Given name & surname · also Hakka
Chong
Chong is a surname from Hakka, ultimately from Korean. It is used in English, Tagalog, and Indonesian.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Chong comes from Hakka, and ultimately from Korean.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1926. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chong through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 562
- 336 boys · 226 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 35 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2004. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 24 in 1989. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 10,492 as a first name in 2020; 15,474 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Chong’s family of names
In Indonesian usage, Chong as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Chang. In Indonesian usage, Chong as a surname has an alternative spelling in TJON. In Indonesian usage, Chong as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Theo.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 16
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Chong
- Man ChongCao Wei general and official (died 242)209–242
- Yao ChongChinese chancellor650–687
- Fu Chongformer Qin emperor301–394
- Xiang ChongState of Shu Han military officer (died 240)
- Shi Chong3rd-century Chinese politician249–300
- Liu ChongPrince Min of Chen (died 197)150
- Huang Chongofficial in Shu government of Three Kingdoms China
Characters named Chong: Xiang Chong (Water Margin character).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Chong, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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50% boys · 50% girls
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67% boys · 33% girls
Hyun
“having great wisdom”
62% boys · 38% girls
Choong
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59% boys · 41% girls
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“one who is reborn”
85% boys · 15% girls
Ku
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Choy is a surname from Korean. It is used in English and Spanish.
36% boys · 64% girls
Toki
“one who grasps opportunity; hopeful” · “resembling a rabbit”
48% boys · 52% girls