Cheung

English

Etymology

From Cantonese 張／张 (zoeng¹), 章 (zoeng¹) or 蔣／蒋 (zoeng²). Doublet of Zhang and Chang.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɪˈʌŋ/, /t͡ʃʌŋ/, /t͡ʃuːŋ/
(Hong Kong) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃœŋ]

Proper noun

Cheung (plural Cheungs)

A surname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Cheung is the 1920^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 18765 individuals. Cheung is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (95.13%) individuals.

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