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cheng Name Meaning and History

  1. Chinese : variant of Zheng.
  2. Chinese : from the name of the area of Cheng during the Shang dynasty (1766–1122 bc). A high adviser who was a descendant of the legendary emperor Zhuan Xu was granted the fiefdom of this area, and his descendants adopted its name as their surname.
  3. Chinese : from the name of the state of Cheng during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc). The fifth son of Wen Wang was granted lordship of the state of Cheng following the fall of the Shang dynasty and the establishment of the Zhou dynasty. Subsequently, his descendants adopted the place name as their surname.

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Distribution of cheng Families in the US in 1920
Number of cheng families
 11-19
 4-10		 1-3
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Threads: 6 - Messages: 23
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CHENG FAMILY TREE ? WARREN 3
Cheng family ShonaghN 5
Lorreta Cheng in Detroit, Michigan tschiggfrey 0
CHENG FAMILY TREE ? WARREN CHENG 7
Hello there Stephen Cheng 2
WHERE ARE YOU WE LOST CONTACT TIFANNY LIN YUK CHENG 0
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