Chang Surname

Surname Overview

The Chang surname is a multi-ethnic, multi-origin surname group. It is outside the top 500 surnames in mainland China, ranks 702nd in Taiwan, and is mainly associated with the commanderies of Jingzhao and Xianyang.

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Origins

Main Origins

The Chang surname mainly derives from the Jiang and Ji clans. Related branches include descendants of the Qi royal-clan compound surname Zhongchang and descendants of Ning Changxiang, a Spring and Autumn-period official of Wei; these compound surnames were later shortened to the single surname Chang.

Reference: 长姓_长姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Historical Records

Documentary Attestations

The surname is recorded in the Xu Tongzhi, Clan Records. The Kao lue of Surnames records a tradition tracing it to the descendants of Hui, son of the Yellow Emperor, and gives Henei as its commandery望.

Reference: 长姓_长姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Commanderies and Clan Halls

Commandery And Hall Names

The surname's hall names include Jingzhao Hall, Xianyang Hall, and Changsha Hall. Changsha Hall is also called Yangyue Hall; all were established from commandery望.

Reference: 长姓_长姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Migration and Distribution

Distribution And Readings

Chang surnames pronounced cháng are found in Wuqing of Tianjin, Wuhai of Inner Mongolia, Taiyuan of Shanxi, Hancheng of Shaanxi, Tacheng of Xinjiang, Fugu, Luoning and Linzhou of Henan, Huainan of Anhui, Xiangtan of Hunan, Xintai of Shandong, Anxian of Sichuan, and Pu'an and Jinping of Guizhou, among both Han and Qiang people. The zhǎng reading is found in Tianjun of Qinghai, Wuhai of Inner Mongolia, Taiyuan of Shanxi, and the Yanbei area.

Reference: 长姓_长姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Notable People

Historical Figures

Historical figures include Chang Ziwu, a Jin grandee of the Spring and Autumn period; Chang Zongdao, prefect of Yizhou in the Song dynasty; Ming-dynasty military figures Chang Leng and Chang Lue; and Chang Guoxian, a Qing-dynasty tribute student.

Reference: 长姓_长姓的来源和历史_百家姓