Shang (surname)

Shang is a Chinese surname. According to a 2013 study, it was the 141st-most common surname shared by 1,009,000 people or 0.082% of the population of China, with the province with the most people being Henan. It means "esteem."

Origins

from the given name of Jiang Shang or Shang Fu, known as Jiang Ziya, a revered official during the Western Zhou dynasty, who was the ancestor of the kings of the Qi. He helped King Wu of Zhou overthrow the Shang dynasty. Some of his descendants inherited his given name as their surname.
from the personal name of Shang Kegu, who was from the Xianbei people in the Tang dynasty.

Notable people

Shang Rang,, Chinese agrarian rebel during the Tang dynasty; follower of Huang Chao
Shang Kexi,, Qing dynasty general and Prince of Pingnan
Shang Zhixin,, Qing dynasty general and Prince of Pingnan who rebelled in the Revolt of the Three Feudatories; Son of Shang Kexi
Shang Yang (artist), a contemporary Chinese painter based in Beijing and is considered one of the most important painters of the life-stream movement
Shang Wenjie, also known as Laure Shang, Chinese singer