The Pang surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,642 people carried this name — #4,645 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 38,600 people counted. That is up 15% from 6,627 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

81 people named Pang 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 38
Geneva 21
Vaud 7
Aargau 6
Bern 6
Ticino 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 Belgium’s population register

At least 35 people named Pang live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.

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

Where they live today

Antwerp 35

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

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

Most of them — 14 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 5 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 14
French Polynesia 8
Paris 2
Bouches-du-Rhône 1
Rhône 1
Val-de-Marne 1

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

In the Nordic population registers

175 people named Pang is counted in Sweden.

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

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 175

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

Pang in American newspapers,
1897–1916.

Newspaper page from New York Journal And Advertiser carrying the name Pang
New York Journal And Advertiser 1897-10-03
Newspaper page from The Sauk Centre Herald carrying the name Pang
The Sauk Centre Herald 1916-11-02
Newspaper page from The Beatrice Daily Express carrying the name Pang
The Beatrice Daily Express 1905-05-06

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 263 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Pang in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1990s.

2,303 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Pang. The most, 1,048, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 3.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 1,441
New South Wales 288
Queensland 216
South Australia 196
Western Australia 70
Tasmania 37
ACT (Canberra) 26
Northern Territory 8

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

Who carried it

People named Pang,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Pang Yu d. 1634 · farmer
  • Pang Shigu d. 897 · military personnel
  • Pang Meng d. 30 · military personnel
  • Pang Yan d. 831
  • Pang Gongsun d. 1122
  • Pang Shierniang d. 737

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Pang,
in the records of 5 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 States277 records

277 records of the Pang name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 157
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 60
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 31
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 22
  • Sacramento County historic burials 3
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Hoover T. H. Pang

    Born 1928; from Hawaii. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1951 in North Korea. Buried at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Albert K. Y. Pang

    Born 1925 in Hawaiian Islands. Enlisted 1945 at Camp Pickett Blackstone, Virginia; laboratory technician. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1996, buried at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Hawaii.

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

    Arrived at New York in 1883 aboard the Alsatia from Naples, aged 35; laborer. From Italy.

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

Showing 3 of 277 records for Pang 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: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia37 records

37 records of the Pang name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 16
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 15
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 6
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record James Pang

    Draftsman of Warrandyte, Victoria; died 1966.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Charlie Pang

    Arrived in Victoria in 1915 aboard the Eastern, aged 49.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Jan Hoy Pang

    Herbalist of Warracknabeal, Victoria; died 1940.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 37 records for Pang in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada14 records

14 records of the Pang name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 7
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 4
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Stanley E. Pang

    Died 1989, aged 96; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Tony Kwok Keung Pang

    Buried in 1994 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 44.

    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 Peter Chow Kyam Pang

    Died 1980; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

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

Showing 3 of 14 records for Pang in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · 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. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

France4 records

4 records of the Pang 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 Chang Chong Pang

    Born 1922 in Vietnam; died 1990 in Lille (Nord).

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

    Born 1946 in Paris; died 1972 in Brazil.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Ling Sung Pang

    Born 1910 in China; died 2000 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Pang 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).

Netherlands4 records

4 records of the Pang name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 3
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Tjoen Seng Pang

    Married in 1948 in Utrecht.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Wilhelmina Pang

    In the population register of 's-Gravenhage; born 1895 in Tjimangoe.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Sing Pang

    In a population register; born 1880.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Pang in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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