Pang
Usually a short form of a surname tied to Pangbourne in Berkshire, England, rather than a stand-alone English surname with a separate meaning.
The #4,645 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 40,401 Americans shares it.
Etymology
The strongest historical explanation connects Pang to Pangbourne in Berkshire. The place name was recorded early and is commonly analyzed as meaning “the brook of the Panga people,” with Old English elements referring to a family or people group plus a stream. As a surname, Pang would then be a reduced form of someone originally described as “of Pangbourne.”
History
19th-century surname dictionaries treat Pang as related to Pangbourne, and also mention nearby or linked forms such as Pank and Pangbourne. In English records it is therefore best understood as a locational surname, shortened over time from a fuller place-based form. The modern surname may also have additional unrelated origins in other language communities, but the English etymology is the one supported by the provided historical sources.
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Fun fact
Pangbourne itself is an old Berkshire place name, and the surname Pang appears in historical sources as a clipped form derived from it.
From the historical record
“PANCRUST for Pankhurst, q.v. PANG BORN 1 (Eng.) Bel. to Pangbourn PANG BOU RN \ (Berks), A.D. 843-4 Pteginga- PANG BOURNE J burna = the Br,ook of the Pmg{a. Family {-inga, genit, pi. of the fil. suff. -ing ; burna, a brook] PANKHURST (Eng.) Bel. to Pankhurst or Penkhurst ; ace. to Lower, an estate in”
— Surnames of the United Kingdom: a concise etymological dictionary (2 vols in 1)