# Vang

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #77,318

## Definitions
1. A Hmong surname from the Hmong languages of Chinese origin.
2. A Hmong surname from Khmer

## Etymology
* As a North Germanic surname, from derivatives of Old Norse vangr (“field”) (such as modern Swedish vång).
* As a Jewish surname, spelling variant of Wang.
* As a Hmongic surname, from White Hmong Vaj, White Hmong Vaaj, or Khmer វ៉ាង (vaang).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/vang