Feng Surname

Surname Overview

The surname Feng is pronounced fēng and ranks 392nd in the Hundred Family Surnames.

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Origins

Main Origins

The surname Feng has two recorded origins: one derives from the Ji surname and the descendants of the Zheng royal clan in the Spring and Autumn period, who took the name of Gongzi Feng as their surname; the other derives from ancient personal names, including Feng Houqie of Gaoxin and Fengqiu of Lu in the Zhou dynasty.

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Historical Records

Textual Attestation

The Qianfu Lun records that the sons of Duke Mu of Zheng later formed families that took their names as surnames; the descendants of Gongzi Feng, Feng Shi and Feng Juan, took their ancestor's name as their surname.

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Commanderies and Clan Halls

Commandery and Hall Names

The Feng surname is associated with Songyang County as its ancestral commandery; one recorded hall name is Shangyi Hall.

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Migration and Distribution

Geographic Distribution

The Feng surname is held by relatively few people but is widely distributed, including Wuqing in Tianjin, Shangyi and Jing County in Hebei, Pingyi in Shandong, Wuhai in Inner Mongolia, Tianlin in Guangxi, Longchuan and Hekou in Yunnan, and Hechuan in Sichuan.

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Notable People

Historical Figures

Feng Ji was a Song-dynasty literary figure who served as Censor-in-chief; Feng Cunfang was a Song-dynasty deputy official of Taiping Prefecture who refused to surrender when Yuan forces attacked; Feng Fang was a Ming-dynasty calligrapher and an official in the Ministry of Personnel.

Reference: 丰姓_丰姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Modern Figure

Feng Zikai was from Chongde, Zhejiang, China, and was a prose writer, painter, literary figure, and educator in fine arts and music.

Reference: 丰姓_丰姓的来源和历史_百家姓