Pén Surname

Origins

Derived from the Compound Surname Pencheng

During the Warring States period, the son of Pencheng Kuo changed the compound surname Pencheng to Pen while fleeing danger; others changed it to Cheng, giving rise to the saying that Pen and Cheng share one family origin.

Reference: 盆姓_盆姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Surname Derived from a Qi Settlement

Pen was the name of a settlement in the state of Qi during the Spring and Autumn period, and the descendants of Penchengzi adopted the settlement name as their surname.

Reference: 盆姓_盆姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Guangxi Yao Lineage

A branch in Guanyang, Guangxi, belongs to the Yao people. Its progenitor, Pan Gengshanlang, moved from Jiangxi to Guanyang during the Hongwu era of the Ming dynasty. Because clan rules prohibited marriage between people of the same surname, Pan was changed to Pen, and the branch settled at Dapingtun, Tangweidi, and other places in Jiangtang Village, Shuiche Township.

Reference: 盆姓_盆姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Historical Records

Rare Surname and Early Attestation

Pen is one of China's rare surnames, with its earliest recorded attestation appearing in the Ming-dynasty Wanxing Tongpu.

Reference: 盆姓-快懂百科

Migration and Distribution

Hancang Village in Licheng, Jinan, Shandong, is an important Pen settlement. A Heilongjiang branch of several hundred people came from Jinan during the migration to Northeast China, while about five hundred people live in Inner Mongolia and their genealogy can be linked with the Jinan genealogy. The surname is also found in Qingyuan, Liaoning; Jincheng and Yuncheng, Shanxi; Gaoyao, Guangdong; Tianlin and Guanyang, Guangxi; and Ziyun, Guizhou.

Reference: 盆姓_盆姓的来源和历史_百家姓