to: * Deng (company), is a Danish engineering, electrical, solar power and sales company in Accra, Ghana * Deng (state), an ancient Chinese state * Deng (Chinese surname), originated from the state ** Deng Xiaoping, paramount leader ...
(鄧/邓, ''Dèng'') used especially in
Taiwan 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 nort ...
based on the Wade-Giles transliteration of
Mandarin Chinese Mandarin (; ) is a group of Chinese (Sinitic) dialects that are natively spoken across most of northern and southwestern China. The group includes the Beijing dialect, the basis of the phonology of Standard Chinese, the official language of ...
. This spelling is used in many English language sources on China written before the widespread adoption of 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 ...
transliteration system in the 1980s. For example,
Deng Xiaoping Deng Xiaoping (22 August 1904 – 19 February 1997) was a Chinese revolutionary leader, military commander and statesman who served as the paramount leader of the People's Republic of China (PRC) from December 1978 to November 1989. After CC ...
was written "Teng Hsiao-p'ing."


Notable persons with the surname Teng

Persons surnamed Teng (滕) include: *
Teng Biao Teng Biao () is a human rights activist and lawyer in People's Republic of China, China. Teng is a lecturer at the China University of Political Science and Law in Beijing. He has been a vocal supporter of human rights activists such as Chen Guan ...
(滕彪), formerly Beijing-based human rights lawyer now in exile * Dr. Rev. Philip Jinhui Teng (滕近輝), Christian theologian and author *
Teng Haibin Teng Haibin (; born January 2, 1985, in Beijing) is a male Chinese gymnast. He is a Two Time World Champion as well as an Olympic gold medalist on the pommel horse. He cost his team a medal at the 2004 Olympics with multiple falls on every appar ...
(滕海滨), gymnast from Beijing, China *
Joyce Tang Joyce Tang Lai-ming (; born 20 January 1976, in Hong Kong) is an actress of Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB). She entered the show business via the New Talent Singing Awards in 1995. She is better known to viewers as a tough woman mostly due ...
(滕麗名), Hong Kong celebrity *
Teng Xiu Teng Xiu (died 288), courtesy name Xianxian, was a military general of the state of Eastern Wu during the late Three Kingdoms period (220–280) of China. After the fall of Wu in 280, he continued serving under the Jin dynasty. He is sometimes ...
(滕脩), Wu minister during the Three Kingdoms period *
Teng Yin Teng Yin (died 8 November 256), courtesy name Chengsi, was a military general of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. Teng Yin plotted the assassination of regent Sun Chen. However, Sun Chen discovered the plot, acc ...
(滕胤), Wu minister during the Three Kingdoms period *
Empress Teng Empress Teng ( 258–284), personal name Teng Fanglan, was an empress of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. She married Sun Hao, the fourth and last emperor of Wu. Life Lady Teng was the daughter of Teng Mu (滕 ...
(滕皇后), empress of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China * Shanghua Teng (滕尚华, born 1964) Chinese-American computer scientist * Teng Zhiqiang (滕志强; born 1991 in Gaocun, Mayang, Hunan), a Chinese male slalom canoeist


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Tara Teng Tara Teng (born August 16, 1988) is a Canadian former pageant winner. She was named Miss Canada in 2011 and Miss World Canada in 2012. During her title reigns she was an advocate for human rights and spoke about human trafficking. Early life ...
, Canadian abolitionist *
Vienna Teng Cynthia Yih Shih (born October 3, 1978, Saratoga, California), better known by her stage name Vienna Teng, is an American pianist and singer-songwriter who was based in Detroit, Michigan and now lives in Washington, DC. Teng has released five s ...
, (stage name) born Cynthia Yih Shih (史逸欣), American singer-songwriter and pianist


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Tais Teng Tais Teng (born 1952 in The Hague) is the pen name of a Dutch writer of fantasy fiction, hardboiled detective, children's books and science fiction. He also works as an illustrator, sculptor and writing coach. His real name is Thijs van Ebbenhor ...
, pseudonym of a Dutch writer *
Chinese name Chinese names or Chinese personal names are names used by individuals from Greater China and other parts of the Chinese-speaking world throughout East and Southeast Asia (ESEA). In addition, many names used in Japan, Korea and Vietnam are often a ...
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Teng (mythology) ''Teng'' () or ''Tengshe'' (; lit. "soaring snake") is a flying dragon in Chinese mythology. Names This legendary creature's names include ''teng'' "a flying dragon" (or ''te'' "a plant pest") and ''tengshe'' "flying-dragon snake" or "soaring ...
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