Bang Family History

Bang Surname Meaning

Korean: variant of Pang. Chinese: Teochew, Hokkien, and Taiwanese form of the surname 馮, see Feng. The dialects in which this form is used can be found in eastern Guangdong, Fujian, and Taiwan, from where many people migrated to Singapore, Malaysia, and other parts of Southeast Asia.

Vietnamese (Bàng): from the Chinese surnames 龐 or 逄, see Pang. Norwegian: habitational name from a farm named Bang, from bank ‘flat hill-top’ or ‘terrace’.

Danish: from Old Danish bang ‘noise’, hence a nickname for a loud or brash person. German: nickname for a timid person from Middle High German, Middle Low German bang ‘fearful, nervous’, or from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with the word bang of uncertain meaning.

Swedish (Bång): soldier's name from bång ‘noise’. Compare Bong.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Bank, Lang, Wang, Banz, Band, Pang, Bann, Fang, Barg, Zang

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Where is the Bang family from?

You can see how Bang families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bang family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Bang families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 16 Bang families living in Ontario. This was about 32% of all the recorded Bang's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Bang families in 1911.

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What did your Bang ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Bang.

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Farmer

83%

Laborer

18%

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Census Record

There are 10K census records available for the last name Bang. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Bang census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 6K immigration records available for the last name Bang. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 2K military records available for the last name Bang. For the veterans among your Bang ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Bang lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Bang life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 1962. The average life expectancy for Bang in 1945 was 27, and 71 in 2004.

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Bang Surname Meaning

Vietnamese (Bàng): from the Chinese surnames 龐 or 逄, see Pang. Norwegian: habitational name from a farm named Bang, from bank ‘flat hill-top’ or ‘terrace’.

Swedish (Bång): soldier's name from bång ‘noise’. Compare Bong.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Bang family from?

What did your Bang ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Bang.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

83%

Laborer

18%

What Bang family records will you find?

What is the average Bang lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Bang life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 1962. The average life expectancy for Bang in 1945 was 27, and 71 in 2004.

Bang Family History

Bang Surname Meaning

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Bang Surname Meaning

88,000 record(s) for Bang

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Where is the Bang family from?

What did your Bang ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1921

What Bang family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Bang lifespan?

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