Surname Overview
Surname Form
The surname is written as “上官” and is romanized as “shàng guān.”
Ethnic Distribution
Among genetic-testing users, Shangguan users are primarily Han (94.9%), with Tujia (2.6%) and Manchu (2.6%) also represented.
Shangguan Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 61,554Shangguan / Shang-kuan
Migration and Distribution
Contemporary Distribution
Among genetic-testing users, Shangguan users’ registered ancestral locations are mainly distributed in Shanxi (17.5%), Fujian (10.0%), and Shaanxi (10.0%); Shandong also accounts for 10.0%.
Geographic Range
Shangguan people are distributed across Shanxi, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Fujian, Shandong, Guizhou, Guangdong, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Heilongjiang, as well as Chongqing, Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
Genealogy and Generation Names
Family Statistics
The 23Mofang family database contains 14 Shangguan families across five provinces; Fujian Shangguan families account for seven, while Hubei and Jiangxi each account for two.
Y-Chromosome Markers
Among Shangguan users’ Y-chromosome markers, Chinese-common types account for 85.71%, including 78.57% for type O; the listed markers include O-F813, O-F18367, and O-Y138426, each at 7.4%.
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