Trương, or Truong without

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, is a

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) ...

formerly written as in the

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. 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, unlik ...

Zhang (), one of the most common surnames in

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and

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. 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 (born 1965), American chess player, trainer, and organizer * Peter Truong, convicted child sexual abuser * Trương Bửu Diệp (1897–1946), Vietnamese Catholic priest * Trương Định (1820–64), Nguyễn Dynasty mandarin * Trương Đình Dzu, lawyer and politician * Trương Hòa Bình First Deputy Prime Minister of the

Socialist Republic of Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making it ...

. * Truong Dinh Tuyen, Minister of Trade of Vietnam * Trương Gia Bình, businessman *

Trương Tấn Sang Trương Tấn Sang (born 21 January 1949) is a Vietnamese politician, who served as the seventh President of Vietnam from 2011 to 2016. He was one of Vietnam's top leaders, alongside prime minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng and Party general secret ...

, former State President of Vietnam * Trương Mỹ Hoa, former Vice State President of Vietnam * Truong Ngoc Anh, Vietnamese model and actress * Trương Như Tảng, lawyer and politician * Trương Tấn Bửu, general and official of the Nguyễn Dynasty * Trương Văn Cam or Năm Cam, Vietnamese gangster * Trương Vĩnh Ký (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 (born 1996), Australian fashion designer * Doris Truong, 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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