Páng Surname

Origins

The Feng Boling Descent Account

According to the account cited from Lushi by Xing shi kao lue, the surname is descended from Feng Boling, a lord of the Shang period. Feng Boling was of the Jiang surname and ruled Feng, giving rise to the Feng and 蠭 surnames. The source also says that 蠭 is now generally written as “蜂”; this is the source’s own graphic-form note.

Reference: 蠭姓_蠭姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Lisu Bee-Surname Tradition

The source says that the Lisu bee surname derives from the clan name “Bieba.” According to tradition, a young man asked a bee to send a message to a woman who had lost a silver ring, and they fell in love. Their descendants all kept bees in the mountains and were called “Bieba.” The source says they later may have adopted the surname “蜂” by meaning, or “封” and “风” by sound; it presents this as tradition rather than established fact.

Reference: 蠭姓_蠭姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Research Notes

Graphic and Attribution Boundaries

The páng entry cannot be directly merged with the fēng account: the source says Zhengzitong regarded “蠭” as an erroneous form of “蠭” and distinguishes 蠭 from 逄 and from variant forms in related texts. It is therefore treated here only as a separate classical attestation of the same written form, without inferring a shared lineage.

Reference: 蠭姓_蠭姓的来源和历史_百家姓