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Dang (鄭, 黨, 唐, 滕) is a Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean surname. It can also be found in both Hindus and Sikhs of the Punjab region in the north-western India (in Punjabi, ਡਾੰਗ).^{[citation needed]}

Chinese Dang: 黨 (Tang) edit

Dang (黨; it also means "party, association") in Cantonese (Dong6 in Jyutping) is transliterated as Dǎng (Deng) in pinyin and Đặng in Vietnamese. origin from

Xia dynasty people, Xia (夏) clan
region name of Shangdang (上党), Changzhi, Jin (Chinese state) people, branch of Zheng (鄭) clan
Qiang people (Chang people)
Hui people, branch of Cui/Choi clan
Modern Chinese with new surname

Chinese and Korean Dang: 唐 (Tang) edit

Dang in Korean is transliterated as Táng in pinyin and Đường in Vietnamese. origin from

Huang Di at Legend Time 26th century BCE, Gongsun (公孫) family
Qi (祁) family of Yao tribe at 24th century BCE, branch of Liu (劉) clan
Danzhu (丹朱), son of Emperor Yao
Shu Yu of Tang (唐叔虞) in Tang (state), younger brother of King Cheng of Zhou 1042 BC, branch of Zheng (鄭) clan
Qiang people (羌) of Gansu state, branch of Jin (金) clan

People, Dang;

Dang Ye-seo

Chinese and Vietnamese Dang: Deng 鄧 edit

In Vietnam, the surname is correctly spelled Đặng and it is a popular Vietnamese name unlike in China and Korea. The name Đặng is transliterated as Deng in Chinese and Deung in Korean, all come from the word 鄧. It may originate from:

State of Deng, a small state in Spring and Autumn period in China
The Clan of Man (曼姓), the ruling clan of State of Deng. Later, they used state's name (Deng) as their surname.
Huang Di, branch of Qi (祁) clan

The origin of Vietnamese "Đặng" remains unclear, however it is assumed that the native people of Vietnam had adopted the surname from Chinese literature and history. People with the surname Đặng:

In history

Đặng (鄧) family Vietnamese five-colour flag

Đặng Dung (鄧容, 1373 - 1414), was the poet and general of the later Tran Dynasty
Đặng Trần Côn (鄧陳琨 c. 1705–1745) was one of the great poets in early modern history of Vietnam

Modern day