Féng () is a Chinese

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

. It is 9th in the Song Dynasty '' Hundred Family Surname'' poem and is reported as the 31st most common Chinese last name in 2006. Unlike the less common Feng surname 鳳 ("phoenix" fourth tone) it is a rising second tone féng in modern

Mandarin Chinese Mandarin ( ; zh, s=, t=, p=Guānhuà, l=Mandarin (bureaucrat), officials' speech) is the largest branch of the Sinitic languages. Mandarin varieties are spoken by 70 percent of all Chinese speakers over a large geographical area that stretch ...

. The character itself, is made up of the character for "

Horse The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 mi ...

" with an

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radical consisting of two strokes to the left that is meant to suggest speed or galloping.

Historical roots

The surname descended from the 15th son of

King Wen of Zhou King Wen of Zhou ( zh, c=周文王, p=Zhōu Wén Wáng; 1152–1050 BC, the Cultured King) was the posthumous title given to Ji Chang ( zh, c=姬昌), the patriarch of the Zhou state during the final years of Shang dynasty in ancient China. J ...

, Gao the Duke of Bi (畢公高), whose last name was Ji. During the

Spring and Autumn period The Spring and Autumn period () was a period in History of China, Chinese history corresponding roughly to the first half of the Eastern Zhou (256 BCE), characterized by the gradual erosion of royal power as local lords nominally subject t ...

, 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 Chang'an (; zh, t=長安, s=长安, p=Cháng'ān, first=t) is the traditional name of the city now named Xi'an and was the capital of several Chinese dynasties, ranging from 202 BCE to 907 CE. The site has been inhabited since Neolithic time ...

Shaanxi Shaanxi is a Provinces of China, province in north Northwestern China. It borders the province-level divisions of Inner Mongolia to the north; Shanxi and Henan to the east; Hubei, Chongqing, and Sichuan to the south; and Gansu and Ningxia to t ...

Province.

Variations

English spelling variations include: * Feng (

Mandarin Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to: Language * Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country ** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China ** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...

spelling) * Fung (

Cantonese Cantonese is the traditional prestige variety of Yue Chinese, a Sinitic language belonging to the Sino-Tibetan language family. It originated in the city of Guangzhou (formerly known as Canton) and its surrounding Pearl River Delta. While th ...

spelling, originating from

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

and

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

) * Foong (

spelling) * Fong (

spelling, originating from

Macau Macau or Macao is a special administrative regions of China, special administrative region of the People's Republic of China (PRC). With a population of about people and a land area of , it is the most List of countries and dependencies by p ...

) * Pâng (Originating from Chaozhou and

Min Nan Southern Min (), Minnan ( Mandarin pronunciation: ) or Banlam (), is a group of linguistically similar and historically related Chinese languages that form a branch of Min Chinese spoken in Fujian (especially the Minnan region), most of Taiwan ...

) * Pung (Hakka dialect spelling) * 풍 (Originating from

Korea Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in 1945, it has been politically Division of Korea, divided at or near the 38th parallel north, 3 ...

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

Notable people with the name Feng

Feng Ba Feng Ba (; died 430), courtesy name Wenqi (文起), nickname Qizhifa (乞直伐), also known by his posthumous name as the Emperor Wencheng of Northern Yan (北燕文成帝), was either the founding or second Chinese sovereign, ruler of the Norther ...

(馮跋; died 430), "Emperor" (king) of the state of Northern Yan * Feng Enhe (冯恩鹤; born 1948), Chinese actor * Fung Fung (冯峰; 1916–2000), Hong Kong actor and director * Feng Gong (冯巩; born 1957), Chinese

Xiangsheng Xiangsheng (), also known as crosstalk or comic dialog, is a traditional performing art in Chinese comedy, and one of the most popular elements in Chinese culture. It is typically performed as a dialog between two performers, or rarely as a ...

performer *

Feng Guozhang Feng Guozhang (; 7 January 1859 – 12 December 1919) was a Chinese general and politician in the late Qing dynasty and early republican China who was Vice President from 1916 to 1917 and then acting President of the Republic of China from 1917 ...

(冯国璋; 1859–1919), Chinese military officer and politician during Republican China * Feng Hong (馮弘; died 438), last "Emperor" (king) of the state of Northern Yan * Feng Kun (冯坤; born 1978), Chinese volleyball player * Feng Ru (冯如; 1883–1912), first Chinese aviator known to fly in America *

Feng Tianwei Feng Tianwei (, ; born 31 August 1986) is a Singaporean retired table tennis player. Born in China, she permanently moved to Singapore in March 2007 at the age of 20 under the Foreign Sports Talent Scheme and commenced her international car ...

