Fáng / Fang
The source explicitly reads 鲂 (魴) as fáng and classifies it as a rare surname. It discusses the character within Chinese surname materials, but does not establish an identical surname in another country or naming system.
The source cites the Xing shi kao lüe for “using a place as the surname” and cites the Lu shi for “descendants of Jin Shi Fang”; it also records Fang Jia as a Spring and Autumn official of a Lu settlement, citing the Zuo Zhuan. These are quotations or compilations on the webpage and do not by themselves constitute verification of the original texts.
The source gives Dongping as the commandery prestige and Dongping Hall as the hall name, explaining that it was established from the commandery prestige.
The source says that members of the Fang surname are sparsely distributed in Handan, Hebei; Shigangkou Economic Development Zone in Dongying, Shandong; Zhengzhou, Henan; Yinzhou District of Ningbo, Zhejiang; and Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan. It provides no corresponding population-year basis.
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