{{Infobox name | name = Eng | language = Chinese (Cantonese, Southern Min), German, Norwegian, Swedish | variant = {{unbulleted list|Chinese: Ng, Ing, Ong, Ung|German: Enge}} }}
'''Eng''' is a Chinese, German, and Scandinavian surname, as well as a given name in various cultures.
== Given name == * Eng Abner Nangwale (1932–2013), Ugandan politician * Eng Bunker (1811–1874), Siamese-American conjoined twin brother of Chang Bunker * Chong Eng ({{lang|zh|章瑛}}; born 1974), Malaysian politician * Eng Tow ({{lang|zh|杜瑛}}; born 1947), Singaporean contemporary artist
== Surname == ===Origins === Eng may be the spelling of multiple Chinese surnames, based on their pronunciation in different varieties of Chinese; they are listed below by their spelling in Hanyu Pinyin, which reflects the standard Mandarin pronunciation:<ref name="Hanks2003">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vG7MZ9J6dAgC&pg=PA528|editor-first=Patrick|editor-last=Hanks|editor-link=Patrick Hanks|title=Dictionary of American Family Names|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2003|isbn=9780199771691|volume=1|page=528}}</ref>
*Wú ({{linktext|lang=zh|吳}}), spelled Eng based on its Cantonese pronunciation ({{zh|j=Ng4}})<ref name="Louie1998">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IGAClRACrsYC&pg=PA71|first=Emma Woo|last=Louie|title=Chinese American Names: Tradition and Transition|publisher=McFarland|year=1998|isbn=9780786438778|pages=71}}</ref> *Wǔ ({{linktext|lang=zh|伍}}), spelled Eng based on its Cantonese pronunciation ({{zh|links=no|j=Ng5}})<ref>{{harvnb|Louie|1998|p=71}}</ref> *Róng ({{linktext|lang=zh|榮}}/荣), spelled Eng based on its Hokkien pronunciation ({{zh|poj=Êng}})<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofhokk00medhrich/page/177|last=Medhurst|first=Walter Henry|author-link=Walter Henry Medhurst|title=A dictionary of the Hok-këèn dialect of the Chinese language, according to the reading and colloquial idioms|publisher=East India Company Press|year=1832|pages=177}}</ref> *Wēng ({{linktext|lang=zh|翁}}), spelled Eng based on its Teochew pronunciation (Peng'im: {{lang|nan-Latn|Êng<sup>1</sup>}})<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bEbhFoUG2dUC&pg=PA28|first=Jaime|last=Koh|title=Singapore Childhood: Our Stories Then and Now|publisher=World Scientific|year=2013|page=28|isbn=9789814390774|postscript=none}}. Additionally see {{cite web|url=https://www.mogher.com/翁|title=翁|website=mogher.com|access-date=11 December 2019}}</ref> *Yīng ({{linktext|lang=zh|應}}), spelled Eng based on its pronunciation in various Southern Min dialects (e.g. Hokkien {{zh|links=no|poj=Eng}}; Teochew Peng'im: {{lang|nan-Latn|Êng<sup>3</sup>}})<ref>{{harvnb|Medhurst|1832|p=177}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/pronouncingdefin00fielrich/page/121|first=Adele M.|last=Fielde|author-link=Adele M. Fielde|chapter=應|title=A pronouncing and defining dictionary of the Swatow dialect, arranged according to syllables and tones|location=Shanghai|publisher=American Presbyterian Mission Press|year=1883|page=121|postscript=none}}. Additionally see {{cite web|url=https://www.mogher.com/應|title=應|website=mogher.com|access-date=11 December 2019}}</ref>
Ng is another spelling of the Cantonese pronunciation of the first two surnames listed above. Chinese Americans in the Pacific Northwest tended to prefer the spelling Eng over Ng.<ref>{{harvnb|Louie|1998|p=127}}</ref> The Cambodian surname Eng ({{lang|km|អេង}}) probably originates from the latter three surnames mentioned above.
