Surname Overview
Form and Distribution
Kuang (曠) is pronounced Kuàng and is a relatively common surname with broad distribution. It is found among the Han, Shui, and Bouyei peoples.
Kuang Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 66,990Kuang / K'uang
Origins
Main Origins
Recorded origin traditions include descendants of Shi Kuang adopting their ancestor's name as a surname, descendants of the ancient state of Kuang adopting the state name, and descendants of the Huang family changing their surname to avoid danger.
Migration and Distribution
Migration and Generation Names
Genealogies record that one branch descended from Kuang Cheng moved from Jizhou in Jiangxi, and that Shouyi and Shouer moved from Jishui in Jiangxi to Wuling in Changde during the Yongle period of the Ming dynasty. The Changde generation sequence is “Yu Da Wen Zhang Xiu, Jia Yan Zi Ru Chang, Xian Neng Dai Guo Yong, Ming Cheng Bi You Guang, Qing Yu You Shan Ji, Hong Di Huan Hu Xiang.”
Research Notes
Limits of the Huang-Origin Account
Genealogies of the Kuang and Kuang-with-the-city-radical lineages in Hunan state that both surnames arose from the Huang surname, but this account is not recorded in surname books and its basis is unknown.
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