Chang (surname)

Chang
Zhang surname in regular script
Romanization	Zhang, Chang, Jang, Jhang (Mandarin) Cheung (Hong Kong) Cheong (Macao) Tsan, Tsaon (Shanghai) Teo, Teoh (Hokkien, Teochew) Chong (Hakka) Thong, Cheong (Gan) Trương, Trang (Vietnamese) Jang, Chang () (Korean)
Pronunciation	IPA: /tʂɑŋ˥/ (Mandarin IPA) Zhāng (Pinyin) Tiuⁿ (Pe̍h-ōe-jī)
Language(s)	Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean
Origin
Language(s)	Old Chinese
Derivation	State of Zhang
Meaning	drawing a bow, archer, bowyer

Chang (常)
Family name
Region of origin	China

Chang (/tʃɑːŋ/) is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname (Cháng). It was listed 80th among the Song-era Hundred Family Surnames.

"Chang" is also the Wade-Giles romanization of two Chinese surnames written Zhang in pinyin: one extremely common and written in traditional characters and in simplified characters, and another quite rare and written as in both systems. There is also a rare case of in Hong Kong written as Chang as well. For full details on them, see the "Zhang" and "Zheng" article. In Macao, this is the spelling of the surname "Zeng" . "Chang" is also a common spelling of the surname / in Peru.

"Chang" is also the McCune–Reischauer romanization of four surnames in Korean that are also romanized as Jang.