The Ching surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,417 people carried this name — #4,772 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 39,800 people counted. That is up 7% from 6,919 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Ching surname

From Cantonese 程 (cing4).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Ching» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 27 people named Ching.

12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 4 départements, most often French Polynesia.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 12
French Polynesia 10
Finistère 2
Paris 2
Wallis and Futuna 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

21 people named Ching live in Switzerland.

They live in 2 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 16
Geneva 5

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 21 people named Ching live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 11
City of Buenos Aires 10

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Ching in American newspapers,
1897–1901.

Newspaper page from Saint Mary's Beacon carrying the name Ching
Saint Mary's Beacon 1901-06-06
Newspaper page from Saint Mary's Beacon carrying the name Ching
Saint Mary's Beacon 1897-08-26
Newspaper page from Saint Mary's Beacon carrying the name Ching
Saint Mary's Beacon 1899-09-14

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 185 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Ching in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

3,754 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Ching. The most, 827, date from the 1930s. Victoria has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in the Australian Capital Territory, at 2.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 1,069
New South Wales 930
Queensland 795
Western Australia 385
South Australia 277
ACT (Canberra) 131
Tasmania 124
Northern Territory 10

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Ching.

Who carried it

People named Ching,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Cyrus S. Ching
    Cyrus S. Ching 1876–1967 · businessperson
  • William Ching
    William Ching 1913–1989 · actor
  • Alice Constance Hamilton 1884–1969
  • C. E. Ching 1912– · badminton player
  • Philip Ching 1943–2025 · businessperson

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Ching,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States927 records

927 records of the Ching name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 595
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 167
  • Other U.S. records 165
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Herbert K. F. Ching

    Born 1924 in Hawaiian Islands. Enlisted 1946 at Gooding, Idaho; day worker. U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II; died 1992, buried at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Hawaii.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Steven Sam Choy Ching

    Born 1947; from Honolulu, Hawaii. U.S. Army, medical supply specialist; died in an accident 1967 in South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record James Ching

    Arrived at New York in 1882 aboard the Pennland from Antwerp, aged 26; laborer. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 927 records for Ching in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia136 records

136 records of the Ching name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 72
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 41
  • Other Australian records 23
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jno C. Ching

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Marchioness of Londonderry, as an infant; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Leslie Joseph Ching

    Contractor of Linton, Victoria; died 1951.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record John Ching

    Left Hobart in 1830 aboard the Ocean, bound for Valparaiso, as a seaman.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 136 records for Ching in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

New Zealand36 records

36 records of the Ching name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 13
  • Marlborough District cemetery records 13
  • Other New Zealand records 10
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Cecilena Ching

    Died 1973, aged 81; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Lawrence Henry Ching

    Died 1951, aged 45; buried at Omaka Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record H. Ching

    Lance Corporal, New Zealand Mounted Rifles. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 36 records for Ching in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0) · Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

Canada33 records

33 records of the Ching name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 13
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 10
  • Other Canadian records 10
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Ngai Ching

    Buried in 1987 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 89.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Verne Ching

    Married 1910 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record William Erskine Ching

    Died 1970 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 74.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 33 records for Ching in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands13 records

13 records of the Ching name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 8
  • Dutch population registers 5
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record IJang Ching

    Died 1931 in Arnhem, aged 42; merchant.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Jian Tsiai Ching

    Died 1941 in 's-Gravenhage, aged 65.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Chang Ching

    Married in 1938 in Eindhoven; born 1908 in Ching-Dien Chekiang, China.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 13 records for Ching in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

France5 records

5 records of the Ching name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Kam Ching

    Born 1916 in China; died 1996 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Raymond Jacques Ching

    Born 1941 in Carantec (Finistère); died 1991 in Lagny-le-Sec (Oise).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Cheng-Hung Ching

    Born 1930 in China; died 1999 in Villejuif (Val-de-Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Ching in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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