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Trương

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Trương
Chữ Hán for Trương
Pronunciation[t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˧] or [ʈɨəŋ˧˧]
Language(s)Vietnamese
Origin
Meaningdrawing a bow, archer, bowyer, a measure word
Other names
Variant form(s)Chang, Zhang (Mandarin)
Cheung (Hong Kong)
Cheong (Macao, Malaysia)
Tsan, Tsaon (Shanghai)
Teo, Teoh (Hokkien, Teochew)
Chong, Cheong (Hakka)
Cheong (Gan)
Trang (Vietnamese)
Jang, Chang () (Korean)

Trương or Truong is a Vietnamese surname.

Individuals with the surname Trương make up approximately 2.2% of the population and rank eighth on the list of the most common surnames in Vietnam. They are primarily of Kinh ethnicity (Vietnamese people) but also include people from the Chinese, Cham, Tho, and San Diu ethnic groups in Vietnam.

Origin

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The Vietnamese surname Trương derives from the Chinese surname Zhang, both written in the Han script as 張. Zhang is the third most common Chinese surname in China and fourth in Taiwan.

Notable people with the surname

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