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Jiang

in the US

There are 8,262 people with the last name "Jiang" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Jiang 3,375
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  1. is 3,371st most common Albertson
  2. is 3,372nd most common Gulley
  3. is 3,373rd most common Higdon
  4. is 3,374th most common Close
  5. is 3,375th most common Jiang
  6. is 3,376th most common Kohl
  7. is 3,377th most common Upchurch
  8. is 3,378th most common Heckman
  9. is 3,379th most common Minter

Similar Names and Nicknames

Jeans, Jian, Jeanes, Joanis, Juang, Juanes, Jeanis, Juanico, Joans, Jhang

Most Common First Names for Jiang

Jing, Hong, Wei, Jian, Yan, Xiao, Li, Yi, Ying, Mei

Meaning & History

Chinese 纪: from the name of an area known as the Jiang Hills, which in ancient times was granted to a descendant of the legendary emperor Zhuang Xu. Later, during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 BC), when the Jiang Hills administration was defeated by the state of Chu, the defeated ruling class took Jiang as their surname.

Chinese 蒋: from the name of the state of Jiang, in present-day Henan province. The Duke of Zhou was the younger brother and chief adviser of Wu Wang, who established the Zhou dynasty in 1122 BC; his third son, Bo Ling, was granted lordship of the state of Jiang. Bo Ling's descendants eventually adopted Jiang as their surname.

Chinese 姜: from the name of the Jiang Creek, a tributary of the Wei river in Shaanxi province. This surname goes back 4700 years to Shen Nong, a legendary emperor (2734–2697 BC). Shen Nong was raised beside Jiang Creek, and adopted Jiang as one of his names.

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