Heng Family History

Cambodian: written ហេង from a Khmer word meaning e.g. ‘successful’ which is of Chinese origin. ហេង is also the Khmer spelling of a Chinese surname most likely 幸 which has similar meaning (see Xing 3 compare 4 below). Chinese: Mandarin form of the surname 衡 meaning ‘balance’ in Chinese: (i) from E Heng (阿衡) an honorary official title of Yi Yin (died c. 1549 BC) prime minister during the Shang dynasty (1600–1046 BC). (ii) from the second element of the personal name Zi Heng (子衡) style name of a prince of the state of Lu during the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BC). (iii) borne by the descendants of the royal families in the state of Chen during the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BC). (iv) adopted as a new surname by the descendants of Yuan Shao (died 202 AD) a famous general who was defeated by Cao Cao (155–220 AD). Some of his descendants later fled to Mount Heng (衡山) (located in Hunan province) and adopted the name of the mountain as their new surname. Chinese: Teochew form of the surname 王 see Wang The dialect is found in eastern Guangdong province from where people migrated to Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand Singapore and Malaysia. Chinese: Hokkien Taiwanese and Teochew form of the surnames 邢 and 幸 see Xing 1 and German: from a short form of the personal name Heinrich . Compare Henk .

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