Surname Overview
Overview
The surname is Hang, pronounced hang.
Hang Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 118,770Hang / Hang
Origins
Two origins are recorded: the surname was transformed from Kang or Kang variants, or it arose from the place name Yuhang, said to have been the state of Yuhang after Yu the Great controlled the floods.
Historical Records
Documentary Record
The Yuanhe Xingzuan records Sankang as a settlement of Wei in the Spring and Autumn period, and says that the Kang lineage descended from the three Kang grand officers of Wei; Kang Xi later served as governor of Hanzhong.
Migration and Distribution
Geographic Distribution
The Hang surname is distributed in Yuhang County, Zhejiang Province, and the Xuancheng area of Anhui Province.
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