Given name & surname · also Old Norse
Vang
“field”
Vang is a surname with more than one origin. It is used in English and Norwegian.
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a North Germanic surname, Vang goes back to Old Norse vangr, meaning “field.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Vang has more than one origin: as a North Germanic surname, it comes from Old Norse vangr; as a Hmongic surname, it comes from White Hmong Vaj.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Vang as a surname developed from Vång.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Vang through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 336
- 325 boys · 11 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 33 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 6 in 2002. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 27 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,837 as a first name in 2020; 56,261 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.
Vang’s family of names
In English usage, Vang as a surname developed from the Swedish form Vång. In English usage, Vang as a surname has a related form in WANG. In English usage, Vang as a surname was borrowed from the Khmer form វ៉ាង.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Vang has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Old Norse roots to each of them.
3 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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