Deng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "deng"

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin (Dèng).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʌŋ/, /dɛŋ/

Proper noun

Deng

  1. A common surname from Chinese, sometimes romanised as Teng, notably borne by Chinese politician Deng Xiaoping.
    • 2019 May 21, Luke McGee, “Right-wing British politicians are having milkshakes thrown over them. Here’s why”, in CNN[1]:
      Think of the foam pie a protestor tried to throw in Rupert Murdoch’s face, halted by his then-wife Wendi Deng.

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Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Deng is the 3993rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8898 individuals. Deng is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (86.04%) and Black (10.98%) individuals

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