Origins of the Feng (丰) surname
Chinese sources record 14 separate lines of origin for the Feng (丰) surname, and name 2 commanderies of origin (junwang). Each is summarised below with its source.
Originated from Feng Houqie, a minister of Emperor Ku Gaoxin
Feng Houqie (酆侯且), a minister of Emperor Ku Gaoxin (帝喾高辛氏), had descendants who adopted his given name as their surname, forming the Feng (酆) surname; later, due to script simplification, it was changed to Feng (丰).
Originated from Chen Feng, consort of Emperor Ku
Chen Feng (陈酆), also known as Chen Feng (陈锋), was a consort of Emperor Ku (帝喾) and mother of Emperor Yao; her collateral descendants and clansmen adopted her name as their surname, forming the Chen Feng (陈酆) and Chen Feng (陈锋) surnames, later shortened to Feng (酆) and further simplified to Feng (丰).
Originated from Feng Bo, ruler of the state of Feng during the Shang Dynasty
Feng Bo (酆伯), ruler of the state of Feng (逢国) in eastern Shandong—of Jiang (姜) lineage—during the Shang Dynasty, was deposed after participating in a rebellion against the Zhou during the reign of King Cheng of Zhou (周成王); following the state’s destruction, his descendants adopted his title as their surname, forming the Feng (酆) surname, later simplified to Feng (丰).
Originated from the fief granted to the seventeenth son of King Wen of Zhou
The seventeenth son of King Wen of Zhou (周文王), Ji Ziyu (姬子于), was enfeoffed at the Feng (丰) territory; his descendants adopted the name of this fief as their surname, forming the Feng (丰) surname.
Originated from settlements along the Feng River basin
Residents of settlements along the Feng River (丰水) basin (present-day Hu County (鄠县) to the Wei River (渭河) section in Shaanxi Province) adopted the place-name 'Feng' (丰) as their surname; initially called Feng (沣) surname, later simplified to Feng (丰).
Originated from the Ji (姞) lineage Feng State of the Western Zhou
A Feng State (酆国) of Ji (姞) lineage existed during the Western Zhou Dynasty, attested in bronze inscriptions such as 'Shi Shu made the Feng Ji Lü Gui (室叔作酆姞旅簋)'; its royal family and subjects adopted the state name as their surname, forming the Feng (酆) surname, later simplified to Feng (丰).
Originated from Gongzi Feng, son of Duke Mu of Zheng
Gongzi Feng (公子酆), son of Duke Mu of Zheng (郑穆公) during the Spring and Autumn period, served as Senior Minister of Zheng; his grandsons adopted his given name as their surname, forming the Feng (酆) surname, later changed to Feng (丰) due to script simplification.
Originated from Gongzi Yan, son of Duke Mu of Zheng
Gongzi Yan (公子偃), son of Duke Mu of Zheng (郑穆公), styled Ziyou (子游) and also known as Zijiang (子将); his descendants formed the Fengjiang (酆将) surname, later evolving into Feng (酆) and then simplified to Feng (丰).
Originated from the Rong-Di Feng State of the Spring and Autumn period
In the late Spring and Autumn period, the Rong-Di (戎狄) tribes occupied the regions of Qi (岐) and Feng (酆) and established the Feng State (酆国); its ruler styled himself Feng Wang (酆王), and its people adopted the state name as their surname, forming the Feng (酆) surname, later simplified to Feng (丰).
Originated from the Mongol Bayot clan
The Mongol Bayot (巴岳特) clan, beginning in the mid-Qing Dynasty, commonly adopted the Han Chinese surname Feng (酆); later, some branches changed to Feng (丰) due to script simplification.
Originated from the Manchu Ujara clan
One branch of the Manchu Ujara (乌扎喇) clan adopted the Han Chinese surname Feng (酆) based on the initial sound of the ancestral name Ujara Fengshen (乌扎喇·酆绅); later, some branches simplified it to Feng (丰).
Originated from the Manchu Fengjia clan
The Manchu Fengjia (酆佳) clan originally descended from Han Chinese; they were assimilated into the Xianbei during the late Eastern Han Dynasty, later became part of the Liaodong Jurchen, and resided in Makdan (玛克丹); upon sinicization, they directly adopted the Han surname Feng (丰).
Originated from the Daur Guobeier clan
The Daur Guobeier (郭贝尔) clan adopted the Han surname Feng (酆) during the Qing Dynasty; later, some branches changed to Feng (丰) due to script simplification.
Originated from other ethnic minorities
Ethnic minorities including the Yao (瑶), Miao (苗), Dai (傣), Tujia (土家), Buyi (布依), Yi (彝), Li (黎), and Wa (佤) peoples gradually adopted the Han surname Feng (丰) during the Tang to Qing Dynasties under the jimi (羁縻) policy and the replacement of native chieftains with imperial officials (改土归流).
Commanderies of origin (junwang)
- Songyang Commandery (松阳郡)
- Jingzhao Commandery (京兆郡)
Hall names (tanghao)
- Jingzhao Hall (京兆堂)
- Songyang Hall (松阳堂)
- Shangyi Hall (尚义堂)