Vang Family History
Vang Name Meaning
Southeast Asian (Hmong): from the name of the Vang clan of the Hmong people in Laos China and Vietnam; in Chinese characters it is written 王 (see Wang ). Compare Wang 7. Vietnamese (Vàng): originating from old Chinese 黃 meaning ‘yellow gold’ possibly adopted as a variant (translation equivalent) for the two Chinese-origin Vietnamese surnames Kim (derived from Chinese surname 金 meaning ‘gold’) or Hoang (derived from Chinese surname 黃 meaning ‘yellow’). Also possibly from the Hmong people see 1 above. Norwegian and Danish: habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads and other places so named from Old Norse vangr ‘field meadow’. Compare Wang 10. Swedish (Vång): topographic or ornamental name from vång ‘field meadow’. Compare Wang 10 and Vong 5. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Wang 9.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022