Deng (surname)
| 鄧/邓 | |
|---|---|
| Romanization |
Teng ( Wade-Giles Cantonese: Dahng (Yale), Dang6 (Jyutping) Minnan/Taiwanese: Tēng ( Pe̍h-ōe-jī) Vietnamese: Đặng Korean: Deung |
| Pronunciation | Dèng |
| Origin | |
| Word/Name | Nanyang, Henan |
Deng /təŋ/ (Chinese) is an East Asian surname of Chinese origin. It is a transcription of 邓 (simplified Chinese character) or 鄧 (traditional). It is transliterated as Dèng in pinyin and Teng, or Then, in Wade-Giles. In Cantonese, it is Dahng in Yale and Dang6 in Jyutping. In Minnan or Taiwanese, it is Tēng in Pe̍h-ōe-jī. The surname originating from the same Chinese character in Vietnamese is Đặng and it is one of the top ten surnames in Vietnam. The name is transliterated as Deung in Korean but is very rare in Korea. Deng is one of the surnames of the Nanyang, Henan ancestral hall (南陽堂).
In addition to spelling "Deng" used in mainland China, other common Chinese spelling variations include:
- Tang - Romanization based on Cantonese spelling common in Hong Kong and Macao
- Teng - Romanization based on Wade-Giles transliteration of Mandarin Chinese common spelling in Taiwan
Notable persons with the surname
- Deng Yu, general and prime minister under Liu Xiu founder of the Eastern Han Dynasty
- Deng Ai, general of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period
- Deng Chao, contemporary Chinese actor
- Deng Zhi,general of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period
- Kent Deng, economic historian and writer
- Deng Longguang (鄧龍光), Chinese general in World War II
- Deng Ming-Dao, Taoist author
- Deng Shichang, Qing Dynasty admiral
- Deng Shiru (鄧石如), calligrapher and seal carver
- Deng Xiaoping, former leader of China
- Deng Pufang, son of Deng Xiaoping
- Deng Nan, daughter of Deng Xiaoping
- Deng Yingchao, wife of Zhou Enlai
- Deng Liqun, leading figure of the Communist Party of China in the 1980s
- Deng Yanda, 1895-1931, a left-wing general who tried to create a middle ground between the Chinese Communists and Chiang Kai-shek
- Deng Yaping, table tennis player
- Alan Kwong-wing Tang (鄧光榮), actor and movie producer
- Tang Wing Cheung (鄧永祥), birth name of Cantonese opera and film actor Sun Ma Sze Tsang (新馬師曾)
- H. T. Teng, Taiwanese ichthyologist
- Teresa Teng, Taiwanese singer
- Si-an Deng, a Chinese-Canadian badminton player
- Wendi Deng, (birth name Dèng Wéngé or Dèng Wén Gé (邓文革)) Chinese-American businesswoman, former wife of Rupert Murdoch
- Deng Maoqi (鄧茂七), leader of a tenant rebellion in Fujian at the end of the 1440s
- Lydia Dunn, Baroness Dunn, a crossbench British Peer
- Sheren Tang (鄧萃雯), Hong Kong TVB actress
- Lee C. Teng, Chinese/Taiwanese scientist
- G.E.M. (鄧紫棋), HK Cantopop Singer-Songwriter
- Kanny Theng, Singaporean actress
- Stephy Tang (born 1983), Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress
Sudanese surname
Deng is also a common first or last name used among the tribes of South Sudan, shared by the Dinkas, Nuers and Shilluks. It has various meanings; for instance, it means "Rain" in Dinka. The Dinkas also believe that the most powerful god, ruler of all gods, is Deng.
- Luol Deng, professional NBA basketball player
- Francis Deng, South Sudanese politician
- Dominic Dim Deng, South Sudanese military commander
- Ataui Deng, Sudanese-American model
- Thomas Deng, Australian footballer
- Peter Deng, South Sudanese footballer
- Valentino Achak Deng, South Sudanese refugee and activists