As a German surname, Eng is a variant spelling of Enge, a topographic surname for a person who lived in a valley or other such narrow place, from German {{wikt-lang|de|eng}} 'narrow'.<ref>{{harnvb|Hanks|2003|p=528}}</ref>
The Norwegian and Swedish surname Eng originated as an ornamental surname from Old Norse {{wikt-lang|non|eng}} and Swedish {{wikt-lang|sv|äng}} 'meadow'.<ref>{{harnvb|Hanks|2003|p=528}}</ref>
=== Statistics === As of 2023, there were 910 people in Norway with the surname Eng.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ssb.no/en/navn?fokus=true|title=Names|publisher=Statistics Norway|date=24 January 2017|access-date=3 March 2023}}</ref>
The 2010 United States census found 10,862 people with the surname Eng, making it the 3,352nd-most-common name in the country. This represented an increase from 10,102 (3,246th-most-common) in the 2000 census. In both censuses, roughly three-quarters of the bearers of the surname identified as Asian and 14% as non-Hispanic white.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://projects.newsday.com/databases/long-island/census-last-names/?where=name^Eng&offset=0|title=How common is your last name?|newspaper=Newsday|access-date=5 September 2018}}</ref> It was the 179th-most-common surname among respondents to the 2000 census who identified as Asian.<ref name="Monga">{{cite web|url=http://names.mongabay.com/data/asian_pacific_islander.html|title=Most common last names for Asians and Pacific Islanders in the U.S.|publisher=Mongabay|access-date=8 January 2018}}</ref>
=== People ===
==== Politics and government ==== * Brynolf Eng (1910–1988), Swedish diplomat * Eng Chhai Eang ({{lang|km|អេង ឆៃអ៊ាង}}; born 1965), Cambodian politician * Hans Eng (1907–1995), Norwegian physician and Nazi collaborator * Hughes Eng ({{fl.|1959–present}}), Chinese-born Canadian activist * Jakob Eng (1937–2022), Norwegian banker and politician * John Eng (born 1942), American politician of Chinese descent in Washington State * Mike Eng ({{lang|zh-Hant|伍國慶}}; born 1946), American politician of Chinese descent in California * Suriani Abdullah (birth name Eng Ming Ching; 1924–2013), former central committee member of the Communist Party of Malaya * Phillip Eng, American transit executive * Randall T. Eng (born 1947), mainland Chinese-born American jurist * Roland Eng (born 1959), Cambodian diplomat * Susan Eng ({{lang|zh-Hant|伍素屏}}; {{fl.|1974–present}}), Canadian lawyer of Chinese descent, former chair of the Metro Toronto Police Services Board * Sigrun Eng (born 1951), Norwegian politician
==== Sport ==== * Bertil Eng (1930–2006), Swedish speed skater * Jacob Eng (born 2004), Norwegian football striker * Martin Eng (born 1986), Norwegian biathlete * Philipp Eng (born 1990), Austrian racing driver * Tony Eng (born 1959), Swedish curler
==== Television and film ==== * Dayyan Eng ({{lang|zh-Hant|伍仕賢}}; born 1975), Taiwan-born American filmmaker * Esther Eng ({{lang|zh-Hant|伍錦霞}}; 1914–1970), American filmmaker of Chinese descent * Kenneth Eng ({{fl.|1994–present}}), American filmmaker of Chinese descent * Marny Eng (born 1969), Canadian stuntwoman * Peppe Eng (born 1948), Swedish sports journalist * Vickie Eng ({{fl.|1990–present}}), American actress
==== Other ==== * Charis Eng (1962–2024), Singaporean-born American geneticist * Diana Eng (born 1983), American fashion designer of Chinese descent * Helga Eng (1875–1966), Norwegian psychologist and educationalist * Janice J Eng (born 1963), Canadian neurologist * Johnny Eng ({{lang|zh-Hant|伍少衡}}; born {{c.|1958}}), Hong Kong-born American criminal * Mercedes Eng ({{fl.|2010–present}}), Canadian writer of Chinese descent * Phoebe Eng (born {{c.|1961}}), American writer of Chinese descent * Richard Eng ({{lang|zh-Hant|伍經衡}}; born 1964), Hong Kong tutor of English
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Category:Multiple Chinese surnames Category:Cantonese-language surnames Category:Hokkien-language surnames Category:German-language surnames Category:Norwegian-language surnames Category:Swedish-language surnames