Cheung is a Cantonese romanization of several Chinese surnames, including 張 (simplified Chinese: 张; Jyutping: Zoeng1; pinyin: Zhāng; Wade–Giles: Chang; Vietnamese: Trương), 章 (Jyutping: Zoeng1; pinyin: Zhāng), and 蔣 (simplified Chinese: 蒋; Jyutping: Zoeng2; pinyin: Jiǎng).
It is a fairly common American surname, listed 3,672th during the 1990 US census and 2,069th during the year 2000 US census.
List of people with the surname
- 張 and 张
- Henry Cheung, Hong Kong entrepreneur and philanthropist
- Ada Cheung, Australian endocrinologist and researcher
- Andrew Cheung, Hong Kong judge and jurist
- Cecilia Cheung, Hong Kong actress and singer
- Cheung Chi Doy, Hong Kong-born footballer who represented Republic of China (Taiwan)
- Cheung Chi Wai, Hong Kong-born footballer who represented Republic of China (Taiwan)
- Dicky Cheung, Hong Kong actor and singer
- Jacky Cheung (1961-), Hong Kong actor and singer
- Karin Anna Cheung, American actress, singer, and songwriter
- Hins Cheung (1981–), Hong Kong actor and singer
- Leslie Cheung (1956–2003), Hong Kong actor and musician
- Louis Cheung, Hong Kong actor, singer, and songwriter
- Maggie Cheung, Hong Kong-British actress
- Margaret Chung (1889–1959), American physician
- Paul Cheung, Chinese entrepreneur
- Rachel Cheung (1991–), Hong Kong classical pianist
- Sharla Cheung or Cheung Man, Hong Kong actress
- Steven Ng-Sheong Cheung (1935–), Chinese economist
- Cheung Tat-ming (1964–), Hong Kong actor, comedian, director, and writer
- Teresa Cheung, Hong Kong singer
- Cheung Ka Long, Hong Kong fencer
See also
- Zhang/Chang, for more about the surname within China
- Teoh, for general of Chinese people within Singapore, Malaysia and some other South-East Asia countries
References
- US Census Bureau. Op. cit. Public Broadcasting Service. "How Popular Is Your Last Name? Archived 2015-11-27 at the Wayback Machine" Accessed 6 Apr 2012.
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