Chinese surnames

张

zhāng · Zhang

Order in the Hundred Family Surnames
No. 24
Ancestral seat (junwang)
清河
Wikidata
Q804909

In other languages

  • German Zhang
  • English Zhang
  • Spanish Zhang
  • French Zhang
  • Japanese 張
  • Korean 장
  • Russian Чжан / Чён
  • Vietnamese Trương
  • Traditional Chinese 張

Notable historical bearers

Deceased people recorded in Wikidata with this family name, ordered by how many Wikipedias cover them.

  • Zhang Heng78 – 139

    Chinese scientist and statesman (78–139)

  • Leslie Cheung1956 – 2003

    Hong Kong singer and actor (1956–2003)

  • Eileen Chang1920 – 1995

    Chinese-born American essayist, novelist, and screenwriter (1920–1995)

  • Zhang Qian200 BCE – 114 BCE

    imperial envoy to the world outside of China in the 2nd century BC

  • Zhang Zuolin1875 – 1928

    Chinese warlord and politician (1875-1928)

  • Jang Sung-taek1946 – 2013

    North Korean government official (1946–2013)

  • Zhang Fei167 – 221

    Chinese military general (died 221)

  • Zhang Xueliang1901 – 2001

    militant (1901–2001)

  • Iris Chang1968 – 2004

    Chinese-American journalist and author of historical books (1968–2004)

  • Pan Yuliang1895 – 1977

    Chinese painter (1895-1977)

  • Yijing635 – 713

    (635–713), Chinese Buddhist monk, traveler, and writer

  • Zhang Chunqiao1917 – 2005

    member of the Gang of Four (1917–2005)

  • Zhang Daoling34 – 156

    legendary Han dynasty Chinese Taoist leader, grandfather of Zhang Lu

  • Xiao Hong1911 – 1942

    Chinese writer (1911-1942)

  • Kang Sheng1898 – 1975

    Chinese politician (1898–1975)

  • Zhang Zhongjing150 – 219

    a physician and pharmacologist (150–219), hailed as medical sage, from Eastern Han Dynasty, China

  • Zhang Liao169 – 222

    Chinese general serving warlord Cao Cao (169–222)

  • Zhang Zai1020 – 1077

    Chinese philosopher, essayist, politician, writer, and cosmologist (1020-1077)

  • Zhang Zhidong1837 – 1909

    Viceroy of Liangguang (1837-1909)

  • Zhang Wentian1900 – 1976

    General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (1900-1976)

  • Zhang Jue200 – 184

    Chinese Yellow Turban Rebellion leader (died 184)

  • Zhang Sanfeng1200 – 1301

    Chinese martial artist

  • Zhang Zeduan1085 – 1145

    Chinese painter of the Song Dynasty (1085-1145)

  • Zhang Jinghui1871 – 1959

    Chinese politician

Find printed genealogies

The Shanghai Library holds one of the largest collections of Chinese family genealogies (jiapu). Its genealogy platform lists each genealogy's title, ancestral place, founding ancestor, hall name and holding library. Search there by surname and your family's ancestral place.

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Sources: the Hundred Family Surnames (public domain) with ancestral seats from the chinese-poetry dataset (MIT); spellings and people from Wikidata (CC0).