Origins
Xingzhou and Fengzhou Origin
Xingzhou was established under Liang of the Northern and Southern Dynasties and renamed Fengzhou under the Sui; its former seat was in present-day Vietnam. The surname Feng was based on the name of the prefecture.
Reference: 蜂姓_蜂姓的来源和历史_百家姓
Descendants of Feng Boling
The Feng surname is traced to descendants of Feng Boling, a feudal lord of the Shang dynasty, alongside the Feng clan.
Reference: 蜂_蜂姓氏起源来源_蜂姓氏名人查询_姓氏大全:蜂
Migration and Distribution
Present Distribution
The Feng surname is found in Changzi, Daixian, and Fenxi in Shanxi; Zibo and Dongping in Shandong; Wuchuan in Guangdong; Linquan and Huainan in Anhui; Shanghai; Wuhan in Hubei; Nangong in Hebei; Jiaxian, Baofeng, and Zhoukou in Henan; Ordos in Inner Mongolia; Jinghai in Tianjin; and Shaoxing in Zhejiang.
Reference: 蜂姓_蜂姓的来源和历史_百家姓