Deng (surname)
Deng is an East Asian surname of Chinese origin. It is a transcription of 邓 (simplified Chinese character) or 鄧 (traditional). It is transliterated as Dèng in pinyin and Teng, or Then, in Wade-Giles. In Cantonese, it is Dahng in Yale and Dang6 in Jyutping. In Minnan or Taiwanese, it is Tēng in Pe̍h-ōe-jī. The surname originating from the same Chinese character in Vietnamese is Đặng and it is one of the top ten surnames in Vietnam. The name is transliterated as Deung in Korean but is very rare in Korea. Deng is one of the surnames of the Nanyang, Henan ancestral hall (南陽堂).
| Romanization | Teng ( Wade-Giles Cantonese: Dahng (Yale), Dang6 (Jyutping) Minnan/Taiwanese: Tēng ( Pe̍h-ōe-jī) Vietnamese: Đặng Korean: Deung ) |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | Dèng |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Nanyang, Henan ancestral hall (南陽堂) |
In 2019 Deng was 21st most common surname in Mainland China.[1]
In addition to spelling "Deng" used in mainland China, other common Chinese spelling variations include:
Notable persons with the surname
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- Deng Ai, general of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period
- Deng Chao, contemporary Chinese actor
- Deng Zhi, general of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period
- Kent Deng, economic historian and writer
- Deng Longguang (鄧龍光), Chinese general in World War II
- Deng Ming-Dao, Taoist author
- Deng Shichang, Qing Dynasty admiral
- Deng Shiru (鄧石如), calligrapher and seal carver
- Deng Xiaoping, former leader of China
- Deng Pufang, son of Deng Xiaoping
- Deng Nan, daughter of Deng Xiaoping
- Deng Yingchao, wife of Zhou Enlai
- Deng Liqun, leading figure of the Communist Party of China in the 1980s
- Deng Yanda, 1895-1931, a left-wing general who tried to create a middle ground between the Chinese Communists and Chiang Kai-shek
- Deng Yaping, table tennis player
- Deng Yujiao, a Chinese woman involved in the Deng Yujiao incident
- Alan Kwong-wing Tang (鄧光榮), actor and movie producer
- Tang Wing Cheung (鄧永祥), birth name of Cantonese opera and film actor Sun Ma Sze Tsang (新馬師曾)
- Chris Tang (鄧炳強), commissioner of Hong Kong police
- H. T. Teng, Taiwanese ichthyologist
- Teresa Teng, Taiwanese singer
- Si-an Deng, a Chinese-Canadian badminton player
- Wendi Deng, (birth name Dèng Wéngé or Dèng Wén Gé (邓文革)) Chinese-American businesswoman, former wife of Rupert Murdoch
- Deng Maoqi (鄧茂七), leader of a tenant rebellion in Fujian at the end of the 1440s
- Lydia Dunn, Baroness Dunn, a crossbench British Peer
- Patrick Dunn, (鄧梓峰), Hong Kong TV personality
- Sheren Tang (鄧萃雯), Hong Kong TVB actress
- Lee C. Teng, Chinese/Taiwanese scientist
- G.E.M. (鄧紫棋), HK Cantopop Singer-Songwriter
- Kanny Theng, Singaporean actress
- Stephy Tang (born 1983), Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress
- Teng Chia-chi, Deputy Mayor of Taipei
Notable people with surname 邓／鄧 (pinyin "Dèng") who use "Tang" in English
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- Tang Tsz-kei, better known as G.E.M. (born 1991), Hong Kong singer
- Stephy Tang (born 1983), Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress
- Sheren Tang Shui-man (born 2 March 1966) is a Hong Kong actress
- Chris Tang Ping-keung, PDSM (Chinese: 鄧炳強, born 4 July 1965 with family roots in Dongguan, Guangdong) is the current Commissioner of Police of the Hong Kong Police Force since 19 November 2019
- Alan Tang Kwong-Wing (20 September 1946 – 29 March 2011) was a Hong Kong film actor, producer and director.
- Patrick Tang is a Hong Kong singer, actor, and TV show host who has been involved in numerous drama and movie productions
- Shermon Tang Sheung Man (Chinese: 鄧上文) is a Hong Kong television actress of Hakka ancestry
- Natasha Tang (born Tang Wing Yung, Chinese: 鄧穎欣; Jyutping: dang6 wing6 jan1; 23 August 1992) is a Hong Kong distance swimmer
- Billy Tang Hin-Shing (Chinese: 鄧衍成) is a Hong Kong film director
- Robert Tang Kwok-ching, GBM, SBS, JP (Chinese: 鄧國楨; born 7 January 1947) a retired Hong Kong judge
Sudanese name
Deng is also a common first or last name used among the tribes of South Sudan, shared by the Dinkas, Nuers and Shilluks. It has various meanings; for instance, it means "Rain" in Dinka. The Dinkas also believe that the most powerful god, ruler of all gods, is Deng.
Surname
- Ajou Deng (born 1978), South Sudan-born British basketball player; older son of Aldo (below)
- Aldo Deng, South Sudanese politician
- Ataui Deng, Sudanese-American model
- Dominic Dim Deng, South Sudanese military commander
- Luol Deng (born 1985), South Sudan-born British basketball player; younger son of Aldo
- Francis Deng, South Sudanese politician
- Peter Deng, South Sudanese footballer
- Thomas Deng, Australian footballer
- Valentino Achak Deng, South Sudanese refugee and activists
Given name
- Deng Adel (born 1996), South Sudan-born Australian basketball player