Ching Surname History

Origins Available:
China
England

Ching Ranking

In the United States, the name Ching is the 5,882^nd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Ching migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ching Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Ching, on record in Alabama in 1889
John H Ching, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1889 2

Ching migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Ching Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

George Ching, aged 38, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Magdelana" 3

Ching migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Ching Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Richard Ching, who landed in Nelson, New Zealand in 1841 aboard the ship Whitby
Jane Ching, aged 28, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Lloyds" in 1842

Contemporary Notables of the name Ching (post 1700) +

Mrs. Roger B. Ching, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1964 4
Hung Wo Ching, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1956 4
Calvin Ching, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii, 1980 4
Wang Ching, Chinese civil engineer

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
South Australian Register Wednesday 17th January 1855. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Magdelana 1855. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/magdalena1855.shtml
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html