Contents 1 People with the surname Peng (彭) 2 See also 3 External links 4 References

Peng Family Name
彭 Péng
Meaning	"drum beats"
Region of origin	China
Related names	Pang, Phang
Wikipedia articles	All pages beginning with "Peng"

Peng (Chinese: 彭; pinyin: Péng) is a common Chinese family name, ranking 35th most common in 2006. Alternate Romanizations include Pang (Cantonese, Hakka) and Phang.

The character (彭) is composed of 壴 (zhǔ meaning "drum") and a pictograph (shān representing "beats"). More commonly used as a surname, this character is also an adjective, meaning "big".^[1]

The surname Peng (彭) is traced to the legend of Peng Zu (彭祖), God of Longevity, who legend tells lived 800 years. During the Shang Dynasty, Jian Keng, a descendent of Zhuanxu (顓頊), was granted the feudal territory Dapeng (大彭, or Land of Peng), and later adopted the name, Peng Zu.^[2][3][4] Peng is also a Swiss surname, originally from Vals,GR.

[edit] People with the surname Peng (彭)

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Peng.

• Peng Bo, Olympic diving medalist
• Peng Cheng-min(彭政閔), a Taiwanese baseball player
• Peng Chong, a former Chinese politburo member
• Peng Dehuai, the Communist Party of China military leader.
• Peng Ming-min(彭明敏), Taiwan independence activist
• Peng Shuai, professional tennis player
• Peng Wan-ru, Taiwanese politician and feminist
• Peng Xiuwen, conductor and composer
• Peng Zhen, a leading member of the Communist Party of China
• Peng Huaying (彭華英), a Taiwan independence activist during 1920s
• Adrian Pang (彭耀顺; born 1966), Singaporean Chinese actor
• Diana Pang (彭丹; born 1972), Hong Kong dancer and actress
• Jacqueline Pang (彭晴; born 1974), Hong Kong radio announcer and author
• The Pang Brothers (born 1955), Hong Kong, twin brothers Danny Pang Fat (彭發) and Oxide Pang Chun (彭順), screenwriters and film directors
• Ern Phang, a Sydney-based lawyer

[edit] See also

• List of common Chinese surnames
• Pang (surname)
• Fanling Wai, a walled village in Fanling, Hong Kong, built by the Pang clan

[edit] External links

• Chinese surname history: Peng

[edit] References

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