Dang Family History

Dang Surname Meaning

Chinese: Mandarin form of the surname 黨 meaning ‘faction party’ in Chinese which is traced back to a minority ethnic group in ancient northwestern China said to be descended from Xia Yu the first king of the Xia dynasty (2070–1600 BC).

Chinese: Cantonese form of the surname 鄧 see Deng. Chinese: Teochew form of the surname 陳 see Chen Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 曾 see Zeng.

Vietnamese (Đặng): from the Chinese surname 鄧 see Deng.

German: from an old personal name Tanco cognate with modern German denken ‘to think’ Gedanke ‘thought’.

In some cases possibly also English: unexplained. This name has apparently died out in Britain.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Wang, Zang, Yang, Lang, Kang, Fang, Dong, Hang, Tang, Sang

23K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
389	Military Records
7K	Immigration Records
3K	Census and Voter Lists
541	Member Trees

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Where is the Dang family from?

You can see how Dang families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Dang family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Dang families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 5 Dang families living in London. This was about 26% of all the recorded Dang's in United Kingdom. London and 1 other county had the highest population of Dang families in 1891.

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What did your Dang ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Proprietor and Clerk were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Dang. 17% of Dang men worked as a Proprietor and 29% of Dang women worked as a Clerk. Some less common occupations for Americans named Dang were Farmer and Laborer.

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Proprietor

17%

Laborer

15%

Salesman

10%

Farmer

Clerk

29%

Teacher

15%

Seamstress

10%

Laborer

10%

What Dang family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 3K census records available for the last name Dang. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Dang census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 7K immigration records available for the last name Dang. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 389 military records available for the last name Dang. For the veterans among your Dang ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Dang lifespan?

Between 1952 and 2004, in the United States, Dang life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1952, and highest in 1982. The average life expectancy for Dang in 1952 was 35, and 69 in 2004.

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Dang Surname Meaning

Chinese: Cantonese form of the surname 鄧 see Deng. Chinese: Teochew form of the surname 陳 see Chen Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 曾 see Zeng.

Vietnamese (Đặng): from the Chinese surname 鄧 see Deng.

German: from an old personal name Tanco cognate with modern German denken ‘to think’ Gedanke ‘thought’.

In some cases possibly also English: unexplained. This name has apparently died out in Britain.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Dang family from?

What did your Dang ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Proprietor

17%

Laborer

15%

Salesman

10%

Farmer

Clerk

29%

Teacher

15%

Seamstress

10%

Laborer

10%

What Dang family records will you find?

What is the average Dang lifespan?

Between 1952 and 2004, in the United States, Dang life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1952, and highest in 1982. The average life expectancy for Dang in 1952 was 35, and 69 in 2004.

Dang Family History

Dang Surname Meaning

34,000 record(s) for Dang

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Dang Surname Meaning

34,000 record(s) for Dang

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Where is the Dang family from?

What did your Dang ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1940

Top Female Occupations In 1940

What Dang family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Dang lifespan?

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