Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage Chinese
Scripts (Chinese) (Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced Pron. CHAHNG  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

From Chinese (zhāng) meaning "stretch, extend". It may have denoted a bowmaker whose job it was to stretch bow wood.

Related Names

VariantsChang(Chinese) Cheung, Chong(Chinese (Cantonese))

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Entry updated April 25, 2021