Cheng Family History
Cheng Name Meaning
Chinese : variant of Zheng.Chinese
: from the name of the area of Cheng during the Shang
dynasty (1766–1122 bc). A high adviser who was a descendant
of the legendary emperor Zhuan Xu was granted the fiefdom of this
area, and his descendants adopted its name as their surname.Chinese : from the name of the state of Cheng during
the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc). The fifth son of Wen Wang
was granted lordship of the state of Cheng following the fall of the
Shang dynasty and the establishment of the Zhou dynasty.
Subsequently, his descendants adopted the place name as their surname.
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Cheng
Name Distribution of Cheng Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Cheng families
 5 - 7  2 - 4 |
 1  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Cheng last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Cheng census records
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Cheng Family Origin
Cheng Emigration Information (US)
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Cheng Family Occupations
Military Service by Cheng
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