Researching Iris Chang
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 9 people with the Chang surname? In that year Chang was ranked number 3570 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Iris means "the rainbow" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Iris Chang on Ancestry
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Chang ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Iris Chang and the Chang Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Chang Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Chang family tree.
Search Parish Records for Iris Chang at Find My Past.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 795 people with the Chang surname in the UK? Chang is now ranked number 3294 for popularity in the UK. |
Chang Family History Databases
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Search the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Iris Chang.
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Check out One Great Family for Chang records submitted by people who are already researching the Chang Family Tree.
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Chang Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 51650 people with the Chang surname in the USA? Chang is ranked number 140 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Chang Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Iris Chang. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Iris Chang
Iris Chang
Iris Shun-Ru Chang (March 28, 1968 – November 9, 2004) was a Chinese American journalist, author of historical books and political activist. She is best known for her best-selling 1997 account of the Nanking Massacre, The Rape of Nanking, and in 2003, The Chinese in America: A Narrative History. Chang is the subject of the 2007 biography, Finding Iris Chang, and the 2007 documentary film Iris Chang: The Rape of Nanking starring Olivia Cheng as Iris Chang. The independent 2007 documentary film Nanking was based on her work and dedicated to her memory.
Source: Iris Chang, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Chang
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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