(冯天薇; born 1986), China-born Singaporean Olympic table tennis player *

Feng Xiaogang Feng Xiaogang ( zh, s=冯小刚, t=馮小剛, p=Féng Xiǎogāng; born 18 March 1958 in Beijing) is a Chinese filmmaker and actor. Rising to fame for directing comedies, Feng played a pivotal role in shaping the Chinese New Year films, with f ...

(冯小刚; born 1958), Chinese film director *

Feng Yuxiang Feng Yuxiang (; ; 6 November 1882 – 1 September 1948), courtesy name Huanzhang (焕章), was a Chinese warlord and later general in the National Revolutionary Army. He served as Vice Premier of the Republic of China from 1928 to 1930. A ...

(冯玉祥; 1882–1948), Chinese warlord during Republican China * Feng Xinduo (冯薪朵; born 1992), Member of Chinese girl group

SNH48 SNH48 is a Chinese idol girl group based in Shanghai. Following AKB48's creator Yasushi Akimoto's concept of "idols you can meet", the group features over 200 female members around the age of 20 (15 to 30) across SNH48 and all its sister grou ...

and the captain of Team NII * Joyce Feng (馮燕), Minister without Portfolio of the Republic of China * Maggie Feng (born 2000), American chess player *

Shanshan Feng Shanshan Feng (, ; born 5 August 1989) is a Chinese former professional golfer who previously played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She was the first player from China to become a member of the LPGA Tour, which she joined in 2008. Feng had 10 vic ...

(冯珊珊; born 1989), Chinese golfer * Feng Jianyu (died 2008), female Chinese murder victim killed in

Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...

* Feng Zhiqiang (冯志强; born 1998), Chinese sprinter and hurdler

Notable people with the name Fung

* William Fung (馮國綸; born 1949), Hong Kong billionaire businessman, managing director of Li & Fung Group * Margaret Chan Fung Fu-chun (陈冯富珍; born 1947), Director-General of the World Health Organization * Frederick Fung (馮檢基; born 1953), Hong Kong pro-democracy politician * Fung Bo Bo (born 1954), Hong Kong actress, daughter of Fung Fung * Fung Hak-on (1948–2016), Hong Kong actor and action director, son of Fung Fung * Fung Chin Pang (馮展鵬; born 1981), Hong Kong comic artist * Jim Fung (馮傳強; 1944–2007), Hong Kong/Australian martial artist * Lori Fung (馮黎明; born 1963), Canadian gymnastics coach * David Fung (馮大維; born 1988), Australian concert pianist * Cerezo Fung a Wing (born 1983), Dutch footballer * Mellissa Fung (born 1972/1973), Canadian journalist *

Stephen Fung Fung Chun-choi (born 9 August 1974), known professionally as Stephen Fung Tak-lun, is a Hong Kong actor, singer, writer, and film director. Biography Fung Tak-lun was born in Hong Kong and studied at German Swiss International School. He is a gr ...

(馮德倫; born 1974), Hong Kong actor and director * Victor Fung (馮國經; born 1945), Chairman of the Airport Authority Hong Kong * Yuan-Cheng Fung (馮元楨; 1919–2019), American scientist, founding figure in bioengineering and biomechanics *Inga DeCarlo Fung Marchand (born 1978), known as Foxy Brown, American rapper of Trinidadian and Asian ancestry * The Fung Brothers, Comedy YouTubers consisting of David Fung (born 1986) and Andrew Fung (born 1989)

Notable people with the name Pang

* Aloysius Pang (冯伟衷; 1990–2019), Singaporean actor, who died on 23 January 2019 after sustaining serious crush injuries while attending SAF reservist training in New Zealand. * Alvin Pang (冯启明; born 1972), Singaporean author * Prajogo Pangestu, Indonesian business magnate and investor *

Mari Elka Pangestu Mari Elka Pangestu (: hokkien: Phang Hoei Lan; born 23 October 1956), who is currently serving as the Indonesian President's Special Advisor for International Trade and Multilateral Cooperation, appointed by President Prabowo Subianto on 21 O ...

, Former Minister of Trade of Indonesia

Notable people with the name Pung

* Jackie Pung (1921-2017), American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour

References

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