Explore the Family Name Qiang

The meaning of Qiang

Chinese: Mandarin form of the surname 強, a word meaning ‘powerful, strong’: (i) from Qiang Chu (強鉏), the name of an official in the state of Zheng (located in part of present-day Shaanxi and Henan provinces) during the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BC). His descendants inherited 強, part of his name, as their surname. (ii) in some families, this surname is traced back to the ancient ethnic group, Di, located in northwestern China.

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How common is the last name Qiang in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Qiang has seen a significant increase in popularity over the first decade of the 21st century. In the year 2000, the surname was ranked 146,011th most popular and had a count of just 104; by 2010, it had risen to the 95,115th spot with a count of 192. This represents a rank change of approximately 34.86% and a dramatic count increase of 84.62%. The proportion per 100k also increased by 75.0%, from 0.04 to 0.07.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#146,011	#95,115	34.86%
Count	104	192	84.62%
Proportion per 100k	0.04	0.07	75%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Qiang

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Qiang, as per the Decennial U.S. Census, has remained predominantly within the Asian/Pacific Islander community between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 98.08% of individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islanders, decreasing slightly to 97.40% in 2010. It's notable that no significant changes were observed in other ethnicities such as White, Hispanic, Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	98.08%	97.4%	-0.69%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
White	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%