Surname Overview
The source page lists Gang (崗) as a relatively rare surname and explicitly describes it as a Han Chinese surname; it also states that it is included in Xinbian Qianjiaxing (《新编千家姓》).
岗 Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 5Origins
Origin Boundary
The comprehensive entry records that the origin of the Gang surname is unknown, so this source gives no definite progenitor, ethnic origin, or formation history.
Migration and Distribution
Recorded Distribution
One origin entry states that the surname is currently distributed in Huolu, Hebei; Taiyuan, Changzhi, Yuncheng, Datong, and Xinzhou, Shanxi; and Jieshou, Anhui. The passage provides no population figure or year basis.
Research Notes
Character Form and Branch Claim
The page notes that 岗 may be interchangeable with 冈 and says that Gang is possibly a branch of the 冈 surname. The wording “疑为” marks this as a conjecture, not an established origin.
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