Surname Overview
Overview
The surname 增 is pronounced zēng and is a relatively rare Han Chinese surname in current use.
增 Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 4Origins
Uncertain Origin
The specific origin of the Zeng surname is unknown.
Historical Records
Documentary Attestations
The surname is included in Xinbian Qianjiaxing, while the Surname Dictionary cites the Book of Han for it, without specifying its origin.
Migration and Distribution
Modern Distribution
The surname occurs in Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Shandong, Shanxi, Gansu, Zhejiang, Guangxi, Yunnan, Anhui, Henan, Beijing, and Taiwan, including Jing County, Wuhai, Pingyi, Taiyuan, Jiuquan, Sheng County, Jiaojiang, Tianlin, Longchuan, Lijin, Huainan, Heshan, Minle, Jiaocheng, Lulong, Gong County, Kaihua, Jiangshan, Kaohsiung, Taitung, and Taipei.
Notable People
Modern-Era Figure
Zeng Yun served as magistrate of Chengde County in the late Qing period and later as a councillor in the Legislative Council of Manchukuo.
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