Surname Overview
Rarity and Population
Fang is a rare surname, ranked 1,184th, with a population of about one thousand.
放 Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 2Origins
Descent from Fang Qi
The Zheng Tongzhi, Shizu Lüe records the surname as descending from Emperor Yao's minister Fang Qi and deriving from an ancestor's personal name.
Historical Records
Account in Fengsu Tong
The Fengsu Tong separately traces the surname to descendants of an official of Emperor Yao written as “放弃.”
Migration and Distribution
Distribution and Ethnic Groups
The surname is found in Shanghai, Linfen in Shanxi, and Lanping, Lushui, Jinggu, and Yingjiang in Yunnan, and occurs among Han and Lisu people.
Notable People
The Ming-Era Line of Fang Ge
Fang Ge served as pacification commissioner of the Mangshi Pacification Office in Ming-era Yunnan; the hereditary line continued for twenty generations and began using the surname Fang (方) in 1631.
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