Trương
Trương, or Truong outside Vietnam, is a fairly common Vietnamese surname formerly written as 張 in Chữ Nôm. It is derived from the very common Chinese surname Zhang (simplified Chinese: 张; traditional Chinese: 張; pinyin: Zhāng). According to the 2010 United States Census, Truong is the 903rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 38267 individuals. Truong is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (96.87%) individuals.
 Chữ Hán for Trương | |
| Pronunciation | [t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˧] or [ʈɨəŋ˧˧] |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Vietnamese |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | drawing a bow, archer, bowyer, a measure word |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Chang, Zhang (Mandarin) Cheung (Hong Kong) Cheong (Macao, Malaysia) Tsan, Tsaon (Shanghai) Teo, Teoh (Hokkien, Teochew) Chong, Cheong (Hakka) Cheong (Gan) Trang (Vietnamese) Jang, Chang (장) (Korean) |
Origin and history
The surname Trương derives from the Chinese surname Zhang, the third most common Chinese surname in China.
List of people with the surname
- Trương Bửu Diệp (1897-1946), Vietnamese Catholic priest.
- Trương Định (1820–64), Nguyễn Dynasty mandarin
- Trương Đình Dzũ, lawyer and politician
- Trương Hòa Bình First Deputy Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
- Truong Dinh Tuyen, Minister of Trade of Vietnam
- Trương Gia Bình, businessman
- Trương Tấn Sang, former State President of Vietnam
- Trương Mỹ Hoa, former Vice State President of Vietnam
- Truong Ngoc Anh, Vietnamese model and actress
- Trương Như Tảng, lawyer and politician
- Trương Tấn Bửu, general and official of the Nguyễn Dynasty
- Trương Văn Cam or Năm Cam, Vietnamese gangster
- Trương Vĩnh Ký (1837–1898), 19th century Vietnamese Catholic who served the French colonial regime
- Truong Vinh Trong, Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam
- André Truong Trong Thi (1936–2005), Vietnamese-French engineer, called the "father of the personal computer"
- Andy Truong (born 1996), Australian fashion designer
- Doris Truong, president of the Asian American Journalists Association
- Monique Truong, Writer
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