The reproduction of surnames is like the tree of life, and the creation of surnames is like the rooting and germination of seeds. For this kind of surname that originated and grew up in a certain place, it is called the origin surname of a certain place, also known as the origin surname. Yuzhou has a long and brilliant history, carrying and recording the origin and origin of a large number of Chinese surnames here, according to the interpretation, collation, investigation, argumentation and other means of relevant historical books, inscriptions, inscriptions, ruins, genealogies, legends and other means of research, the first batch of more than 20 surnames were identified as the original surnames of Yuzhou.
【Fang】Fang surname Hall number: Zheng Xuetang, Junwang: Henan (Luoyang). The origin of the Fang surname, China's earliest surname books, the "Shiben" compiled by the Warring States Historians, and the "Customs and Customs and Surnames" compiled by Ying Shao of the Eastern Han Dynasty, all say that they are "after fang Lei's family". Fang Lei is also known as Lei and Lei Gong. The "Ciyuan" said: "Lei Gong, it is said that he is a minister of the Yellow Emperor, a good doctor, and the god of Si Lei." The "Ancient Emperor's Illustrated Book" says: "Emperor Yu of Yan, Sun FangLei, Zuo Huangdi, and FengfangShan." The Spring and Autumn Chronicle says that Emperor Yan passed down 8 generations in the period of about 520 years, in the following order: Emperor Yan - Shennong - Di Linkui - Di Cheng - Di Ming - Di Zhi - Di Lai (i.e. Li) - Di Li (i.e. Wai) - Di Yu Yi. Emperor Yuyi's eldest son was Lei, who was called Fang Lei because of his meritorious sealing of Fang Mountain. Fang Lei's descendants took the mountain as their surname and formed the Surname of Fang.
Looking at the genealogy of the Fang clan, whether it is the Fang clan in Yuzhou, Henan, or the Fang clan in Xiaogan, Hubei, the Fang clan in Shexian County, Anhui, the Wenyang Fang clan in Liaoning, the Fang clan in Taiwan, the Fang clan in the Philippines, the Fang clan in Malaysia, the Fang clan in Singapore, the Fang clan in California, the Fang clan in Thailand, and the Fang clan in Indonesia, almost all have records of "originating from Fang Lei", "Junwang Henan" or "Henan Tang". This shows that the Fang clan with Fang Lei as the ancestor accounts for the vast majority, and its ancestral roots are in present-day Yuzhou City, Henan Province. Over the years, people with the surname Fang at home and abroad have gone to Yuzhou to seek their roots and worship their ancestors. Fangshan, the birthplace of the Fang family, has initially shown the original appearance of the "Fang's Sacred Mountain", and has become one of the immortal mountains in the world where the Fang family traces its roots and pays tribute to its ancestors.
According to the book "Chinese Surnames, Population Genetics and Population Distribution" written by Yuan Yida and Zhang Cheng and published by East China Normal University Press, the contemporary population of Fang surnames has reached 4.3 million, accounting for about 0.36% of the national population, ranking 62nd in the country. It is mainly concentrated in Anhui and Henan provinces (accounting for about 34% of the total population of Fang), followed by Zhejiang, Liaoning, Jiangsu, Fujian and Yunnan provinces (accounting for about 31% of the total population of Fang). Historically, during the Song Dynasty (960-1279), there were about 450,000 people with the surname Fang, and during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), there were more than 440,000 people with the surname Fang, accounting for about 0.58% and 0.48% of the total population of the country at that time, ranking 35th and 48th respectively.
As one of the big surnames in China, there have been many prominent historical figures in history, and the "Dictionary of Chinese Names" includes 242 people with fang names, accounting for 0.53% of the total number of celebrities, ranking 38th among celebrities; famous writers surnamed Fang account for 0.8% of the total number of Chinese literary scholars in the past, ranking 25th; famous medical scientists with the surname Fang accounting for 0.66% of the total number of medical scientists in China's past dynasties, ranking 31st.