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Zhang

in Virginia

There are 780 people with the last name "Zhang" in Virginia.

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Ranking in Virginia

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Zhang 1,018
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  1. is 1,014th most common Sizemore
  2. is 1,015th most common Gilmore
  3. is 1,016th most common Hawks
  4. is 1,017th most common Bragg
  5. is 1,018th most common Zhang
  6. is 1,019th most common Carrington
  7. is 1,020th most common Crane
  8. is 1,021st most common Orr
  9. is 1,022nd most common Spears

Similar Names and Nicknames

Zheng, Zhong, Zhan, Zdanek, Zdansky, Zdanski, Zdanys, Zdanowski, Zwank, Zwanch

Most Common First Names for Zhang

Jian, Yan, Yi, Wei, Hui, Jun, Jin, Hong, Jie, Jing

Meaning & History

Chinese 张: the origin of this name goes back 4500 years to a grandson of the legendary emperor Huang Di (2697–2595 BC), surnamed Hui. Hui invented bows and arrows, and was put in charge of their production. In honor of his deeds, he was given as surname the character pronounced Zhang, which is composed of the symbols for ‘bow’ and ‘long’, meaning ‘to stretch open a bow’. Zhang has now become one of the most common names in China.

Chinese 章: from the name of an area called Zhang in present-day Shandong province. During the Western Zhou dynasty (1122–771 BC) a fief was made of this area. It was later conquered by the state of Qi; at that time the former rulers of conquered states were not allowed to take the name of their state as their surname. The former ruling class of Zhang fortunately were able to drop off a small portion of the character for Zhang and still leave another character also pronounced Zhang. This modified character became their surname.

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