Origins
Origin Traditions
The source gives two origin statements: it says that a 供 surname existed in Guanzhong during the Northern Wei period, and that 供 is an Indigenous Taiwanese surname. It does not explain the relationship between these statements or establish them as one lineage.
Reference: 供姓_供姓的来源和历史_百家姓
Historical Records
Documentary Attestation
The source explicitly says that the surname 供 is included in Xu Tongzhi: Shizu Lue and classified under the “level tone” section. This is the documentary information supplied by the page; it does not provide the original passage or further verification.
Reference: 供姓_供姓的来源和历史_百家姓
Notable People
Historical Person
The source lists Gong Zhongxu as a native of Nanhai, Guangdong, in the Ming period, who served as assistant magistrate of You County in Huguang during the Hongwu era. It gives no information about his ancestry or a genealogical connection with other people surnamed 供.
Reference: 供姓_供姓的来源和历史_百家姓