Tāng (surname)

Tāng (/tɑːŋ/;[1] simplified Chinese: 汤; traditional Chinese: 湯; pinyin: tāng) is a Chinese surname.

It is 72nd surname in the Hundred Family Surnames or Baijiaxing of the Song dynasty and 101st in modern[when?]

[2] The Tang (湯) family name traces its lineage from Tang of Shang, the first ruler of the Shang dynasty.

[3] In modern times the character can also mean "soup" or "broth".

In Cantonese the surname is pronounced Tong or Thong, and in Fujian, it is usually pronounced Theng or Teng.

The family temple of the Tang (Chinese: ) family in Jinxiang Town, Cangnan County , Zhejiang