Feng (surname)

Feng (Traditional Chinese: 馮; Simplified: 冯) is a Chinese surname. It is reported as the 31st most common Chinese last name in 2006. The character itself, is made up of the character for "Horse" with an ice radical consisting of two strokes to the left that is meant to suggest speed or galloping.^[1]

Historical roots

The surname descended from the 15th son of King Wen of Zhou, Duke Gao of Bi (畢公高), whose last name was Ji. During the Spring and Autumn Period, an official of the Zheng kingdom, Feng Jian Zi was awarded the land of Feng (Henan province). The Jin kingdom besieged Feng and gave it to Wei Zhang Qing. Thus descendants of Wei Zhang Qing also have the last name of Feng.

The surname originates from the southeast of Chang'an in Shaanxi Province.

Variations

English spelling variations include:

• Feng
• Fung (Cantonese spelling, originating from Hong Kong)
• Fong
• Pâng (originating from Min Nan)
• Feng-Rao (an obsolete term for a slave or underling)
• Foong

In Vietnam, the surname Phùng was formerly written with the same character.

Notable people with the name Feng

• Feng Ba - "Emperor" (king) of the state of Northern Yan
• Feng Changqing - Chinese general during the Tang Dynasty
• Feng Feng - Long-time Hong Kong character actor and movie director. Four of his eleven children (including Fung Bo Bo and Fung Hak-On) are also well-known fugures in Hong Kong cinema.
• Feng Gong - Chinese Xiangsheng performer
• Feng Guozhang - Chinese military officer and politician during Republican China
• Feng Hong - Last "emperor" (king) of the state of Northern Yan
• Feng Kun - Chinese volleyball player
• Feng Tianwei - China-born Singaporean Olympic table tennis player
• Feng Xiaogang - Chinese film director
• Feng Yuxiang - Chinese warlord during the Republican China
• FENG, Dawn - West wearer
• Feng Lu - American-Chinese Swimming star on the rise

Notable people with the name Fung

• Frederick Fung - Hong Kong pro-democracy politician
• Fung Bo Bo - Hong Kong actress, daughter of Feng Feng and sister of Fung Hak-On. During the 1st stage of her career (starting from 4 years old) - the most renowned child actor in Chinese region cinema.
• Fung Chin Pang - Hong Kong comic artist
• Fung Hak-On - Hong Kong actor, stuntman and action director. Son of Feng Feng and brother of Fung Bo Bo.
• Jim Fung - Hong Kong/Australian martial artist
• Lori Fung - Canadian gymnastics coach
• Cerezo Fung a Wing - Dutch footballer
• Mellissa Fung - Canadian journalist
• Stephen Fung - Hong Kong Actor/Writer/Director/Singer
• Victor Fung - Chairman of the Airport Authority Hong Kong
• Yuan-Cheng Fung - Modern scientist, regarded as the "Father of Bioengineering" and the "Founder of Biomechanics"
• David Phung - Australian Modern Strategist originally from the Ringwood tribe
• Foxy Brown - American rapper of Trinidadian and Asian ancestry
• Kyle Fung - notable for watching 3 guys 1 hammer and beating off to 2 guys 1 horse

Notable people with the name Pang

• Alvin Pang (Chinese: 冯启明; born 1972, Singapore), Singapore author

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