Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Chinese Scripts 邓(Chinese) 鄧(Traditional Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /təŋ/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 邓 (dèng) referring to the ancient state of Deng, which existed during the Shang and Zhou dynasties in what is now either Henan or Hubei province. A famous bearer was the Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997). Related NamesDetails RootdèngVariantTang Categories dictators, politics