Surname Overview
Overview
Ping, written 凭 in simplified Chinese and 憑 in traditional Chinese, is a relatively rare surname in current use.
Ping Surname
Surname profilePing / Ping
Origins
Three origins are recorded: descendants of the state of Kuizi adopted Ping and were of Mi lineage; members of the Fumeng clan changed their surname to Ping; and Feng was formerly pronounced Ping, so Ping and Feng may have been one surname.
Historical Records
Documentary Attestation
The surname is included in Xu Tongzhi: Shizu Lue, while Xingshi Kaolue records accounts of its origins.
Migration and Distribution
Distribution
The surname occurs in mainland China and in Hsinchu and Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Named mainland locations include Yutai in Shandong and Qiubei and Maguan in Yunnan.
Notable People
Historical Figures
Ping Xiangxing of Yudu was a valiant and righteous Tang figure who rose through accumulated merit to become a general. In the second year of the Taiping Xingguo era of the Song, Ping Zheng administered the Taizhou military prefecture.
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