Meaning & History
Feng is a Chinese surname written as 冯 in simplified characters and 馮 in traditional. The name traces its origins to an ancient city in Henan province, which was granted as a fief during the Zhou dynasty. The character itself combines the element 'horse' with the phonetic component, but its primary meaning has become a surname. Feng ranks among the most common surnames in China and is also found in other East Asian countries with surname variations.
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Sources: Forebears — feng-1