The Jang surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,125 people carried this name — #3,890 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 32,400 people counted. That is up 58% from 5,776 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Jang surname

From Korean Revised Romanization of Korean 장 (jang); from 張, 章, 莊, 蔣; from Chinese.

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

In Argentina’s national register

At least 89 people named Jang 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 City of Buenos Aires.

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

Where they live today

City of Buenos Aires 89

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

57 people named Jang live in Switzerland.

They live in 6 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 21
Geneva 16
Bern 9
St. Gallen 5
Fribourg 3
Vaud 3

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 the Nordic population registers

40 people named Jang is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 40

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Jang in American newspapers,
1881–1923.

Newspaper page from St. Croix Avis carrying the name Jang
St. Croix Avis 1881-08-03
Newspaper page from New Britain Herald carrying the name Jang
New Britain Herald 1923-10-19
Newspaper page from The Lake County Times carrying the name Jang
The Lake County Times 1922-12-23

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 53 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Jang in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1990s.

944 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Jang. The most, 251, date from the 1930s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 370
Queensland 216
Victoria 164
South Australia 109
Western Australia 38
Tasmania 29
ACT (Canberra) 10

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

Who carried it

People named Jang,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jang Mal-son
    Jang Mal-son 1431–1486 · civil servant
  • Jang Yu
    Jang Yu 1587–1638 · writer
  • Jang Deok-jun
    Jang Deok-jun 1891–1920 · journalist
  • Chin-hong Chang
    Chin-hong Chang 1895–1930 · politician
  • Jang Gyeonggeun
    Jang Gyeonggeun 1911–1978 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 181 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Jang,
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 States202 records

202 records of the Jang name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 82
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 78
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 31
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 4
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 4
  • Sacramento County historic burials 3
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record George W. Jang

    Born 1908. Enlisted 1942 at New York City; laundry worker from New York County, New York. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1980, buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ida Jang

    Arrived at Baltimore in 1890 aboard the Salier from Bremen, aged 17; servant. From Baltimore, Prussia, Germany; bound for Baltimore.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Conrad E. Jang

    U.S. Army veteran. Born 1938, died 2001; buried at Elko City Cemetery, Nevada.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 202 records for Jang in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada104 records

104 records of the Jang name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 93
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 10
  • Halifax municipal cemeteries 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Ou Wee Jang

    Buried in 1948 at Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 54.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record York Sun Jang

    Buried in 1982 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 82.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Chang Tuk Jang

    Buried in 1969 at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Showing 3 of 104 records for Jang in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Germany9 records

9 records of the Jang name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 6
  • German emigration and citizenship files 3
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Ernst Jang

    From Cöln. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 20 January 1916 (Infantry Regiment No. 161).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Andreas Jang

    Left Opfingen for North America in 1834; bricklayer.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg (CC0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Jakob Jang

    Left Opfingen for North America in 1833; bricklayer.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg (CC0)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Jang in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Australia7 records

7 records of the Jang name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 3
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 3
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Harold Chan Hoi Jang

    Restaurateur of E Ringwood, Victoria; died 1983.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Sam War Jang

    Of Mookerawa, New South Wales; died 1889.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Jan Huen Jang

    Retiredd of Ringwood East, Victoria; died 1991.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Jang in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands5 records

5 records of the Jang name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 3
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 2
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Ji Chin Jang

    Died 1954 in Arnhem, aged 49; "ober".

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

    Died 1936 in Rotterdam, aged 28.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Hanna Johanna Jang

    In the population register of Assen; born 1863.

    Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Jang 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); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France3 records

3 records of the Jang 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 Neela Devi Jang

    Born 1963 in Dagotiere (Ile Maurice); died 2001 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 1 of 3 records for Jang 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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